Employment Opportunities

The Certified Medical Dosimetrist:

• Independently creates complex radiation therapy treatment plans to deliver dose to a treated volume as prescribed by a radiation oncologist.
• Has experience with resolving complex treatment planning cases.
• Interprets and delineates anatomy and anatomical positioning on various imaging modalities.
• Accurately documents treatment planning, charting and coding in Mosaiq and patient electronic medical record (EMR).
• Provides simulation assistant to therapists.
• Follows developments in the field of medical dosimetry, keeps current with related literature and technology.

The Facility & Maintenance Manager:

• Performs a variety of tasks related to general facility and grounds maintenance, upkeep and repair, with strong focus on preventive maintenance. 
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of, and experience with effective relatedness between facility maintenance, operations and building systems. 
• Handles a variety of maintenance and repair needs relating to the facility and its campus including, but not limited to, lighting, carpeting, glazier, electrical, plumbing, masonry, painting, landscaping, irrigation and grounds maintenance.
• Monitors applicable internal systems, and promptly addresses issues. 
• Maintains orderly worksite and organized processes so as to minimize any obstacles to patient throughput. 
• Maintains OSHA compliance and a safe working environment. 
• Annotates and updates work logs as well as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). 
• Is responsible for biomedical waste management process as well as safe handling of gases and potentially hazardous materials.  Ensures that applicable staff have all received appropriate training regarding OSHA and safe working environment.
• Ensures that the applicable facility maintenance agreements are in place and appropriately followed for effective facility and equipment upkeep. 
• Seeks opportunities to continually improve processes, workflow and best utilization of resources.
• Assists in obtaining quotes and arranging working schedules with outside vendors as needed, effectively partnering for optimal outcomes. 
• Monitors onsite work from contractors and subcontractors so as to optimize high quality, effectiveness and cost awareness. 
• Assists with procurement practices for facility and grounds, service contract management and delivery of goods and services. 
• Assists with receiving equipment and items Experienced with establishing effective work schedules, setting timeframes, determining priorities, as well as coordinating and adjusting workloads. 
• Manages inventory flow of materials, maintaining a just in time inventory level. 
• Ensures an adequate patient supply inventory so that facility is well prepared to effectively respond to patient care needs. 
• Keeps stock levels appropriately maintained, including rotating product in stock areas, checking expiration dates, and discarding expired products appropriately. 
• Works well with all departments, internal and external customers, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, to ensure facility and workflow optimization. 
• Effectively uses of variety of hand and power tools as needed, and is able to read and understand floor plans correctly. 

The process integration coordinator:

• Implements effective policies and procedures compliant with appropriate reimbursement standards, federal and state laws, CMS, regulatory program policies, HIPAA, Protected Health Information (PHI), compliance and reporting responsibilities, and professional healthcare practice standards. 
• Establishes system safeguards and policies for billing and medical records system utilization. Ensures that billing codes are appropriately linked and system adherence to insurance carrier contractual agreements and guidelines. 
• Implements appropriate preparations for the upcoming transition to ICD-10.
• Understands health insurance plans and entitlement programs, eligibility and coverage criteria, enrollment and application procedures, primary and secondary coverage, pre-authorizations, certifications, benefit coordination and appropriate coding levels.  Assists with insurance carrier enrollment and maintains current participation and documentation records.    
• Works with internal departments and external partners to correct and resolve process issues, document system requirements and changes, identify areas for improvement, and implement changes and/or system formats to optimize appropriate billing and medical record maintenance. 
• Ensures that applicable documentation and processes are appropriately set up for health records for accurateness and completeness, including scanning documentation into Electronic Health Records (EHR).
• Works with Compliance Officer and Human Resources to establish effective processes for compliance and training in a variety of areas such as OSHA standards, employee health, and licensure/certification records. 

