Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Cardiology

Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant (OCCA) - Cardiology Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida's Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the dian River Hospital offers patients advanced diagnosis, innovative treatments and comprehensive management of cardiovascular diseases. Our structural and interventional cardiologists have years of experience performing complicated interventional cardiology procedures to treat complex heart and vascular conditions, from angina (chest pain) to more serious conditions such as heart attack and mini stroke.A caregiver in this position works 8:00AM - 4:30PM or 8:30AM - 5:00PM. A caregiver who excels in this role will:Obtain vital signs, height and weight as directed.Collect patient specimens and prepare specimens appropriately for transport to labs.Prepare patients for exams, tests and special procedures and assist with exams and treatments as plete the rooming process, including review of medications, updating allergies, identifying pain level and asking regulatory screening questions.Identify, document and report changes to an RN and or MD.Assist with indirect patient care.Perform patient treatments as directed, including applying heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes and measuring, applying, changing and removing casts, braces and splints.Repair casts and apply and instruct patients in the use of DME.Remove dressings, sutures, & staples.Stock supplies and linens as applicable.Clean and restock dressing supply carts, check emergency carts and empty needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.Assist in regulatory and safety monitoring and compliance audits as itiate CPR and other emergency measures as required.Perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:A high school diploma or GED.Understanding of human anatomy, basic patient care activities and math.If not already obtained, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) is required within the new hire period.One year of recent healthcare experience in a hospital or ambulatory, homecare, assisted living, nursing home or long-term care setting.Additional formal training/education may substitute some or all of the required experience.Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:Proficiency in the use of an electronic medical record.Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: Physical Requirements:Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting.Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.Personal Protective Equipment:Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.