About this opportunity
Inova Health System lists this Mechanical Assistant Device Coordinator opportunity in falls church, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Mechanical Assistant Device Coordinator to join the team. This role will be full-time, Monday-Friday, Regular Office Hours (7:00/8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off and paid parental leave.
Mechanical Assistant Device Coordinator Job Responsibilities:
Educates Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) patients, families and healthcare providers. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and incorporates their expertise to achieve quality VAD patient outcomes. Plans, implements and evaluates formal/informal VAD education regarding all aspects of care for the patient, family, caregivers and community healthcare providers.
Performs and documents detailed history and comprehensive physical and psychological exams of patients to identify priority care needs. Continually assesses patient needs and dynamically collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to address actual/potential problems.
Incorporates data and information to continuously improve care and practice. Collects data required by the hospital, the FDA and other regulatory bodies related to implanted devices.
Participates in VAD quality improvement initiatives and assists with process/protocol development and revision. Maintains electronic medical record data entry, review and validation of all data for patient caseloads.
Collaborates with the research department to ensure validity of INTERMACS registry data.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing.
Experience: Three years of clinical experience in critical care.
Licensure: Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.
Preferred Qualifications :
Experience: critical care or med-surg (CVICU, CICU, transplant, ECMO, AHF, cardiac step down, cardiac me/surg) with heart transplant & heart devices.
Who can apply
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