CMA or LPN

Henderson County Rural Health Center DBA Eagle View Community Health System•Oquawka, IL

5d•$17 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

Provides care within parameters of an LPN license or Medical Assisting diploma/certification including various duties under the supervision of a healthcare provider. This role involves patient assessment, directing patient management through triage, assisting with referrals, performing appropriate care in diagnosis and treatment, and maintaining a safe and comfortable patient environment. The position also includes performing all office clinical functions such as preparing patients for exams, answering questions, performing routine laboratory work, administering injections, checking blood pressure, and measuring height and weight. Eliciting and recording medical histories, maintaining clinical records in the electronic health record, assessing vital signs, preparing exam rooms, ordering supplies, performing office laboratory tests, preparing specimens, providing patient follow-up, maintaining cleanliness, performing emergency care and CPR, recording and reporting data, participating in staff meetings and performance improvement programs, and completing medication refills and prior authorizations are also key responsibilities. The role may require working at multiple sites and utilizing Telehealth/Telemedicine.

Requirements

LPN: Graduation from accredited Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program.
MA: Graduated from a comprehensive Medical Assisting program
Educational experiences at a minimum.
Licensure in the State of Illinois as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse or temporary license while awaiting Illinois license.
Requires ability to analyze and interpret a variety of patient signs and symptoms.
Ability to provide patient care to patients with a variety of health care problems.
Ability to successfully obtain blood samples via phlebotomy and capillary sticks.
Ability to accurately prepare and administer patient medications/vaccines via intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections.
Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by start date (Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson).

Nice To Haves

CMA or RMA certification for medical assistant preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Conducts assessment within guidelines established by the Nurse Practice Act or training of a medical assistant.
Directs patient management activities through triage in determining priority need for care and reports findings to provider.
Assists with the referral of patients to hospitals, health care specialists and enabling services; communicates patient health information to designated provider.
Performs appropriate care in assisting the provider in diagnosis and treatment.
Observes and corrects, if possible, environmental factors dealing with comfort and safety of patients.
Performs all office clinical functions including preparing patient for examinations and procedures, answering patient questions, performing routine laboratory work, giving injections, performing blood pressure checks, measuring height and weight, and checking vision.
Elicits and records medical histories maintains clinical records in accordance with facility policies and procedures into the center’s electronic health record.
Assesses and records applicable vital signs and clinical observations into the center’s electronic health record.
Prepares patient exam room and equipment for each appointment.
Provides treatment and assists with office procedures as ordered by the provider.
Orders medical and laboratory supplies; checks medical equipment, completes daily sign-off log.
Performs office laboratory tests in compliance with CiLA regulations.
Prepares specimens to be sent to lab; maintains lab log.
Provided appropriate patient follow-up as ordered by the provider
Maintains cleanliness of all clinical areas, washes and sterilizes work areas and equipment.
Performs emergency care and CPR in an outpatient setting in accordance with facility protocol.
Records and reports data as required by various governmental agencies.
Participates in staff meetings/facility committees.
Supports the ongoing performance improvement/risk management program in order to maintain and improve the quality of patient care provided by EVCHS.
Participates in continuing education and in-service programs.
Completes medication refills per EVCHS policy and procedures.
Completes prior authorizations as needed for referrals, medications, etc.
Orders DME supplies for patients under the order of provider.
Ensures timely rooming of patients.
Obtains consents needed for record of outside provider visits, labs, procedures, diagnostic, etc.