LPN/ CMA | 40 hours per week | Keokuk Clinic

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•Keokuk, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves assisting medical providers in patient care, performing clinical duties, and managing administrative tasks. The LPN assists with a variety of illnesses, initiates therapeutic procedures, maintains patient records, and operates equipment. Clinical duties include taking vital signs, preparing patients for examination, and administering medication. The CMA provides information to visitors and callers, handles pre-certification with insurance, filing, scheduling, maintaining records in the Electronic Medical Record system, processing patient specimens, and direct patient care. Administrative tasks include scheduling appointments, billing, coding, and maintaining medical records. Clinical duties for CMA include taking and recording vital signs, documenting medical histories, preparing patients for exams, drawing blood, and administering medications under direction. Adaptability to varied tasks is essential for the CMA role.

Requirements

One Year Certificate from College or Tech School
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
1-3 years Health care experience
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Improves nursing and healthcare organization job knowledge by maintaining licensure; attending training sessions; reading technical publications.
Actively looking for ways to help people.
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Licensed Practical Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America)
Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association within 60 Days
Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days
Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days
H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
Graduation from an accredited program for Medical Assistants
1-3 years experience in a medical office
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Certified Medical Assistant
Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association within 60 Days
Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days
Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days

Responsibilities

Regular and reliable attendance.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
Change dressings on wounds.
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
Collect blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians' instructions to patients.
Help physicians or physician assistant examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies and equipment.
Collect co-pays, coinsurance, and past due balances and record transactions.
Operate equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
Perform general office duties such as answering telephones or completing insurance forms.
Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician or physician assistant.
Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, and information such as test results in medical records.
Schedule appointments for patients.
Set up medical laboratory equipment.
Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, Dental and Vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
Paid time off (PTO)
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted cafeteria meals
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Service Recognition program
Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity