Cardiology Assistant

DCH Health System • Tuscaloosa, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the Cardiology Assistant performs clerical duties for the unit and provides routine patient-care services, including patient transport and cleaning. The role supports patients during admission and discharge, helps prepare rooms and patient areas, maintains a clean and safe department, and reports observed changes in patients’ conditions or behavior. The position also follows DCH policies and safety procedures, supports emergency response, and contributes to patient, visitor, and employee safety.

Requirements

• Must be able to read and write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Must have normal hearing and vision, or corrected hearing and vision within normal range.
• Must tolerate prolonged standing and walking.
• Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to push a stretcher or wheelchair carrying an average adult patient.
• Must be able to frequently stoop and occasionally crouch, crawl, or kneel; reach reasonable distances in any direction; and run in emergency situations.
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and perceive temperature, texture, shape, and size with fingertips.
• Must be able to wear common protective or safety equipment and may be exposed to human body fluids, disease, infection, laboratory chemicals, and hazardous materials.
• Must be able to interact with patients, physicians, coworkers, team members, and visitors, including potentially angry or aggressive individuals, and request assistance from a more qualified person when needed.
• Must be able to communicate by electronic mail, face to face, telephone, and letters or memoranda, and may be responsible for answering the department telephone as a team member.

Nice To Haves

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare rooms, patient areas, and stretchers for receiving patients.
• Assist patients with admission and discharge procedures.
• Help patients handle and care for clothing and personal property, including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, and prosthetic devices.
• Transport patients to and from the department when requested.
• Report and, when appropriate, record changes in patient condition or behavior and unusual incidents.
• Follow safety precautions for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, particularly during transportation.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment by emptying trash receptacles and laundry hampers, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning tables and attachments, replacing table sheets, monitoring department receptacles, emptying dirty linen carts as needed, and monitoring general cleanliness.
• Attend assigned in-service education programs to learn about treatments, procedures, and developmental skills.
• Meet departmental quality and safety performance expectations.
• Perform duties according to DCH policies, procedures, and organizational requirements.
• Use relevant information and sound judgment to select appropriate courses of action.
• Maintain a neat, clean, professional appearance in accordance with DCH and department dress codes.
• Respond and assist with CPR, Code 10, fire, and disaster situations according to hospital policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Properly identify patients at all stages of care.
• Meet performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards outlined in performance evaluations.
• Comply with Employee Handbook requirements, DCH Behavioral Standards, and DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• Perform essential duties in a manner that protects the safety of patients, visitors, and employees; identify unsafe practices and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards.
• Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED