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John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital

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Indio

John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio, CA is not nationally ranked in any specialty.

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JFK Memorial Hospital has provided medical care to residents in the Coachella Valley since 1966. A group of physicians, including Dr. Reynaldo Carreon, founded the hospital and today one of JFK’s cross streets is named in his honor. 


 Originally called Indio Community Hospital, JFK has grown to a 145-bed acute-care hospital that is part of Tenet Healthcare California. It offers a variety of services, including:  •Emergency care 24/7  •Orthopedic and joint replacement services using emerging technology  •Cardiovascular services  •Maternity care and pediatric services  •Ambulatory surgery center  •Imaging services  •Outpatient Rehabilitation Center
 Position Description:
 Supports the Director of Pharmacy in the direction of the operations of the Pharmacy Department.   
This individual’s responsibilities include (but are not limited to):Administrative •    Oversees the employees and processes within the Pharmacy. •    Coordinates the implementation of new programs and processes as directed by the Director of Pharmacy Services. •    Oversees the compounding, dispensing, ordering, and proper storage of all pharmaceuticalsRegulatory Compliance •    Assists in assuring TJC requirements and Medicare Conditions of Participation are met. •    Assists in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure the appropriate operations of the department. •    Maintains a system of record keeping, accountability, and documentation with the current applicable local, state and federal statues regarding the practice of Pharmacy.Education •    Oversees the creation and maintenance of Pharmacy staff competencies. •    Accountable for the development and implementation of Pharmacy education provided at the orientation of new hospital staff. •    Accountable for the education of Pharmacy students on clinical rotation.Medication Safety •    Liaisons with the organization’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and all other pertinent hospital committees to facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through the use of safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapy. •    Oversees patient monitoring program in order to evaluate and optimize patient outcomes, drug utilization and patient compliance, detecting and addressing Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), etc.Clinical Pharmacy •    Implements, coordinates and evaluates all clinical Pharmacy services, ensuring the competency, compliance and professional development of Pharmacy staff. •    Maintains current knowledge of pharmacotherapy standards as well as trends in the healthcare industry. •    Performs duties of a staff pharmacist as needed. •    Performs other duties as required.Drug Diversion •    Accountable for maintaining and monitoring pharmaceutical and narcotic supplies in a manner consistent with TENET and hospital policy.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital Indio California Tenet Desert Job ID #2403032411-5. Posted job title: Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator Full Time Rotate

Up to $25,000 Sign on Bonus for Qualified Candidates
JFK Memorial Hospital has provided medical care to residents in the Coachella Valley since 1966. A group of physicians, including Dr. Reynaldo Carreon, founded the hospital and today one of JFK’s cross streets is named in his honor. 
Originally called Indio Community Hospital, JFK has grown to a 145-bed acute-care hospital that is part of Tenet Healthcare California. It offers a variety of services, including: 
<ul>
 <li>Emergency care 24/7 </li>
 <li>Orthopedic and joint replacement services using emerging technology </li>
 <li>Cardiovascular services </li>
 <li>Maternity care and pediatric services </li>
 <li>Ambulatory surgery center </li>
 <li>Imaging services </li>
 <li>Outpatient Rehabilitation Center </li>
</ul>
GENERAL DUTIES: 
Under the direction of the Director of Emergency Services and in collaboration with the Medical Director(s) of Trauma and Critical Care Services, the Trauma Program Manager/Trauma Process Improvement and Safety Nurse is responsible for the organization of services and systems necessary for the multidisciplinary approach to the care of the injured patient.  The Trauma Program Manager/Trauma Process Improvement and Safety Nurse collaborates with the Trauma Medical Director in carrying out the educational, clinical, research, administrative, and outreach activities of the trauma program. Demographic information limited Patient Health Information as related to job function.
Shift: Days
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Schedule: Monday thru FridayDEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: <ul><li>Provide quarterly educational offerings to JFK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL staff</li><li>Participate and guides the orientation of new staff in the care of trauma patients</li><li>Provides community trauma education and prevention yearly</li><li>Monitors trends and sentinel events, and outlines remedial action </li><li>Coordinates day to day clinical process and performance improvement</li><li>Manage required reporting data for filters and case reviews of county and state authorities</li><li>Provide outgoing data for hospital quality programs and PI initiatives for trauma program</li><li>Maintain hospital trauma registry as required by county and state guidelines without 30-day log discrepancy</li><li>Collects, codes, scores and develops process for validation of data derived from trauma center care</li><li>Conduct monthly trauma audits providing feedback to director and nursing staff relating to deficiencies</li><li>Provide direct supervision of trauma registrar</li><li>Provides clinical management support in the absence of the clinical manager</li><li>Serves as liaison to administration and clinical staff for trauma program issues</li><li>Represents hospital in a professional manner in community activities, county and state-wide functions including monthly county EMS meetings</li><li>Conduct yearly JFK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL research projects relating to trauma care</li><li>Participate in daily rounds on all inpatient trauma patients</li><li>Maintain participation in a state or national clinical organization pertaining to trauma registry.</li><li>Ability to work productively in a fast paced and changing environment.</li><li>Ability to work with minimum supervision.</li><li>Able to demonstrate proficiency with computer hardware, trauma registry software and ensuring preventative and routine maintenance for a database registry.</li><li>Accurately identifies all patients for entry into the hospital trauma registry, abstract data from the medical records of appropriately defined trauma patients. Completes and verifies for accuracy all data collected and entered as a requirement for a level II trauma center according to current local, state and national standards.</li><li>Aids in the preparation for the American College of Surgeons- Committee (ACS-COT) on Trauma Level 4 Trauma Center Verification/Re-verification and/or the Riverside County EMS Agency trauma survey, as applicable</li><li>Analyzes trauma data to provide both routine and adhoc reports of trauma statistics and performance improvement and patient safety audits/filters to the TPM for but not limited to: monthly performance improvement meetings and trauma operational meetings, routine volume reporting, statistics, trends in audit filters, loop closure evaluation and opportunities for improvement, education, financial analysis, trauma audit committee and southeast trauma coordinating care committee, external oversight: The Joint Commission, CMS, and the ACS-COT, and/or Riverside County EMS Agency, Trauma research.</li><li>Assigns and scores all injuries utilizing the AIS and ICD-9 system or equivalent. Assigns accurate E-codes, collects and codes data on all procedures, complications, ensures all data elements for the hospital trauma registry are collected, entered and validated per current local, state, and/or national standards.</li><li>Attends required orientation and training seminars.</li><li>Demonstrates initiative and creativity in problem solving.</li><li>Designs, implements and tests the user interfaces and reports for database applications.</li><li>Develops and reports trauma audit filter information to the Trauma Operational Committee and Trauma PI Committee as appropriate.</li><li>Ensures loop closure on all identified issues.</li><li>Establishes and maintains the databases used for testing new and modified applications.</li><li>Maintains confidentiality of patient care and business matters.</li><li>Meets production standards within established time requirements.</li><li>Modifies and maintains database structure and methods as required.</li><li>Monitors the security of data to ensure the integrity and reliability of database systems.</li><li>Performs chart reviews for those trauma patients meeting criteria for PI/Peer Review</li><li>Prepares the cases for review for the multidisciplinary peer review meetings.</li><li>Proven ability to abstract data from database software into spreadsheet formats.</li><li>Responsible for maintaining the tracking system for case review, audit filters, PI, and peer review reports.</li><li>Submits the required data elements to the Riverside County trauma registry as required by state statute. Identifies and submits data to approved local, regional, and national trauma registry as approved by the TPM.</li><li>Work and performance meets quality standards.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul>

