Healthcare Job Descriptions for Providers, Medical Directors and Staff

Preface

Introduction - a ‘must read’

Thirteen Commandments for a satisfying medical practice

Thoughts for the Day

Job Descriptions for Health Care Providers

Medical Director

PHO Medical Director

Quality Assurance/Management Medical Director

Managed Care Organization Medical Director or Chief Medical Officer

Health Plan Medical Director for Appeals and Grievances (New 11-04)

Physician Advisor (update 10-05)

Other Medical Directors/Physician Advisors

LTC/SNF Medical Directors (new 2-06)

Director, Medical Informatics (New 2-08)

Primary Physician - job description, work standards

Medical Record Audit

Physician Work Standards - Additional considerations

Mentor Policy

Primary Physician Coordinated Care Policy

Physician staffing requirements (New 11-06)

Office Visits, Primary Physician, by Diagnosis

Obstacles to effective medical practice

Hospitalists *

Physician Extenders/Non-physician Clinicians

Physicians Assistants (added 1-04, update 12-08)

Nurse Midwife (added 1-04, update 7-05)

Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN) (added 7-05)

Registered Nurse (added 7-05, update 9-06)

Charge nurse (New 9-06)

Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurses (added 7-05, update 12-08)

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Endoscopists (added 7-05)

JCAHO Standard for privileges listing for NPs and PAs (added 7-05)

Nursing web sites (added 7-05)

Nursing Practice Standards (New 6-05)

Utilization/Quality Management Dept. Clinical Director, Utilization Management (update 9-06)

Regional Utilization Manager - job description, performance appraisal

Utilization Management, Managed Care Coordinator/Representative

UM Nurse Reviewer

Concurrent Review Nurse Coordinator

Denial Letter Administrative Assistant

Managed Care Technicians

Pharmaceutical Benefits Director

Quality assurance nurse

Utilization/Resource Management Staff - Training and Job Standards

Utilization/Resource Management - Reviewer Evaluation

Assessment Tool for UM Staff - worksheet

Utilization Review Inter-rater Reliability Evaluation

Audit of UM Procedures

Referral Coordinator Productivity Tracking Form

Case Management

Case Manager, Primary Care/Ambulatory Care

Case Manager, Hospital

Case Manager, Specialty Care

Case Management Coordinator

Post-acute Care Coordinator

Social Worker, MSW

Social Worker Case Manager Competency Requirement List

Social Work Director

Discharge Planner

HIPAA Security Officer Job Descriptions

Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counselor (New 1-09)

Compliance Officer (update 7-04)

Medical Group Practice Executive (New 7-04)

Risk Management/Patient Relations - Function and Responsibilities - (New 1-04)

Health Information Management (HIM) Job Description Resource (New 9-05)

Medical Staff Services Coordinator (New 4-05, update 6-06)

Medical Translator (New 11-05)

Therapists (update 5-08)

Occupational Therapist (New 4-06)

Speech-Language Pathologist (New 4-06)

Physical Therapist (New 11-06, 2-07)

Health Care Aides (New 8-06)

Addenda

Performance Improvement

Performance Improvement Management Process, evaluation forms (update 12-07)

Performance Improvement Counseling (Vanderbilt) (New 9-06)

System Performance Evaluation Coordinator for Mental Health Services

Competency assessment: strategies and tools (New 3-07)

Background checks - resources (added 2-05) 104 Policy on Policies

Physician recruitment policy and procedures (New 5-07)

Confidentiality Pledge - example (New 3-08)

Employee Policy Statements - examples (New 11-06)

Human Relations P & P Resource Links (New 2-07)

Physician turnover rates (New 3-07)

Job description example: Director Hospitalist Program Operations (New 2-08)

References and Resources

Web Links

Work quotes

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