The Opportunity
This position works remotely in the Abbott Heart Failure, Acelis Connected Health business. Our Heart Failure solutions are helping address some of the World’s greatest healthcare challenges.
As the VAD Clinical Specialist, you’ll have the chance to work with hospitals and account executives promoting our remote patient monitoring services and digital platform through clinical / workflow discussions.
Principle Responsibilities
The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job, but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
- Participates in development opportunities and on-going training.
- Facilitates implementation of digital solutions to hospitals / clinics.
- Provides clinical peer to peer consulting services through workflow analysis / value mapping to new and existing accounts identified by sales team and facilitates workflow optimization through implementation of data management tools in collaboration with sales team.
- Provides onsite support for VADWatch (eRx, Remote Patient Monitoring and Inventory Manager) go-lives and on-going training support to clinical staff as needed.
- Provides ongoing clinical support and education to sales team members.
- Participate with sales team in key meetings with customer decision makers (C-suite) to review the plan of action to promote growth of our digital solutions.
- Supports and engages in the development of corporate partners’ products and services.
- Participate and become proficient in high level sales training and strategy.
- Consults and contributes on new product / service development. Shares insights into processes and training materials that support best practices.
- May assist in gathering evidence for clinical studies.
- Keeps abreast of new developments, approaches, drugs, or information related to core business and disseminates that information to the appropriate departments.
- Travel up to 50-75% within geographic area.
- Provides coverage of key accounts during vacancies in sales territories for continuity of care for our customers.
- Receives and directs communication to all relevant team members on a routine basis.
- Provides mileage and expense reports as requied.
- Documents calls, meetings, and ongoing account information in SalesForce.com.
- Participates in on-going education independently and as requested by Acelis Connected Health.
- Performs other activities as requested by management.
Required Qualifications
- RN with Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, or equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
- Minimum of five years nursing experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Anticoagulation, heart failure, cardiac device, or nursing education background preferred.
- Experience as a hospital VAD Coordinator
- Continued self improvement courses & seminars as related to the position.
- Detail Oriented
- Organization / Time Management Skills
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Intermediate Computer / Software Skills
- Communication & Writing Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Human Relationship skills
- 50-75% travel required
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to work at a computer workstation for extended periods of time
- Must be willing to travel within geographical territory