CMA or LPN (4514) URGENT CARE BRANNON CROSSING

Lexington Clinic•Nicholasville, KY

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) functions as a member of the patient care team, contributing to patients’ health management. The role performs patient care activities and accommodative services for clinic patients, often assisting section physicians under the direction and supervision of the Patient Care Manager. The CMA has primary responsibility for technical procedures and for operating and caring for the department’s nursing unit. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides nursing care to patients with urgent, emergent, or potential health problems, applying basic nursing principles, practices, and ethics. The LPN also participates in organizing and managing the physician’s practice. The position’s duties, skills, and responsibilities are not limited to those described here. Attendance is an essential function of the job.

Requirements

For the CMA role, current CPR certification is required.
For the LPN role, current Kentucky state licensure is required.
For the LPN role, ability to monitor patient condition.
For the LPN role, good verbal communication skills.
Physical ability to move, traverse, position oneself, remain stationary, and negotiate steps for up to eight hours per day.
Physical ability to lift, move, and transport patients, equipment, supplies, or materials, as applicable to the role.
Motor coordination and manual dexterity.
Ability to articulate speech, read and understand orders or medical information, and meet visual acuity requirements; the LPN role also requires ability to distinguish colors.

Nice To Haves

For the CMA role, formal training, likely demonstrated by certification from an accredited medical assistant program.
For the CMA role, two years of broad experience, with emphasis in family practice.
For the LPN role, formal training demonstrated by a graduation certificate from an accredited LPN school of nursing.
For the LPN role, basic life support and CPR certifications.
For the LPN role, IV certification.
For the LPN role, a minimum of two years of broad experience, with emphasis in medical office duties.

Responsibilities

For the CMA role, contribute to patients’ health management as a member of the patient care team.
For the CMA role, perform patient care activities and accommodative services for clinic patients.
For the CMA role, assist section physicians under the direction and supervision of the Patient Care Manager.
For the CMA role, maintain primary responsibility for technical procedures and operation and care of the department’s nursing unit.
For the LPN role, provide nursing care to patients with urgent, emergent, or potential health problems.
For the LPN role, apply basic nursing principles, practices, and ethics.
For the LPN role, participate in organizing and managing the physician’s practice.
Meet the essential attendance requirement.