Certified Medical Assistant OR Licensed Practical Nurse - Rheumatology - MUSCP

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

About The Position

Responsible for providing quality patient care under the direction of a physician or licensed healthcare provider in a clinical practice. The role includes rooming patients, taking vital signs and health histories, documenting in an electronic medical record, administering injections, and assisting with minor procedures. The position maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other relevant information; documents test and examination results; and communicates the plan of care to patients, including developing patient education materials when needed. It also supports timely patient flow, scheduling appointments and referrals, screening patients, and providing education relevant to diagnoses and treatment. The employee maintains exam-room supplies, instruments, cleanliness, and clinical/laboratory equipment, including required calibration, cleaning, maintenance, and documentation. The role observes and reports patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and reactions to medications and treatments; triages patients and phone calls; communicates with physicians; calls in orders as directed; instructs patients; monitors and distributes medications, samples, and controlled substances; and assists with examinations, procedures, treatments, sample collection, and tests.

Requirements

For the Certified Medical Assistant pathway: high school diploma or equivalent.
For the Certified Medical Assistant pathway: completion of an accredited medical assisting program.
For the Certified Medical Assistant pathway: certification through an accepted organization, including AMT, AAMA, NHA, MedCA, NAHP, or NCCT, with the applicable medical assistant credential.
For either pathway: current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
For the Licensed Practical Nurse pathway: graduation from an accredited practical nurse program.
For the Licensed Practical Nurse pathway: licensure as an LPN in South Carolina or a compact state.
Meet the stated physical requirements, including the ability to perform work while standing, walking, and sitting; bend, kneel, climb stairs, reach, use both hands and legs, and perform repetitive motions.
Be physically qualified for respirator use initially and as required.
Maintain corrected 20/40 vision and be able to recognize objects both close at hand and at a distance.
Work in a latex-safe environment and indoors.
Frequently lift, lower, push, pull, or carry objects weighing approximately 50 pounds unassisted, exert up to 50 pounds of force, and lift 25 pounds from 36 inches to overhead.

Nice To Haves

One year of patient care experience is preferred for the Certified Medical Assistant pathway.

Responsibilities

Provide quality patient care under the direction of a physician or licensed healthcare provider.
Room patients and obtain vital signs and health histories.
Document patient information and test and examination results in the electronic medical record and other records.
Communicate the plan of care to patients and provide patient education as appropriate.
Calibrate, clean, and maintain clinical and laboratory equipment as required, and document the work.
Maintain exam-room supplies, instruments, and the cleanliness of the patient-care environment.
Support timely patient flow and assist with scheduling appointments and referrals based on urgency and availability.
Screen patients and provide education appropriate to their diagnosis and treatment.
Observe, record, and report patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and reactions to medications and treatments.
Respond to and triage phone calls; communicate with physicians and call in orders as directed.
Instruct patients regarding treatment and medication as ordered by a physician.
Monitor and distribute medication, including samples and controlled substances.
Triage patients and prepare them for physician examinations and procedures.
Assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments.
Instruct patients in the collection of samples and performance of tests.
Administer prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by a physician.