PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The counselor will be the point person for the OB centering Program as well as the RHC/walk in clinic. Duties will include but not limited to recruitment, scheduling, facilitator, MA duties and administrative support.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide patient counseling according to Family Planning protocols and standards
• Inform patients of available special medical services and complete the necessary applications
• Enter the data for JOGA in a timely manner
• Completes bill process via FP computer in a timely fashion
• Submit to JOGA/FPC walk-in pregnancy test statistics
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the University.
• Provide phlebotomy services for HIV testing when necessary
• Provide IM injection, when assisting with walk-in patients, if experienced
• Provide IM injections for STD treatment when applicable and if experienced
• Attend and successfully complete IDX and EMR classes
• Remain proficient and knowledgeable within IDX and EMR ndash; attend JUP UPDATE training courses
• Consistently work within the JUP quality standards in IDX and EMR
• Scan, File and retrieve appropriate documents in the EMR
• Utilize and remain current with the tasking function of the EMR
• Responsible to obtain patient vital signs, history and physical information, in addition to the Health Survey Questionnaire and enter accordingly into the EMR
• Enter appropriate Meaningful Use information into the EMR
• 100 percent utilization of the EMR as it pertains to the position and its responsibilities

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma or GED required.

Medical Assistant certification.

Minimum of 3- 6 months as a Family Planning Counselor preferred, knowledge of OB.

Since this position will require the selected candidate to engage in regular contact with children in the form of care, guidance, supervision or training, you will be required to meet the requirements of the Child Protective Services Act, including the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare child abuse criminal background clearance, and an FBI finger print based federal criminal records check. The selected candidate will not be allowed to commence working until all three (3) are completed satisfactorily.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.