Skills

Benefits

Functional Areas

Patient Interaction:

Responsible to ensure documentation with charts are complete including but not limited to signed consents and blood work one day in advance of procedure.
Responsible for all Pre-Procedure / verification activities including but not limited to patient admission and preparation for procedure.
Counsels, educates, and coordinates patient discharge and documents activities within medical record
Manages a caseload of patients in the follow up after procedures to ensure patient’s physical and emotional heath is stable. Any concerns need to be documented and provided to physician.
Communicates physician orders and instructions.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional and psychological support to patients and patients’ families.
Assures quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards; follows physician practice and nursing division philosophies, as well as standards of care set by the state and other governing agency regulations.
Continually reviews operating policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Clinical/Technical:

Performs routine patient assessment as needed (height, weight, vital signs, phlebotomy, etc.).
Assists physicians with IV insertion and all procedures performed in the operating room either in ACLS or scrub capacity.
Assists in post anesthetic care of patients.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations ensuring crash cart medications are maintained
Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Ensures operation of equipment by following manufacturer’s instructions. Reports problems or malfunctions to appropriate staff member.
Ensure uninterrupted delivery of linens and all other supplies.

Team Communication:

Oversees all quality assurance initiatives including but not limited to infection control and autoclaving of instruments.
Provides appropriate documentation of patient care via ABLEMED and other forms as needed.
Covers weekends and holidays as assigned.
Attends meetings as assigned; communicates issues where appropriate.
Cooperates, interfaces and works independently to assure the program goals are achieved.

Experience / Position Requirements

Education and Experience:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.
Knowledge of office procedures and office machines (i.e. computer, fax, copier, etc.).
Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to communicate accurately and concisely.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently to manage a caseload of patients.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $34.00-$38.00 per hour

Benefits:

Application question(s):

This position is a shared position between our Mississauga & Oakville clinic - Candidate would be required to cover at our Oakville clinic (1 in 3 weeks). Candidate would also be required to work 2 weekends a month. Are you comfortable with this?

Experience:

Licence/Certification:

Work Location: In person