Medical Assistant / LPN

Hours:

• Full time 40 hours / week M-F (Open to 5 x 8's or 4x10's - flexible on day off)

Must Haves:

• MA diploma or LPN license
• Ability to be a team player and strong communicator

Day to Day Activities:

• Perform assigned clinical tasks under the direction of a physician or other providers including: administer medications, injections, and immunizations, spirometry, tympanometry, apply minor dressings and splints, connect patients to portable monitors e.g. pulse oximetry, nebulization, glucose monitoring, and urethral catheterization and other clinical duties as delegated within the Medical Assistant scope of practice
• Set up for and provide direct assistance to physicians and other licensed care providers with medical examinations and procedures including: colposcopy, flex sigmoidoscopy, minor surgery
• Perform specimen collection including: blood draws, sputum samples and urine samples
• Perform hearing and vision screens and developmental testing
• Review patient information as required by the rooming process and competently enter information into the patient medical record
• Perform basic patient care activities including: place patients in rooms, take and chart vital signs
• Perform assigned clinical tasks under the direction of a provider or a registered nurse including: administer and dispense medications and immunizations
• Contribute to the initial and ongoing assessment of patients
• Obtain patient information and medical history including current medications, allergies, chief complaint, and immunization schedule
• Under the direction of a registered nurse, provide patient education from standardized teaching plans
• Transcribe orders, maintain telephone communication, and call prescription refills as directed by providers