The health information management technician:

• Ensures that all electronic health records, paper records, CD's, and films, etc. are complete, well organized, inventoried, protected and properly maintained.
• Accurately copies, scans and files pertinent documentation into health records, ensuring forms have proper signatures, alerting staff if any documentation is missing. 
• Is responsible for appropriately and carefully handling all medical records release requests in accordance with applicable state and federal guidelines. 
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive filing system and database for all documents to be retained in the document control center.
• Manages the operation of the document control center to ensure that all users have the latest revision of appropriate documentation in a timely manner.
• Assists in keeping facility forms updated and distributes as needed. 
• Prepares for upcoming patient visits in advance by organizing health records for retrieval by staff as needed. 
• Ensures that all health records and supporting documents are complete and accessible. 
• Is familiar with daily patient schedules, and adjusts priorities accordingly. 
• Sends applicable health record information to referring physicians as requested (e.g., secured email, CD, Fax, U.S. mail).
• Keeps electronic physician directory current and accurate with regards to providers' office and email addresses, contact phone numbers, fax numbers, etc. 
• Effectively communicates with providers offices and healthcare organizations as needed. 
• Implements and adheres to health records policies and procedures that comply with appropriate reimbursement standards, federal and state laws, CMS, regulatory program policies, HIPAA, PHI, compliance and reporting responsibilities, and professional practice standards. 
• Works with internal departments to maintain effective medical records workflow processes.
• Adheres to system safeguards and follows policies and processes for health record utilization.
• Works with Compliance Officer and Process Integration Coordinator to establish effective processes, policies and training materials for compliance and management of health records. 
• Conducts inventories and develops retention schedules incorporating regulatory and operational requirements. 
• Evaluates and recommends media formats and storage requirements to be used throughout the life cycle of records and information. 
• Develops and administers records identification and protection program for Protected Health Information (PHI). 
• Evaluates and makes recommendations concerning hardware, software and systems to improve efficiencies.
• May be requested to collect and assemble health record data for the purpose of improving patient care, controlling costs, and to provide data for to assist with registries and research.  May be requested to put information into code and cross-index files. 
• Maintains a clean and orderly document control center and work environment so that all records, files and documentation are well organized. 
• Is responsible for daily care of equipment, reporting and correcting any issues as needed.
• Responsible for all phases of appropriate document destruction and/or disposition of records.
• Provides timely distribution of latest revision level documentation and ensures that obsolete documentation is removed from distribution.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Applying ionizing proton radiation to patients in accordance with the prescription and instructions of the radiation oncologists
• Obtaining localization radiographs according to planned treatment delivery
• Assisting with radiation therapy protection monitoring in all clinical areas
• Performing complex proton radiation therapy procedures and operates equipment
• Potentially performing measurements for use during treatment calculation, and collecting and documenting data acquired during the simulation procedure
• Accurately inputting treatment related data into the verify and record system
• Providing safety in patient care through the consistent practice of departmental procedures for treatment administration and recognizing deviation from prescribed treatment delivery and reporting any deviations
• Potentially assisting with ordering supplies and maintaining quality control in accordance with facility and department standards
• Reporting any technical malfunction of equipment
• Explaining treatment procedures to patients and/or family members and responding effectively to patient concerns, referring medical questions to appropriate personnel
• Maintaining accurate and timely patient care and other records as necessary
• Maintaining effective working relationships with patients, providers, management, staff and the public
• Performing other duties as assigned

The successful candidate will be responsible for

• Helping prepare patients before treatment by obtaining patient medical histories and demographics
• Assisting with medical record management
• Preparing patients for examinations, obtaining vital signs, and potentially assisting physicians during exams
• Drawing blood as directed by physicians
• Submitting prescriptions to pharmacies
• Preparing exam rooms and equipment
• Ensuring that clinic supply needs are communicated and received
• Scheduling patient follow up appointments
• Ensuring patient flow and schedules are effective and efficient
• Assisting in obtaining pre-authorizations as needed for insurance verification, and/or provide clinical information in order to assist the Patient Coordinators and Financial Counselors
• Communicating with patients regarding management of potential side effects
• Providing education, and assisting in addressing patient care concerns
• Communicating with other physicians and medical offices as needed for patient care
• Maintaining up-to-date and orderly patient records
• Ensuring that proper procedures, safety and quality assurance requirements are met
• Other duties as assigned