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Position Summary:   The Post Acute Care (PAC) Transition Nurse is an integral part of the Population Health Care Coordination Team, responsible for managing length of stay within a PAC facility as well as appropriate transition through the continuum of care on assigned patients. The PAC Transition Nurse performs this role in such a manner as to meet the individual’s health needs while promoting quality and cost effective outcomes. The PAC Transition Nurse evaluates and identifies knowledge gaps of disease process and treatments, determines appropriate resources or services required to meet an individual's health needs, provides education/coaching on disease self-management for health promotion and maintenance, monitors patient's progress, promotes quality cost effective outcomes with the goal of improved care coordination amongst providers and increased involvement of the individual/family/caregiver in the decision making process to reduce hospitalizations, readmissions and ER visits. This position will involve direct patient contact, in post-acute facility settings. They will collaborate with acute care coordination, ambulatory care coordination, physicians, post-acute program managers, and post acute service providers to ensure elements of optimal transition are considered and are in place (e.g. followup appointments made, DME ordered/received,social determinants addressed, etc.). The PAC Transition Nurse will advocate for the patient and family by identifying and valuing patient goals of care, spiritual needs, cultural, language and socioeconomic barriers to care transitions. In addition, the PAC Transition Nurse will protect confidentiality while striving to achieve high levels of patient satisfaction.

Position Summary:   The Post Acute Care (PAC) Transition Nurse is an integral part of the Population Health Care Coordination Team, responsible for managing length of stay within a PAC facility as well as appropriate transition through the continuum of care on assigned patients. The PAC Transition Nurse performs this role in such a manner as to meet the individual’s health needs while promoting quality and cost effective outcomes. The PAC Transition Nurse evaluates and identifies knowledge gaps of disease process and treatments, determines appropriate resources or services required to meet an individual's health needs, provides education/coaching on disease self-management for health promotion and maintenance, monitors patient's progress, promotes quality cost effective outcomes with the goal of improved care coordination amongst providers and increased involvement of the individual/family/caregiver in the decision making process to reduce hospitalizations, readmissions and ER visits. This position will involve direct patient contact, in post-acute facility settings. They will collaborate with acute care coordination, ambulatory care coordination, physicians, post-acute program managers, and post acute service providers to ensure elements of optimal transition are considered and are in place (e.g. followup appointments made, DME ordered/received,social determinants addressed, etc.). The PAC Transition Nurse will advocate for the patient and family by identifying and valuing patient goals of care, spiritual needs, cultural, language and socioeconomic barriers to care transitions. In addition, the PAC Transition Nurse will protect confidentiality while striving to achieve high levels of patient satisfaction.   ~LI-DH #missioncritical LVN, post acute, case management, utilization management, discharge planning, santa cruz

At Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health, social and support services in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona.  As part of our team, you will provide clinical expertise, support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care.  As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness. The PACU Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is a dynamic environment where you can pursue a highly challenging and rewarding career.   #RN@DH

At Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health, social and support services in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona.  As part of our team, you will provide clinical expertise, support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care.  As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness. The PACU Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is a dynamic environment where you can pursue a highly challenging and rewarding career.   #RN@DH

As a postdoctoral fellow/resident in clinical neuropsychology, this position requires accuracy in the administration and scoring of neuropsychological tests, report-writing, and careful interviewing of patients. In some settings it also requires rehabilitation interventions and working with families and patients to better understand the neuropsychological findings and the implications for their care. The position further requires demonstrated knowledge of brain behavior relationships as reflected in presentations made in the Residents' Seminar, clinical research projects, and analyzing of patient records/clinical findings. Located in Phoenix, AZ, this position is critical to the success of St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center and requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Dignity Health.  

