Cardiovascular Program Assistant

The Cardiovascular Program Assistant is a skilled allied health professional who is responsible for screening and analyzing data that profiles the appropriateness, utilization, quality, and outcomes of patient care. In this role you will perform concurrent and retrospective reviews of the Catheterization Lab schedule, electronic health record and cardiovascular digital health platform to identify high risk patients and track cardiovascular referrals.
 
WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
 
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Assist in the growth of the cardiovascular program through the identification of eligible patients and increasing appropriate referrals using the cardiovascular digital health program.
• Schedule appointments, tests, and catheterization lab and interventional radiology procedures in person or by phone, using Electronic Health Record; coordinate external vendors, multiple physicians, including anesthesia support as required.
• Balance the catheterization lab schedule to maximize cases and support the need for elective cases and add on cases daily. Proactively works to fill cancelled procedure slots.
• Communicate with all appropriate parties to include physicians, cardiovascular leaders, office and hospital staff to ensure that the cardiovascular digital health platform objectives, scope, and expected deliverables are understood and to facilitate managing provider outreach.
• Provide education and training to providers and staff related to the cardiovascular digital health platform functionality.
  On-board staff onto the cardiovascular digital health platform.  
• Provide system administration support in the form of managing, monitoring and troubleshooting the system.
• 3 days a week 8AM-4:30PM

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required Associate's Degree Allied Health Profession
• 3 years Healthcare/Patient Care Required
• 1 year Experience in Specialty for Service Line (Cardiology) Preferred
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site,