Part Time Telemedicine Coordinator Assistant
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Site
La Verendrye General Hospital
Department
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services
Status
Part-time
Salary Scale
$37.66/hr to $39.01/hr
POSITION (Title)
Part Time Telemedicine Coordinator Assistant
Department/Service Area
Therapeutic Services
Site
La Verendrye General Hospital
REPORTS TO (Title)
Director of Therapeutic Services
Qualifications/Experience
- Graduate of a Registered Practical Nursing Program and current Certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) Clinical Telemedicine Certification; preferred
- Current CPR
- Minimum 3 years Registered Practical Nursing Experience, telemedicine experience considered an asset
- Experience in education, training and supervision
- Experience working with physicians and other healthcare professionals
- Exhibits the ability and competence to work with all computer systems, applications and new technology
- Demonstrated assessment skills
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills including distinguished verbal communication abilities
- Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of external stakeholders and OTN staff
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Flexibility to respond to a fluctuating workload and a changing environment
- Promotes opportunities for the use of telemedicine
- Dependable, competent and continued ability to carry out responsibilities
- Familiar with Occupational Health & Safety Workers’ rights and responsibilities
- Physically capable of performing the essential duties of the job.
Basic Reponsibilities
- Assist the telemedicine coordinator with the development, delivery and monitoring of high-quality organizational telemedicine initiatives for the corporation.
- Promote the use of telemedicine to healthcare professionals, patients and the community on behalf of the corporation.
- Monitor the day-to-day function of patient appointments in the Telemedicine Units.
- Assist the telemedicine coordinator with ongoing clinical videoconferencing activities and associated administrative processes including scheduling and supervision of telemedicine service delivery.
- Maintain current knowledge base with respect to the field of telemedicine and telemedicine activities.
Patient Care:
- Maintains CNO Standards of Practice
- Follows policies and procedures as set out by the corporation
- Maintains competence in all clinical skills pertaining to his/her areas of work
- Promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to client and family-centred care
- Facilitates patient/family education
- Communicates effectively with all providers of care
- Utilizes the Nursing Process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care on an ongoing basis. Co-ordinates planning of individual care plans with all disciplines and care providers
- Maintains the patients medical record
- Preserves confidentiality of all clients
- Acts as a client advocate, respecting the dignity, worth and rights of each individual receiving telemedicine services
Patient Safety
- Anticipate changes in the patient’s condition and the likely need for support or medical assistance
- Adhere to accepted standards of care
- Adopt an attitude of mindfulness and hazard awareness
- Adhere to protocols and guidelines related to patient care and assessment
- Recognize, respond, and report adverse events
- Communicate effectively for patient safety
Health And Safety
- Follows safe work practices
- Reports any unsafe conditions
- Promotes and maintains a safe and healthy working environment
- Evaluates work procedures and environments to identify potential hazards and ensures adequate controls are in place
Human Resources
- Participates in the orientation process and may assist with mentorship, additional skills training for co-workers where requested
- Provides supervision of and/or mentorship of RPN’s facilitating telemedicine as delegated
- Will cover vacation requests received by telemedicine coordinator, as well as days when additional assistance is required
Community Partners & Resources
- Participates in Regional Telemedicine activities as delegated
- Has knowledge of and collaborates with other community organizations and services to improve client care or provide continuing care
- Has a good working relationship with Regional Telehealth staff, physicians and Telehealth specialists. Collaborates to provide optimal utilization of services to provide the highest levels of care
- Cooperates with other agencies in education regarding services and care available in the community
Quality Improvement
- Participates in the hospital accreditation process and quality improvement initiatives
Equipment
- Provides input into plans for purchase of telemedicine equipment
- Ensures adequate supplies and equipment are available for daily patient care
- Ensures he/she is appropriately educated in the use of all equipment prior to using and cares for all equipment
- Initiates and follows up with maintenance and/or repairs of equipment as necessaryReports any equipment problems/failure to the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) Help Desk
- Develop expertise in the use and care of Telemedicine equipment
Other Activities
- Participates on teams/committees within the organization as requested/required
- Support regular nurse participation in OTN training sessions, monthly meetings, and in the development and sharing of telemedicine best practices, support program monitoring and evaluation activities with OTN partners and/or the LHIN
- Collection and reporting of required monthly telemedicine statistics and workload for the corporation
Conditions Of Employment
- Human Resource Policies
- Satisfactory vulnerable sector screening
- Department Policies
- Corporation Policies