What are the responsibilities and job description for the Device Clinic Specialist - RN position at Augusta Health?
The Device Clinic Specialist works in a highly specialized area that encompasses pacemakers, defibrillators, loop recorders and remote monitors. Position is Monday – Friday.
Daily Responsibilities
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.
About Augusta Health
Augusta Health opened in 1994 to continue a tradition of personalized care with small-town hospitality that began with predecessor hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro. Today, our highly trained physicians and staff use state-of-the-art technology to provide top quality care with warmth and compassion. We offer many amenities so patients and families can be comfortable and close during difficult times Quick Stats for 2022 255 beds 225 active medical staff 2,450 employees 50 volunteers 74 hospice volunteers 59,573 emergency visits 10,324 admissions 892 babies delivered 549 new cancer patients 585,703 outpatient visits to Augusta Medical Group clinics 293,795 other Outpatient Registrations (this includes Home Health, Laboratory, Outpatient Surgery, Imaging, etc.) 61,166 Urgent Care Visits
Daily Responsibilities
- Require time in the device clinic as well as in hospital device checks.
- Participates in the management of the device clinic's equipment and supplies.
- Functions as a resource regarding device/CRM issues.
- Encourages other staff members to develop and expand their CRM knowledge and skills.
- Participates in the department's QI processes.
- Works collaboratively with other departments to solve issues related to patient care, particularly when related to CRM issues.
- Educates patients and their families regarding device function and appropriate response to alarm conditions or other changes in device operation.
- Complete patient documentation in a timely manner.
- Helps maintain the device clinic schedule and patient database to provide optimal patient care and maximize productivity.
- Works closely with department management to ensure patient satisfaction is as high as possible as well as financial success.
- Associate's Degree
- Current BLS certification
- ACLS within 6 months of employment
- Cardiac experience and cardiac rhythm interpretation required, one year.
- IBHRE certification
- RN licensure
- Previous device clinic experience.
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.
About Augusta Health
Augusta Health opened in 1994 to continue a tradition of personalized care with small-town hospitality that began with predecessor hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro. Today, our highly trained physicians and staff use state-of-the-art technology to provide top quality care with warmth and compassion. We offer many amenities so patients and families can be comfortable and close during difficult times Quick Stats for 2022 255 beds 225 active medical staff 2,450 employees 50 volunteers 74 hospice volunteers 59,573 emergency visits 10,324 admissions 892 babies delivered 549 new cancer patients 585,703 outpatient visits to Augusta Medical Group clinics 293,795 other Outpatient Registrations (this includes Home Health, Laboratory, Outpatient Surgery, Imaging, etc.) 61,166 Urgent Care Visits
