Clinical Associate - 6 West Cardiac Decision Unit - FT

How You’ll Help

Transform Healthcare

Here is an opportunity to thrive and bring your valuable skills to life within a setting known for providing the best quality care to patients. As a clinical associate, you will provide basic clinical services to patients and clerical support to the unit health-care team.

About the Role

6 West (CCDU) is a 24 bed Accredited Chest Pain Unit through the American College of Cardiology. The 24-bed unit provides specialized care and cardiac monitoring for cardiac observation, cardiac procedural patients as well as short stay inpatients such as chest pain, atrial fibrillation, syncope, and NSTEMI. The unit is also a primary unit for Congestive Heart Failure patients.

Shift

Full time, working 7A or 7P shift with every other weekend and rotating holidays

What You’ll Do

• Welcome and assist patients and visitors with registration.
• Absorb patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Coordinate patient flow into/out of area using department/unit specific software and Intranet.
• Schedule patient therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Review medical records for outstanding orders and notify nurses of stat orders and medication changes.
• Clean unit-based equipment and gather supplies needed to operate equipment between patients as needed.
• Transport patients, supplies, specimens, and equipment within the facility.
• Perform unit-based patient care tasks for patients.
• Participate in the sitter process.
• Interact with patients, visitors, physicians, and other health professionals.
• Answer incoming calls via telephone and patient call system. Route calls as needed and take messages.
• Provide scheduling coverage support for department/unit staff scheduling, including backup coverage.
• Operate and maintain general office equipment.
• Order department/unit supplies and equipment and stock/organize supplies.
• Serve as a resource for department/unit software system.
• Maintain cleanliness of waiting and break rooms and perform safety/environmental rounds.
• Assist with maintaining regulatory compliance in unit.

Qualifications

• Education: High school graduate or GED.
• Experience: None.
• Licenses, certifications, and/or registrations: None unless the following: Certified Nursing Assistant is required in the Critical Access Area. AHA BLS-HCP required.

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
Access to our health and wellness app, Personify Health
Discounts on childcare
Continued education and training

Pay

$18.70 - $26.18

Contact

Please note - employee must attend mandatory orientation classes during daytime hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm for the first 2 weeks of employment. All classes require to be in person except for 2 online classes.

For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 800-599-2537, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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