Team Leader Cardiovascular

Join our Team

We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional health care partner in our community.

Benefits

We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:

• Flexible schedules for work-life balance
• Paid time off accrues on day one for part and full time employees
• Get up to 50% of earned wages with Payactiv - access to the money you worked for, but haven't been paid yet
• Earn While You Learn – Deaconess offers tuition reimbursement for many healthcare opportunities, STEP UP program will pay your normal wages for time spent in enrolled class hours for up to 18 hours per week for approved programs. Educational Assistance up to $5.250.00 per calendar year while enrolled in undergraduate or graduate classes.
• Tuition.io – Deaconess offers access to a full suite of tools to help manage and educate with student loans and expenses. One on one student loan coaching via email, chat or calls.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Outstanding Referral Programs
• Pet Insurance Available
• Medical Premium Assistance of up to 20% is available for eligible full time employees.
• Wellness Incentives for full & part-time employee to reduce cost of insurance premium by $33.93 (and $11.30 for spouse, if applicable)
• Onsite children’s care centers (Infant through Pre-K) at various locations
• Free access to 2 Fitness Centers, located at Midtown and Eagle Crest.
• Deaconess RN on Call is available for employees 24/7/365 to speak to an RN
• Automatic enrollment in a 401K plan at 3% pre-tax contribution with an outstanding employer matching program
• Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses
• Career advancement opportunities

You will play a critical role in continuing the healing mission of Deaconess

• For a fourth year in a row, Deaconess has been named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, placing Deaconess’ clinical quality in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation. Deaconess is also the only hospital in Indiana to receive this ranking for four consecutive years.
• Deaconess was once again named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers 2023. This award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The list includes 500 large employers and 500 mid-sized employers. On the large employer list, Deaconess placed 119th overall and 26th among health care organizations.

SUMMARY OF THE JOB

The Team Lead I will assist the Practice Manager to assure all Deaconess Heart Group providers and clinical staff meet licensing and regulatory standards of Deaconess Health System. The Team Lead I is responsible for the leadership, coordination and management of the daily operations of clinical personnel of the department they are over. The Team Lead I assures that the practice functions efficiently to support the physicians and/or midlevel providers in providing safe and compassionate patient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (50%)

Job Duties include the following:

• The Team Lead I must be able to demonstrate knowledge of growth and development to provide patient care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• The Team Lead I must be able to successfully demonstrate the staff requirements as specified in the department’s competencies and Scope of Service (if applicable) and meet/exceed standards as identified below and meet the requirements of the applicable state Nurse Practice Act.
• Provides accurate and timely procedure scheduling with minimal errors.
• Confers with the patient and physician regarding scheduling priorities for acute and routine visits.
• Maintains an adequate number of supplies in each exam room.
• Restocks department supplies, monitors supply usage, and requests to have supplies reordered in a timely manner.
• Maintains daily control logs for Compliance including but not limited to daily refrigerator/freezer temperatures, waive testing controls, and daily disinfecting of exam tables, work surfaces and equipment.
• Adheres to all policies for compliance with ISDH, OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, HFAP and any other appropriate regulatory agencies.
• Utilizes universal precautions in handling infectious/hazardous waste material.
• Maintains current knowledge base and stays current with healthcare trends by reading professional journals/literature, attending CMEs, and completing all required Web Inservice’s, and seminar/conference attendance as approved by the Practice Manager.
• Reads and replies to e-mails in a timely manner.
• Attends staff and other meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with Standards of Employee Conduct as specified by Policy 45-19.
• Maintains astute physical assessment skills of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems
• Utilizes nursing judgement to determine severity of patient problems, responding to urgent situations and determining what interventions are needed to assist the patient consulting with MD or mid-level as indicated.
• Responsible for communications with referring physicians and other providers.
• Communicates with hospital-based staff to assure effective, efficient care to the patient, providing excellent transitions of care to the ambulatory setting.

Additional Administrative Duties

• Performs initial staff interviews, including administration when necessary.
• Follows Deaconess Health System and DSP P&Ps and counsels’ staff, consulting Human Resources as necessary.
• Maintains staff schedule ensuring adequate coverage for clinic operations.
• Maintains employee payroll in DHS timekeeping system.
• Performs employee competencies at the introductory evaluation period and annually thereafter.
• Completes introductory and annual evaluations in DHS performance manager system according to health system policy.
• Conducts staff meetings with departmental area.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Job Requirements & Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must clearly demonstrate each of the competencies listed above. The education/experience, certifications, skills, physical demands, and work environment described below further define requirements associated with this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

• Five years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Cardiac experience preferred, not required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current CPR Certification

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret references, technical procedures/protocols, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and other forms of correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present verbal and/or written information and respond to questions.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplications, division, fractions, percentages and proportions, to calculate dosages, amounts and volumes.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills

• Requires computer and systems competency in the following areas enters data, retrieves data, assembles and organizes data, use and analyzes data, integrates diverse sources of data.
• The ability to learn and use the provided electronic health record system within a reasonable amount of time, as designated by the Practice Manager.

Other skills, ability or knowledge

• Skill in exercising initiative, judgement, problem solving, and decision-making.
• Skill in developing and maintaining effective relationships with employees, managers, physicians, patients, and the public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms; the employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, independently moves or lifts up to 50 pounds, or up to 10 pounds when performing a phone COA role. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and infectious diseases that require following established precautionary measures. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, aggressive individuals, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Mental and Emotional

There are mental and emotional requirements of all positions working in a health care setting due to the nature of the services provided. The requirements include handling multiple priorities, making decisions under pressure, working in close proximity to others and/or in a distracted environment, managing anger/fear/hostility, managing stress appropriately, working with others effectively, and working alone effectively.

Compliance and Regulatory
All employees are required to comply with all laws, regulatory guidelines, and health care policies. This included, but is not limited to federal, state, and local laws, State Department of Health (ISDH), Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), The Joint Commission, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Deaconess Policies and Procedures

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