John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital Indio California Tenet Desert Job ID #2503000278-2. Posted job title: Manager of Trauma Services Full Time Days

JFK Memorial Hospital has provided medical care to residents in the Coachella Valley since 1966. A group of physicians, including Dr. Reynaldo Carreon, founded the hospital and today one of JFK’s cross streets is named in his honor.
Originally called Indio Community Hospital, JFK has grown to a 145-bed acute-care hospital that is part of Tenet Healthcare California. It offers a variety of services, including:  •Emergency care 24/7  •Orthopedic and joint replacement services using emerging technology  •Cardiovascular services  •Maternity care and pediatric services  •Ambulatory surgery center  •Imaging services  •Outpatient Rehabilitation Center 
Position Description:
Under the auspices of the Director of pharmacy, the staff pharmacist is responsible for assuring drug therapy needs, This individual establishes rapport with other department as well as medical staff and nursing services. He/she supervises department personnel in the absence of the Director or the Assistant Director.Clinical Responsibilities:<ul><li>Interprets and clarifies medication orders and applicable treatments directly from the chart or chart copy. a Maintains patient records to monitor drug therapy for appropriateness and safety consistent with a high level of patient care.</li><li>Responsible for assuring that medication schedules are appropriate in relation to the patient's ability to metabolize and eliminate specific drug compounds (i.e., aminoglycoside kinetics, geriatric kinetics, heparin dosing, etc.).</li><li>Assists the nurse with the routine updating of the patient's Medication Administration Record (MAR) as appropriate.</li><li>Provides on-site drug information of all types to medical, nursing or other hospital professional staff.</li><li>Participates in the selection of appropriate medication(s) for specific indications.</li><li>Serves as an educator of hospital staff by preparation of clinical conferences and/or "in service".</li><li>Provides discharge counseling to inpatients leaving the hospital with medications when requested.</li><li>Participates in drug therapy selection, pharmacokinetic monitoring, culture and sensitivity screening, and drug monitoring/screening of target drug and disease state patients.</li><li>Documents interventions/monitoring in a manner consistent with the clinical intervention/monitoring program.</li><li>Participates in collection of DUE data on prospective/concurrent basis and intervenes as appropriate when any DUE indicators fall out of the criteria.</li><li>Participates in detection and documentation of Adverse Drug Reactions.</li><li>Assists in the development of expanding the role of clinical staff pharmacist's position by actively participating in new and innovative programs.</li></ul>

John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital Indio California Tenet Desert Job ID #2403040491-2. Posted job title: Pharmacist II Full Time Nights 25K Sign on Bonus

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Clinical Pharmacist

$72-115/hour

Registered Nurse (RN) - Manager, Trauma

$117K-188K/year

Level II - Pharmacist

$59-80/hour

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