  We are seeking applications for Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Neurovascular/Neurotrauma Lab of Dr. Abdullah Ahmad at the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ. Our lab is interested in understanding the role of neurovascular system in the pathophysiology of acute and chronic neurological conditions such as stroke, TBI, and Alzheimer disease. Special emphasis for the current position is on hemorrhagic stroke (subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage). This position is funded by a 2-year grant. Qualification: Minimum required qualification is PhD in neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, or a closely related field. Experience with pre-clinical model surgeries, handling, behavior, genotyping, histologic techniques, and physiology techniques are desirable. Experience in inducing SAH is desired and candidates with such experience will be given preference. Strong verbal and written communication in English is desired. Duties and responsibilities: The selected candidate will perform surgeries in pre-clinical models to induce SAH, treat pre-clinical models by giving intravenous or intraperitoneal injection, perform cryosectioning, immunohistochemistry, real-time PCR, Western-blots, Flow cytometry, imaging by using confocal microscopes. The new hire is also expected to perform post-op care and monitor and assess functional outcomes by using various behavioral setups used in our lab. This position will also perform sectioning, staining, and analysis. The postdoc will also be expected to perform data analysis, write and edit manuscripts, and present the findings at various national/international scientific conferences/ meetings. The postdoc will also actively participate in lab meetings and present latest data and provide feedback on other team members data/presentations. Duties also include mentoring trainee/volunteers (summer interns/undergraduate) as well as laboratory technicians. It is also required that he/she maintains accurate data records, complies with biohazard/radiation safety standards through proper handling of potentially hazardous chemical and biological agents. Completes institutional annual biohazard/universal precaution/radiation safety training, as appropriate. Uses sterile techniques to avoid contaminating lab experiments. Uses universal safety precautions to protect self and co-workers from bio-hazardous materials, including blood-borne pathogens. Prepares solutions, reagents, and stains following standard laboratory formulas and procedures.   #missioncritical #DH-LI

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and the Barrow Neurological Institute® (BNI) have consistently been recognized for clinical and research excellence in an academic medical center setting and for the high quality of patient and employee experiences in the organizations.  Laboratory-based research and patient-oriented clinical studies have international stature and often involve extensive collaborations with academic and industry partners regionally, nationally and globally.  There are educational experiences at secondary school, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.  Administrative functions ensure that there is safe, ethical and responsible conduct of research and facilitate research management and interfaces with other units in the Hospital and Institute. Opportunities exist to become part of this unique and dynamic enterprise.   Job Summary:   We seek outstanding applicants at either the post-doctoral level or as a senior clinical research assistant in the laboratory of Dr. Ruchira Jha, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurobiology at the Barrow Neurological Institute.   Our NIH funded laboratory focuses on translational research in secondary injury processes after acute brain injury that are clinically relevant to the care of patients such as cerebral edema or hemorrhage progression. The laboratory team consists of a preclinical and clinical arm. This position will specifically be for the human arm of Dr. Jha’s research and will include developing a biobank repository of patient samples including serum, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid at serial timepoints and maintaining the associated clinical database. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with Dr. Jha on existing and new investigations, including developing data for funding opportunities and publications. Successful candidates will have experience in IRB, regulatory paperwork, patient consent, sample collection, phlebotomy, collaborative research and database maintenance. Experience in training/supervising laboratory members would be valuable as we expand our operation (post-doctoral scientists, technicians, medical students, residents in neurology/neurosurgery).   Applicants are expected to have an excellent track record of academic work including rigorous scientific method and experience with clinical research. The ideal candidate would be highly motivated and interested in the field of acute brain injury, translational research, and understanding mechanisms underlying secondary injury processes that are clinically relevant and major but modifiable contributors to outcome. The candidate must be comfortable working with people and families, as well as other members of the research team. Excellent project management, detailed record keeping, and interpersonal skills are critical. Successful candidates will be enthusiastic, excited to learn new techniques, trustworthy, reliable, and good team players. I look forward to meeting you!    

 St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and the Barrow Neurological Institute® (BNI) have consistently been recognized for clinical and research excellence in an academic medical center setting and for the high quality of patient and employee experiences in the organizations.  Laboratory-based research and patient-oriented clinical studies have international stature and often involve extensive collaborations with academic and industry partners regionally, nationally and globally.  There are educational experiences at secondary school, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.  Administrative functions ensure that there is safe, ethical and responsible conduct of research and facilitate research management and interfaces with other units in the Hospital and Institute.  Opportunities exist to become part of this unique and dynamic enterprise. Located in Phoenix, AZ, this position is critical to the success of St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center and requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Dignity Health.   We seek outstanding applicants at either the post-doctoral level or as a senior clinical research assistant in the laboratory of Dr. Ruchira Jha, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurobiology at the Barrow Neurological Institute. Our NIH funded laboratory focuses on translational research in secondary injury processes after acute brain injury that are clinically relevant to the care of patients such as cerebral edema or hemorrhage progression. The laboratory team consists of a preclinical and clinical arm. This position will specifically be for the human arm of Dr. Jha’s research and will include developing a biobank repository of patient samples including serum, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid at serial timepoints and maintaining the associated clinical database. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with Dr. Jha on existing and new investigations, including developing data for funding opportunities and publications. Successful candidates will have experience in IRB, regulatory paperwork, patient consent, sample collection, phlebotomy, collaborative research and database maintenance. Experience in training/supervising laboratory members would be valuable as we expand our operation (post-doctoral scientists, technicians, medical students, residents in neurology/neurosurgery).   Applicants are expected to have an excellent track record of academic work including rigorous scientific method and experience with clinical research. The ideal candidate would be highly motivated and interested in the field of acute brain injury, translational research, and understanding mechanisms underlying secondary injury processes that are clinically relevant and major but modifiable contributors to outcome. The candidate must be comfortable working with people and families, as well as other members of the research team. Excellent project management, detailed record keeping, and interpersonal skills are critical. Successful candidates will be enthusiastic, excited to learn new techniques, trustworthy, reliable, and good team players. I look forward to meeting you!  #SOCRA#ACRP#MissionCritical#LI-DH

