Coordinator – Cardiac Device Specialist – Registered Nurse – Clinic – McLaren Careers

Department

: Cardiac Device Specialist – Registered Nurse – Clinic – MGL Cardiovascular Associates

Daily Work Times:

8:00am-4:30pm

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours:

80

Phone calls answering patient questions/concerns

Send out referral letters to referring doctors through AllScripts

Mail out device check letters to referring doctors

Assist with scheduling procedures and arranging preop testing

Follow up on laboratory values

Managing coumadin clinic, reviewing INR results and adjusting warfarin dosing per protcol

Communicate with physician or NP about patient problems or issues

Patient education regarding anticoagulation, antiarrhythmic drugs, and/or cardiac devicesPhone calls answering patient questions/concerns

Send out referral letters to referring doctors through AllScripts

Mail out device check letters to referring doctors

Assist with scheduling procedures and arranging preop testing

Follow up on laboratory values

Managing coumadin clinic, reviewing INR results and adjusting warfarin dosing per protcol

Communicate with physician or NP about patient problems or issues

Patient education regarding anticoagulation, antiarrhythmic drugs, and/or cardiac devicesPhone calls answering patient questions/concerns

Send out referral letters to referring doctors through AllScripts

Mail out device check letters to referring doctors

Assist with scheduling procedures and arranging preop testing

Follow up on laboratory values

Managing coumadin clinic, reviewing INR results and adjusting warfarin dosing per protcol

Communicate with physician or NP about patient problems or issues

Patient education regarding anticoagulation, antiarrhythmic drugs, and/or cardiac devices

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for responding to pre and post-op phone calls from patients regarding concerns/questions.

2. Sends out referral letters to referring doctors through AllScripts.

3. Mails out device check letters to referring doctors.

4. Assists with scheduling procedures and arranging pre-op testing; follows up on lab values.

5. Manages Coumadin clinic, reviewing INR results and adjusting warfarin dosing per protocol.

Qualifications:

Required:

High School Diploma or GED

Current State of Michigan RN License

Minimum of

five years recent work experience working with cardiac device management in a hospital or physician’s office

Minimum of 1 1/2 years of specialized training in cardiac device management and interrogation techniques

BLS card from AHA required before start date (valid at least 60 days beyond start date)

Preferred:

Ten years of experience in cardiac device management/pacemaker clinic highly desired