Ambulatory Clinic Medical Assistant/ LPN
About The Position
The ambulatory clinic licensed practical nurse (LPN) uses the nursing process to coordinate an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. The LPN promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and team members, and providing physical and psychological support to patients and their families. The role practices within the boundaries of the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards, and organizational and departmental policies and procedures. The position includes greeting and preparing patients for examinations or procedures; recording health histories; obtaining vital signs and required screenings; administering medications as ordered; observing and reporting patients’ conditions and reactions to treatments; and assisting physicians or advanced practice providers with treatment, examinations, and testing. It also involves maintaining accurate patient records, coordinating tests and referrals, handling specimens and results, supporting patient follow-up, and completing forms as appropriate. Duties may vary by department or unit, and other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited licensed practical nurse program.
- High school graduate.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) multistate license through the State Board of Nursing in Kansas and/or Missouri, depending on work location; must be in good standing in the state where the employee lives.
- Staff hired before February 1, 2024, must obtain a multistate LPN license from their state of residence at their next LPN license renewal, by March 31, 2026.
- Basic computer skills.
- Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Previous medical office experience.
Responsibilities
- Greet patients and prepare them for examinations or procedures.
- Record patients’ health histories and note abnormal conditions for the physician.
- Obtain vital signs and perform required screenings.
- Safely administer ordered intramuscular, subcutaneous, and oral medications in accordance with nursing standards.
- Observe, record, and report patients’ conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to physicians.
- Prepare supplies and equipment and assist physicians or advanced practice providers during treatments, examinations, and testing.
- Ensure patient chart entries are accurate and timely, and forward charts as appropriate.
- Assist with scheduling tests and treatments.
- Arrange specialist referrals and obtain pre-authorizations when directed by the provider.
- Collect, document, and deliver laboratory specimens; obtain laboratory results and other reports and enter them in the EMR when needed.
- Notify patients of test results and follow-up appointments.
- Refer patients to an RN or physician for education.
- Review medications, treatments, and after-visit instructions with patients and families.
- Respond to and screen telephone calls for referral to an RN or physician.
- Coordinate pre-visit planning by reviewing EMR patient history and proactively ordering labs and other tests under approved clinic protocols.
- Complete forms such as FMLA, DME, and Home Health orders, and obtain physician signatures as appropriate.
- Perform the professional, clinical, and technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