 St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and the Barrow Neurological Institute® (BNI) have consistently been recognized for clinical and research excellence in an academic medical center setting and for the high quality of patient and employee experiences in the organizations.  Laboratory-based research and patient-oriented clinical studies have international stature and often involve extensive collaborations with academic and industry partners regionally, nationally and globally.  There are educational experiences at secondary school, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.  Administrative functions ensure that there is safe, ethical and responsible conduct of research and facilitate research management and interfaces with other units in the Hospital and Institute.  Opportunities exist to become part of this unique and dynamic enterprise. Postdoctoral Position in Electrophysiology Job Summary: This postdoctoral fellow position will coordinate several projects aimed at studying neurophysiology in neurodegenerative disease, particularly in the enteric nervous system. This includes studies evaluating enteric neuron function, the role of alpha-synuclein in symptomology, and the evaluation of lead candidates on synaptic function. The fellow will participate in the day to day operations of the research lab; duties will include collaborative experimental design, conducting experimental laboratory work, analyzing and writing up results for publication in peer-reviewed journals. In addition, some supervisory responsibilities will be provided, as well as opportunities to learn about current laboratory operations, including preclinical surgery, behavioral testing, post-mortem analyses of tissue sample preparation; tissue sectioning, immunohistochemistry, etc. Located in Phoenix, AZ, this position is critical to the success of St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center and requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Dignity Health.   ~DH-LI

  Job Summary:   A postdoctoral position is available for a highly motivated, creative, and enthusiastic scientist in the lab of Zaman Mirzadeh, M.D., Ph.D. in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute, located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Our lab seeks to understand brain control of metabolic variables, including body fat mass and blood sugar (i.e. energy and glucose homeostasis, respectively), and how this control is defective in metabolic diseases including obesity and diabetes. In the context of these fundamental questions, we focus on development and plasticity of key cell types and circuits in the hypothalamus.   The postdoc will be expected to build and execute an exciting, independent project within the lab’s research program, where we currently have several compelling areas to pursue. The postdoc must be able to critically think, design, and perform experiments and interpret data independently. Mentorship will be provided for writing papers, submitting grant applications, presenting data at conferences, and preparing for a future career in academic or nonacademic settings.   #SOCRA #ACRP #LI-DH

  Job Summary:   Responsibilities: The research fellow will be involved in the pulmonary disease laboratory with pulmonary studies, maintaining functional studies and pulmonary databases. Fellows will be encouraged to pick retrospective and prospective studies with faculty members of their choice. The fellows will have any opportunity to avail access to animal, basic science and translational research – if they choose to in addition to helping with current ongoing projects. Research fellows will be expected to submit and present their findings at national conferences and write manuscripts from the same for peer-review publications. Medical degree (MD or MBBS) or PhD is required and pulmonary interest or some pulmonary training a plus. The fellow should be comfortable using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and have at least a basic understanding of biostatistics. Qualifications: Beyond minimum required, experience writing research reports concerning own work and familiarity with a biomedical discipline preferred. Ph.D., post-baccalaureate M.D. or D.Sc. degree or equivalent in a relevant field of endeavor required. Doctoral degree in a relevant field of endeavor preferred. Laboratory or clinical technical and/or interpersonal skills as appropriate required. Familiar with basic computer, mathematical, scientific, reasoning, and oral and written communication skills as appropriate required. Proficient in basic computer, mathematical, scientific, reasoning, and oral and written communication skills as appropriate preferred. Technical and/or conceptual expertise in a relevant field preferred.   BENEFITS: Pension Plan 403B retirement with company contribution Flexible Spending Accounts Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision Plans with a no premium option available Relocation Incentive for qualifying candidates Tuition Reimbursement Employee Wellness Program Voluntary Benefits available  

  Job Summary:   The Barrow Neuroimaging Innovation Center, led by Chad Quarles at Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI), has an opening for a postdoctoral fellowship focused on the development of advanced imaging methods for brain cancer. This person will work closely with our team of imaging scientists, biologists, and clinicians on projects focused on establishing new multi-parametric MRI and/or PET image acquisition and analysis tools that can improve brain tumor patient management (e.g., diagnostics, prognostics, early therapeutic response assessment, radiotherapy and surgical guidance). Our studies span preclinical, first-in-human and clinical trial imaging. The role offers the opportunity to be a part of large, multi-site studies and clinical trials.   Facilities and Environment: The BNI is an international leader in the treatment, research and education of brain and spinal diseases, conditions and injuries. The institute performs more neurosurgical procedures annually than any other facility in the United States. Outstanding instrumental resources, including multiple 1.5T and 3T MRI, PET/CT, 7T preclinical MRI, microCT, microPET and optical imaging scanners are available. In addition, collaborators within the BNI possess exceptional expertise in neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, pathology, and molecular and genomic characterization.   #SOCRA #ACRP #MissionCritical #LI-DH  

  Postdoctoral Position in Electrophysiology       Job Summary: This postdoctoral fellow position will coordinate several projects aimed at studying neurophysiology in neurodegenerative disease, particularly in the enteric nervous system. This includes studies evaluating enteric neuron function, the role of alpha-synuclein in symptomology, and the evaluation of lead candidates on synaptic function. The fellow will participate in the day to day operations of the research lab; duties will include collaborative experimental design, conducting experimental laboratory work, analyzing and writing up results for publication in peer-reviewed journals. In addition, some supervisory responsibilities will be provided, as well as opportunities to learn about current laboratory operations, including preclinical surgery, behavioral testing, post-mortem analyses of tissue sample preparation; tissue sectioning, immunohistochemistry, etc.   #LI-DH

SUMMARY - Supervises staff and oversees operations of outpatient clinics within the faculty practice that includes performance of patient care activities and customer service. Supports and implements administrative policies and procedures. Ensures compliance of regulatory and quality programs.  

SUMMARY - Supervises staff and oversees operations of outpatient clinics within the faculty practice that includes performance of patient care activities and customer service. Supports and implements administrative policies and procedures. Ensures compliance of regulatory and quality programs.

Position Summary:   Experienced, take-charge professional with the ability to provide the vision, strategy and leadership in securing high value major gifts to support the Ivy Brain Tumor Center. The Principal Gift Officer will be responsible for securing 4-6 gifts at $1 million and above to generate $6 million in revenue annually. This funding will be critical to the sustainability and success of the Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and central in its ability to cure brain cancer within the decade. Learn more, Ivy Brain Tumor Center.    You must be a highly energetic professional with a track record of building donor relationships and consistently closing gifts in the seven-figure or above range.  Must have experience working with national profile fundraising activities while reaching prospects from a broad geographic base.  Must exhibit passion for, and experience with, large and impactful initiatives that have had the potential for impacting our society as a whole.  Must be able to develop strong personal relationships with key donors enabling these donors to achieve their philanthropic goals along with aligning those goals with the goals of the Ivy Brain Tumor Center.  Must also be capable of building strong internal relationship with the clinical staff of the Ivy Brain Tumor Center to leverage their experience and influence to close gifts in addition to gaining alignment with the founder of the Ivy Foundation to understand and adopt the overall philanthropic philosophy. The Principal Gift Officer should also have a passion for non-profit organizations and experience with aligning their individual and group-managed efforts with the mission of the organization.   Principal Gift Officer Responsibilities:   - The goal is to close 4-6 gifts at $1 million and above generating a minimum of $6 million in revenue annually supporting the Ivy Brain Tumor Center.  - Ask for 20 or more principal gifts and manage a pipeline of 50 or more qualified prospects while qualifying 10 new prospects each year.  - Identify all prospects within the database with the capacity to donate $1 million or more.  - Effectively move a portfolio of prospects through the complete giving cycle of validation, engagement, cultivation, solicitation, gift negotiation and stewardship.  - Develop a solicitation plan for each prospect and migrate and qualify new prospects through the cultivation process.  - Develop background materials and profiles for prospects and create briefing docs in anticipation of working with prospects through the cultivation process. Meet with the President of BNF to determine best strategies for cultivation including the use of internal and external contacts.  - Utilize a CRM system to track and cultivate donors and prospects.  - Identify and share best practices from other health systems on their principal gift program, especially stewardship activities with $1 million plus donors.  - Conceptualize events that could be used to steward and cultivate principal gift prospects.  - Conceptualize communication strategies that could be helpful in qualifying, cultivating and stewarding principal gift prospects.  - Manage the ongoing relationship and stewardship of major donors including the proper execution of pledge programs, reporting and tracking of progress towards the donor’s intent.  - Review, revise and submit budgets for all activities and work closely with the VP of Operations to forecast pipeline revenue on a monthly basis.  - Work closely with the Manager of Prospect Management to plan, track and report the progress of all prospects through the cultivation cycle.  - Integrate with physicians and researchers at IBTC to both understand critical funding needs and, in turn, translate those needs into compelling narratives that attract the proper funding.  

  ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES  - Designs, develops, configures, and implements solutions to resolve complexto highly complex technical and business issues across multiple functions. - Reviews and consults on solutions to resolve complex to highly complex technical and business issues. - Leads design, development, and implementation to integrate new solutions within the existing or newly defined architecture.  - Works on multiple functions of high complexity.  - Serves as SME for multiple technical solutions Serves as a primary technical liaison to end users for new requirements and issues related to applications. - Acts as a general internal consultant on application architecture initiatives. - Collaborates with leadership on development of application standardization. - Responsible for providing/setting direction on application architecture. - Supports standardization of documentation and the integration of standards and practices. - Maintains knowledge of new developments and research related to application packages and IT trends. - Evaluates IT updates and revisions; coordinates testing of updates and revisions. - Oversees efforts with key vendors to understand future application product plans in conjunction with IT leadership. - Oversees complex configuration of applications based on user and vendor requirements on major application environments. - Works closely with managers, project managers and business partner leaders to define and develop or implement major software applications. - Works with IT staff, business partners and leadership to help them understand potential application functionality, development approaches, possible enhancements and process improvements. - Provides advanced level application technical support to resolve problems. - Works with IT staff to integrate processes with application systems. - Works with enterprise architecture teams to integrate application architecture into enterprise architecture. - Stays connected with industry best practices and vendor specific application methodologies. - Contributes to the growth and development of application IT staff through education activities in support of the software application.  - Works closely with committees as a liaison to aligning needs with application functionality. - Works with Application Analysts on planning for implementation of new application modules and enhancements. - Works with Application Analysts on planning for maintenance releases and problem resolution - Additional tasks/responsibilities as defined. - May require on-call coverage responsibilities.   #li-dh

Position Summary:   Under direct supervision the incumbent is responsible for assisting other disciplines in various areas of the program and based upon assignment with implementing the care plan of each participant, the food program for the California Department of Education/Child and Adult Food Program. The incumbent, if assigned to the Driver position, will be responsible for the safe operation of the Center's vehicles and the safe and professional transportation of clients. Will work with and receive daily assignments from the Activity Coordinator. Based upon assignment the position reports to either the RN Supervisor or the Social Work Supervisor.      

SUMMARY - The Program coordinator is a member of service line team (Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, DBS, ALS/MDA) responsible for the coordination of care from initial clinic appointment, testing, admission, surgery, to discharge and postsurgical care. The Program Coordinator serves as a resource to staff, the inter-disciplinary team and community caring for the patients within specific area. Demonstrates knowledge in the care of patients with specific diagnosis.

Position Summary: Responsible for administration, oversight, management, implementation and accountability of clinical research, data collection activities and clinical operations for assigned research program. Coordinates project activities, regulatory approvals, contracting and is accountable for assigned research cost center budget. Principal Duties and Accountabilities: - Facilitates research activities in partnership with program Medical Director(s) and Research Administration colleagues leveraging scientific experience in related specialty area. Proactively seeks new funding opportunities and promotes program through internal/external networking and relationship management. Work includes grant development and submission consistent with regulatory requirements and local policies. - Directs, organizes and plans the daily research operational activities of the program and support staff to manage and grow the divisions research activities. Serves as the primary liaison for internal and external project sponsors, routinely informing key stakeholders of project plans, status updates, milestones (including subject enrollment metrics, timely data collection and submission and related contract and/or grant goals) through regular reporting and coordinated discussions. - Manages program budget working synergistically with Research Administration to perform and coordinate transactional tasks; i.e., sponsor invoicing, patient financial billing, time and effort reporting, etc. Proactively manages supplies, staffing needs and research portfolio via forecasting reports to ensure a robust study pipeline is in place. Acts as the program fiscal steward and works to promote and grow the research portfolio thru public relations, web-based activities, newsletters and social media outlets. - A strong working knowledge of GCP, ICH, DHHS, OIG and FDA regulations and depth of scientific expertise in the assigned area is required along with familiarity of all applicable federal and state regulations and institutional policies. Coordinates the process flow of a study from initial concept to IRB through the final study closure. Facilitates feasibility reviews based upon governing policies.