CMA/LPN/RN - Nephrology

Medical Associates • Dubuque, IA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Medical Associates is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant, LPN, or RN to join our growing team in our Nephrology department at the East Campus! As a Nephrology team member, you will be working closely together with the clinical team and play multiple roles including assisting with injections, managing triage, and providing direct patient care.

Requirements

• Outstanding communication and teamwork skills
• Hard-working and self-motivated, conduct themselves professionally at all times.
• Equivalent to a two-year college degree or completion of a specialized course of study or certification at a business or trade school.
• Certification of Medical Assistant or valid LPN/RN required.
• A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact.
• Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or is usually of a personal or sensitive nature.
• Work may involve motivating or influencing others.
• Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary.
• Keyboarding skills and use of electronic equipment.
• Use and operate a wide variety of diagnostic and medical equipment.
• Use personal protection safety equipment including gloves, lab coats, gowns, goggles, and face masks/shields.
• Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction.
• Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction.
• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds force constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

• No previous Nephrology experience required - we will train you!
• Nephrology background preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collect pertinent patient health care data, diagnostic testing, treatments, and review medical records and confer with physician/mid-level providers to ensure patient needs are met.
• General office duties such as obtaining and updating patient demographic and insurance information, accepting payment and co pays, scheduling and coordinating multiple appointment and creating lab orders.
• Collaborate with health care team according to plan of care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, co-workers, and others.
• Promote patient wellness and provide patient education.
• Document care provided, including but not limited to: interventions, medication, patient education, and assist with integrity of the medical record.
• Facilitate reimbursement of services provided, including but not limited to: charge tickets, referrals, and insurance requirements.
• Maintain an office environment that is safe, neat, organized, and supplied with necessary equipment, instruments, supplies, and educational materials.
• Ensure equipment is functioning safely and properly.
• Perform cleaning and maintenance of equipment according to guidelines.
• Demonstrate flexibility in performing other additional duties of patient care.
• Provide input for devising systems to improve quality and efficiency of patient care and workflow.
• Participate in required meetings.
• Complete all other assigned projects and duties.

Benefits

• Single or Family Health Insurance with discounted premium rates for wellness program participation.
• 401k with immediate matching (50% on the dollar up to 7% of pay + additional annual Profit Sharing)
• Flexible Paid Time Off Program (24 days off/year)
• Medical and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Life insurance, Long Term Disability Coverage, Short Term Disability Coverage, Dental Insurance, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree