Mechanical Assistant Device Coordinator

Inova Health; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Job summary

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a Mechanical Assistant Device Coordinator to join the team in a full-time role with standard office hours. The incumbent will educate VAD patients and families, work with an interdisciplinary team, and support data collection and quality initiatives related to implanted devices.

Minimum qualifications include a BSN, three years of critical care experience, and Virginia RN licensure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Three years of clinical experience in critical care.
• Virginia RN license required.

Responsibilities

• Educates VAD patients, families and healthcare providers; collaborate with interdisciplinary team to achieve VAD outcomes.
• Performs comprehensive assessments to identify priority care needs and coordinates with healthcare team to address issues.
• Collects data for hospital, FDA and other regulatory bodies related to implanted devices.
• Participates in VAD quality improvement and assists with protocol development and revision, maintains EMR data entry and validation.
• Collaborates with research department to ensure validity of INTERMACS registry data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Critical care experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Tools

Job description

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated

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: offeringup 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.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.