OB Coordinator

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Entity:
Penn Primary Care and Penn Specialty Practices

Department:
Population Health

Location:
Penn Care for Women PA

Hours:
Full-Time, Per Departmental Needs

Job Summary:

The OB Coordinator supports the Practice Manager and physicians by tracking and monitoring OB patients, charts, and testing in addition to providing patient education.

Accountabilities:

Database/OB Chart Maintenance

• Maintains OB database: records all new OB patients and monitors changes, distributes lists/reports as requested
• Maintains PPD program
• Pre-certs all OB patients
• Orders medication with third party authorization and maintains log
• Liaison between practice and Labor and Delivery at the hospital
• Audits OB charts and maintains results flow (blood work, ultrasound, correspondence, etc.)
• Follows-up on any changes from physicians' OB chart reviews, appropriately communicates results to physicians
• Handle patient prescriptions with the pharmacy with appropriate clinical supervision

Patient Education/Clinical Duties

• Assists physician with direct patient care when appropriate
• Schedules all associated OB testing and appointments and provide patients with instructions
• Maintains exam rooms and perform NST (Non-stress Test) as directed by provider
• Provides OB patients with diabetic testing supplies and scripts, refers patients to diabetic teaching & nutritional counseling
• Acts as point of contact for non-emergent OB triage, triage patient calls with appropriate clinical supervision
• Writes OB lab slips for patients with appropriate clinical supervision

Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures

Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization

Qualifications:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• 3+ years of experience in healthcare setting (Required), preferable in Women's Health. MA Certification required if not LPN/RN licensed.
• Associate's Degree/ Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Business, or Healthcare Admin And 1+ years preferably in Women's Health setting (Preferred)

Licenses, Registrations, and

Certifications:

• MA Certification OR LPN/RN licensure in good standing in the state of Pennsylvania or New Jersey, as appropriate
• CPR Certification

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission.

Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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