Read and complete the Chapter 06 exercise Exercise: Developing a Job Description from Joan Gratto Liebler and Charles R. McConnell's Management Principals for Health Professionals 7th edition, Jones \& Bartlett, 2017. Options for your job description include: Medical Assistant in an outpatient physicianurse practitioner office; Physical Therapist based in the outpatient setting in a busy seven-physician orthopedic practice; X-ray Technician in a free-standing outpatient imaging center; Surgical technologist in Ambulatory Surgery Center; Other position approved by instructor. Your work should include: 1. The formal Job Description: a. Job Analysis including: what work needs to be done, how much of this work is there to be done, what skills are necessary for the work to be done, when does this work need done, who is doing this work now, what is the wage rate for the proposed staff member? b. Job Description including: Job Title, Immediate supervisor, Job summary, Job duties, Skills, Licensure/registration/certification, Physical demands. 2. Condensed description for recruiting purposes. Consultant shall oversee the health information system (HIS) and documentation practices for the skilled and assisted living and personal care components as follows: 1. Identify applicable federal and state laws and regulations and generally accepted principles of health information practice. Assess the degree of compliance with these regulations and recommend improved practices associated with areas needing upgrading. Assist the management team in preparing for periodic federal and state reviews and related plan of correction development. 2. Monitor proposed changes in applicable federal and state laws and regulations; monitor trends in health information practices and provide the management team with this information. 3. Prepare and periodically update the following documents: o Policy and procedure manuals Forms design for hard copy and electronic data capture 4. Analyze and review each component of the health information system and the documentation practices of the facility: o Patient identification Creation and maintenance of official health record Data entry and dictation-transcription/voice recognition editing Record retention, storage, and retrieval Coding and reimbursement support - Support data and studies for patient care reviews, quality improvement studies, and management use Release of information 5. Participate in staff development and in-service training: Annual presentation of documentation standards to professional staff - Training program for new HIS employees Annual training program for each HIS employee 6. Assist management in the development of: o Staffing pattern Job descriptions - Space allocation and equipment acquisition Budget preparation 7. Participate in the patient care review committee and the emergency preparedness committee: Recommend items for consideration Provide support materials for items under consideration Attend regularly scheduled meetings End of listing of key activities as of February 1, 2017. Select a healthcare profession or occupation and write a job description for it. It will be most helpful to use an occupation in which you have worked or for which you are preparing. Following completion of the job description, prepare a condensed description of that job in less than one-half page that could be used for recruiting purposes. Sample Contract for a Health Information Consultant Note: The following example is not intended as legal advice. The professional practitioner who plans to enter into consultant activity should consult an attorney for the development of a contract appropriate to the specific situation. CONSULTANT AGREEMENT FOR HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES Parties to the Agreement: The parties to this agreement are Emma Dean, MS, RHIA, Consultant (referred to as Consultant), and The Gabriels Continuing Care Center (referred to as Gabriels Center), Anywhere, Anystate. As a licensed continuing care facility in this state, Gabriels Center is governed by the applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Effective Date: February 1, 2017. This agreement continues in effect until one of the parties chooses to terminate it by providing a written notice to that effect 1 month prior to the termination date. Independent Contractor: Consultant's status is that of an independent contractor. Consultant is not an employee or agent of Gabriels Center. Consultant is not a participant in any benefits program, labor contract agreement, or any other program offered by this facility. Consultant is not a designated officer in the continuity of operations or succession plan of the facility. Professional Competence: Consultant agrees to provide formal, written evidence of professional competence as defined by the national credentialing body for health information practice. This documentation shall be provided at the inception of this contract and on an annual basis (on the anniversary date of this contract) thereafter. Scope of Service: Consultant's activities are limited to the skilled care, assisted living, and personal care components of Gabriels Center as currently configured. Terms of Payment: The fee for services is ($__ )per quarter. A 5\% increase shall be made at the beginning of each new year of the contractual relationship if this contract remains in effect. This increase shall be effective on the anniversary date of the initial contract. Consultant, as an independent contractor, is responsible for Social Security contributions and any applicable withholding tax or contribution as required by federal, state, and local taxing authorities. Consultant will present a written bill for services rendered for each quarter. This bill must be filed within five working days of the conclusion of the quarter. A quarterly written report must be filed at the same time. Gabriels Center agrees to pay Consultant within five working days of the receipt of the quarterly bill and report. This is the whole and entire reimbursement. Confidentiality: Consultant agrees to keep confidential any and all information about Gabriels Center's operations and practices and to follow HIPAA-compliant practices. Reports shall be filed with the designated official contact of the center. Ownership of Materials: Consultant agrees to develop materials such as, but not limited to, policies, procedures, forms, job descriptions, and training programs for use by Gabriels Center in its skilled and assisted living components. These materials become the property of Gabriels Center. Gabriels Center agrees to limit their use solely to these levels of care as currently configured. Gabriels Center agrees not to sell or distribute the materials to any other component or entity. Gabriels Center agrees to obtain Consultant's permission to use the materials in any other manner. The consultant retains the right to use the same or similar materials without facility identification. Responsibilities: Consultant will review the health information services and the healthcare documentation practices of the skilled care, assisted living, and personal care components of Gabriels Center. Consultant will make at least quarterly site visits and remain available by telephone and/or electronic messaging. The specific duties are listed in the attached Key Activities of the Health Information Consultant. Consultant will make formal, oral reports to the chief executive officer or designate at the conclusion of each quarter at a mutually agreed-on time and date. A formal, written report shall be filed within five working days of the conclusion of the quarter. One interim written report per quarter shall be made at a mutually agreed-on date. Entire Agreement: This is the full and entire agreement as stated in these terms and signed by both parties on the date listed below. This agreement may be amended in writing with both parties signing and dating the acceptance of the changes