Department Asst Jobs

Department Assistant, Medical Oncology Blount office

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

(Monday-Friday, no weekends. Hours are 8-430).

The healthcare professionals at Thompson Oncology Group are leaders in cancer care. Our physicians have access to proven drug-based treatments and the latest clinical trial medicines to assure each patient receives the most effective treatment. Locations include Knoxville, Maryville, Morristown, Oak Ridge, Sevierville, Harriman, and Lenoir City.

For more information visit https//www.thompsoncancer.com/ .

Position Summary Performs a full range of secretarial and administrative duties for a specific department or unit. Requires clerical training or experience and some knowledge of the unit's operational procedures. May perform departmental support functions such as processing payroll, enter data into information systems, or other duties similar in nature. Primary duties include, but not limited to answering phones, coordinating appointments with insurance authorization approvals.

If you have any questions please contact Recruiter Kimberlin Woods || 865-374-5403 || [email protected]

• Maintains department files and records for budget reports, invoices and time sheets.
• Acts as receptionist, answers telephones, route callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Serves as inter-departmental communication resource.
• Type correspondence, reports, memoranda and special projects as requested.
• Receives mail and routes appropriately.
• Maintains and orders office supplies.
• May make travel and lodging arrangements for the department, through travel agency and maintains appropriate records.

Minimum Education None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience One (1) to two (2) years clerical/administrative experience. Experience using word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (Excel) and presentation (PowerPoint) software.

Licensure Requirements None.

Patient Care Assistant, Cardiology Unit

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift

Parkwest Overview

Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. For 2020-21 Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee.

Cardiology Unit

This is a Cardiac Telemetry unit that cares for cardiac, pulmonary and renal patients; ranging from cardiac drips, various forms of oxygen delivery methods including stable tracheostomy patients (no ventilator patients) and hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis patients. Earlier this year we moved into our new, larger department, increasing our capacity. The population on the unit is highly varied from self-care patients requiring a work-up on an inpatient unit to total care patients. A majority of our patients have at least 2 co-morbidities. The average length of stay is 4 days, some are admitted for less than 24 hours and some will stay with us for 2+ weeks. You will experience, learn and grow in your clinical skills on this unit!!

Position Summary Functions as a direct patient caregiver performing tasks to assist registered nurses. Performs hands-on care, assistance with ADL’s and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader.

If you have any questions please contact Recruiter Jennifer Gordon || 865-374-8107 || [email protected]

• Promptly answer patient call lights and respond to patient requests.
• Help to maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency in providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
• Set up suction equipment and check for proper function.
• Document/maintain patient record as appropriate.
• Checks for proper functioning of equipment at patient bedside
• Provides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; preoperative supportive care; and application/removal of abdominal binders or anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
• Report significant changes in patients' condition to RN.
• Demonstrates ability to perform skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
• Gathers equipment for O2 set up. Checks O2 for connection and proper placement.
• Ambulate patients with oxygen.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ambulate, and assist patients in and out of bed, into wheelchairs and transport when necessary.
• Perform phlebotomy (requires additional training). To include correct labeling using two patient identifiers, maintenance of lab-draw supplies, rotating and restocking.
• Provides morning or evening care, which may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patient, changing bed linen, cleaning over-bed table and bedside stand, straightening room, and other supportive care as needed.
• Attends to nutritional needs of patient which may include distributing meal trays, feeding, filling and passing out water pitchers,
• Empty & clean ostomy bag, per procedure.
• Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressures, weights, heights, and intake-output measurements.
• Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Perform EKG (requires special training).
• Collect urine, stool and sputum specimen as ordered.
• Perform tasks such as ROM, assist with ambulatory devices as specified by the patients' plan of care.
• Assists in maintaining a safe environment, which may include reporting equipment that is out of order, appropriate handling of linen and storing of supplies.
• Employ all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures and proper body mechanics in performance of job.
• Encourage patients to turn, cough, and take deep breaths and to use incentive spirometry as specified by Plan of Care.

Minimum Education None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience None.

Licensure Requirement CPR required