Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Manager

• Provide direct and indirect patient care through application of the nursing process
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate vascular access sites and devices, including peripherally inserted central catheters and intravenous sites
• Serve as a clinical resource and consultant to healthcare professionals caring for children
• Guide and potentially supervise assigned nursing personnel
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and coordinate with ancillary staff
• Operate within Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta policies, procedures, and applicable state legal requirements
• Demonstrate excellent customer service and support the organization’s vision, mission, and values
• Display leadership skills and participate in research related to vascular access
• Support the environment for delivery of care
• Maintain competence to provide or assist with clinical care
• Participate in healthcare education and maintain professional development
• Foster others’ professional development through feedback, input, and coaching
• Participate in and support shared leadership councils
• Foster collegial relationships across team members, departments, and medical staff
• Support budget, productivity, and resource utilization
• Serve as unit leader on shift in the manager’s absence
• Facilitate admission, transfer, and discharge processes to ensure efficient and safe patient flow
• Escalate barriers to the appropriate leader
• Participate in organizational and departmental goals
• Support system and unit change plans and regulatory readiness
• Monitor the work environment to maintain a culture of safety
• Demonstrate commitment and flexibility during change

Assistant Nurse Manager – Vascular Access and Wound Ostomy

Medical Billing and Coding

• Provides accurate and timely assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes on medical records for routine patient types
• Reviews medical records, superbills, and/or charge sheets to identify diagnoses and procedures and assigns ICD-10-CM codes
• Identifies and assigns CPT-4 codes to outpatient procedures
• Abstracts diagnostic and procedural codes and other pertinent data into the network system
• Reviews and monitors assigned work queues, physician note reports, and missing documentation encounters
• Provides information on specific problem accounts to the Coding Supervisor
• Partners with the Coding Supervisor, Physician, and Practice Manager to identify and resolve documentation opportunities
• Performs other duties as assigned

Coder – Professional

Pharmacist

• Ensure safe, efficacious, rational, and cost-effective patient medication therapy
• Influence physicians' use of resources and monitor drug effectiveness
• Develop and improve integrated clinical and distributive pharmaceutical services
• Review physician orders and coordinate medication dispensing
• Provide clinical and educational services to healthcare professionals, pediatric patients, and families
• Perform production and distributive pharmacy responsibilities
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to provide safe, cost-effective drug therapy
• Provide drug information and medication-use education to healthcare professionals
• Develop and evaluate drug policies, conduct drug utilization evaluations, and report adverse drug reactions/events
• Maintain accurate patient medication profiles and coordinate medication needs during transitions of care
• Educate and support medication education for patients and families
• Serve as preceptor and clinical leader to new employees, PGY1 residents, and pharmacy students
• Maintain individual competence and develop professional practice management skills

Pharmacist Specialist – Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonology

Operations

• Coordinate physician practice operations and provide administrative support to practice or clinic management
• Perform or supervise administrative duties including payroll, HR processes, calendars, scheduling, reports, and tool updates
• Review and respond to EPIC in-basket messages, emails, phone calls, and administrative requests
• Monitor practice/provider workflow, no-show rates, slot utilization, and scheduling disruptions
• Coordinate and maintain office supplies and equipment
• Participate in process improvement initiatives
• Create standard and ad hoc departmental reports from multiple resources
• Support resource management and revenue cycle functions, including insurance verification, authorization, coding, charge entry, work queues, denials reduction, payroll, financials, and reports
• Support approved small- or medium-scale operational projects
• Coordinate meetings, conferences, and special events as required
• Maintain provider and resource schedules
• Perform other department-specific duties and assignments as appropriate

Practice Operations Coordinator

Affiliate Manager

• Provides administrative support to patient care areas under supervision of a licensed professional
• Supports safe patient care and services and promotes a safe environment
• Answers telephones and nurse call system, takes messages, routes calls, and notifies appropriate individuals
• Prints and posts on-call schedules, checks and sends faxes, and assigns/distributes/retrieves Voalte phones
• Assists with staff schedules, maintains and reconciles patient census, and performs electronic medical record quality control audits
• Assists licensed professional nurses with admission, transfer, and discharge processes
• Maintains and verifies patient information, assigns and sets beds, prepares code sheets and patient identification/allergy bands, and updates patient boards
• Assists with basic patient care, including medical and laboratory procedures, nutritional needs, daily activities, and patient transport
• Provides nursing-station coverage during critical periods such as assessments and rounds
• Provides and documents continuous visual monitoring of suicidal and at-risk patients
• Orders and maintains department and patient-care equipment and supplies
• Communicates shift-related information and supports prioritization and delivery of patient care
• Participates in continuous assessment and improvement of care and services
• Demonstrates age-specific competencies for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and adults
• Rounds on patients and families to ensure needs are met and concerns are resolved
• Transports labs, medications, blood products, and other requested items

Care Partner

Physician

• Provide 168 hours per month of clinical service in the NICU as a member of the APP team
• Clinically manage approximately 12–15 infants under the direct supervision of the attending neonatologist
• Provide clinical care primarily at Arthur M. Blank Hospital, Emory Midtown, and Grady Memorial Hospital
• Teach fellows, residents, and medical students in the Neonatology Division and other educational venues
• Attend Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds when possible
• Provide exemplary, high-quality clinical service and appropriate resource management
• Participate in quality improvement and clinical research activities
• Participate in fellows’ conferences and didactic lectures for nurse practitioners at Emory
• Maintain Georgia state licensure, DEA certification, and appropriate facility privileges
• Provide patient and family education and staff education
• Educate and assist trainees with medical decision-making
• Authenticate reports of physician services and maintain accurate, complete records
• Complete documentation and ensure timely communication for patient care and reimbursement
• Respond to patient and clinical staff questions and requests
• Participate in required meetings and activities supporting clinical area operations
• Maintain BLS, PALS, or NALS certification and any additional required specialty training/certifications
• Perform other responsibilities as required

Neonatal Hospitalist

General

• Plan, implement, and evaluate high-quality medical care for children and adolescents
• Assist the Director of Clinical Pathology/Chief of Pathology with laboratory administration
• Hold multiple high-complexity CLIA licenses for outpatient laboratories
• Participate in the hematopathology service
• Serve in medical directorship duties
• Provide patient care within the respective clinical area in accordance with bylaws, policies, and procedures
• Participate in quality improvement and incorporate research findings into practice
• Provide or serve as a resource for patient, family, and staff education
• Educate and assist trainees with medical decision making
• Authenticate reports of physician services and maintain accurate, complete records
• Complete documentation and ensure timely communication for patient care and reimbursement
• Respond to patient and clinical staff questions and requests
• Participate in meetings and activities supporting clinical-area operations
• Participate in professional development activities
• Perform other responsibilities as required

Clinical Pathologist, Hematopathologist

• Lead growth and development of Clinical Nutrition Services
• Act as liaison between clinical nutrition staff, Pharmacy, and other medical, clinical, and service-oriented departments
• Lead development and operations of Clinical Nutrition Services
• Manage resources and monitor achievement of clinical nutrition care standards
• Supervise clinical nutrition formula room processes to improve quality, cost, and service
• Facilitate staff meetings and complete evaluations
• Hire, recruit, train, develop, direct, and manage team members
• Delegate clinical nutrition responsibilities as needed
• Assist with budgeted targets
• Oversee departmental orientation, training, and competency
• Coordinate development and revision of manuals, policies, and procedures
• Maintain clinical functions to meet patient needs and comply with regulatory agencies
• Participate on hospital committees
• Perform as a dietitian in selected clinical areas
• Mentor team members and encourage professional growth
• Provide opportunities for continued education
• Perform related responsibilities as required

Clinical Nutrition Manager

• Perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic quality imaging procedures for pediatric patients
• Operate modality-specific technical equipment for imaging, image processing, transmission, archiving, and electronic medical records
• Update electronic medical records through order entry, exam scheduling, check-in, exam start/end, verification, merging, and image rejection
• Ensure accurate billing for radiology procedures
• Provide radiologists and physicians with relevant patient history and obtain informed consent
• Assist with administration of contrast media and/or radioisotopes
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, sedation/anesthesia personnel, and staff to ensure patient safety
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, including ACR accreditation
• Perform radiologic examinations using standardized protocols and evaluate image quality
• Apply age-specific competencies and educate patients and families
• Follow hospital and departmental policies while supporting organizational goals
• Complete mandatory CBTs, annual competencies, and other educational requirements

Radiologic Technologist, Various Shifts

Physician Assistant

• Supports all disciplines within the department by providing indirect and direct patient care activities
• Supports safe patient care, services, and environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
• Performs assigned tasks under delegation of a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
• Assists with basic patient care using age-appropriate standards, infection control, safety, and body mechanics
• Completes assigned provider tasks and orders
• Performs intake processes, including accurate vital signs
• May perform phlebotomy, simple medication or vaccine administration, spirometry testing, and radiographs under physician direction
• Prioritizes, delivers, and documents patient care
• Performs multiple concurrent tasks in a stressful, fast-paced environment while maintaining customer service standards
• Serves as liaison between patients/families and department staff
• Performs administrative duties including office opening/closing, answering phones, maintaining waiting-room materials, restocking beverages, and updating wait-time boards
• Complies with infection control, safety, and OSHA procedures and regulations
• Demonstrates age-specific competencies for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and all ages

Medical Assistant

Nurse Practitioner

• Provide comprehensive care and consultation as a primary mental health care provider at an advanced practice level to children and their families
• Provide services ranging from mental health promotion to mental illness rehabilitation
• Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model, including psychotherapy, clinical supervision, consultation, and liaison services
• Provide culturally sensitive patient care in accordance with state licensure, regulations, and APRN certifying agency standards
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate pediatric patient care collaboratively with other health professionals
• Eliminate communication barriers and participate as a key member of an interdisciplinary team
• Serve as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, students, and the public
• Assist with development and implementation of educational programs
• Identify and develop programs within the clinical specialty at service line, system, and regional levels
• Use research to evaluate creative approaches to health care and improve patient and family outcomes
• Participate in continuous quality improvement based on professional practice standards, statutes, and regulations
• Maintain and expand clinical and professional knowledge, competence, and credentials
• Participate in professional organizations and conduct ongoing self-evaluation
• Comply with hospital and departmental policies, regulations, and programs
• Assist with development, implementation, management, marketing, and evaluation of specialty and overall programs

Psychiatric Mental Health APRN

Advanced Practice Provider

• Provide comprehensive advanced-practice care to children and their families
• Rotate among clinic, consult, and inpatient services at Arthur M. Blank Hospital, Scottish Rite, and the Medical Office Building at Scottish Rite
• Provide care under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within state statute and Children’s bylaws
• Perform comprehensive histories and physical examinations and identify normal and abnormal physical, cognitive, and psychosocial findings
• Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Develop pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans
• Educate patients, families, healthcare professionals, and students
• Facilitate referrals to medical providers, facilities, and health/social service agencies
• Collaborate and consult with physicians and other healthcare providers
• Participate in professional development and self-evaluation
• Assist with department/practice education development
• Participate in continuous quality improvement and comply with hospital and departmental policies
• Support compliance with National Patient Safety Goals and Joint Commission requirements
• Provide occasional weekend coverage