LPN Nurse (LPN) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Neurology

Olmsted Medical Center•Rochester, MN

2d•$21 - $36

About The Position

Olmsted Medical Center is hiring an LPN or Certified Medical Assistant for its Neurology department. This position is 1.0 FTE on the day shift. Starting pay depends on the selected role and experience: CMA pay is $20.57 to $30.86 per hour, and LPN pay is $23.85 to $35.78 per hour. External-candidate offers are generally made between the minimum and midpoint of the applicable range, based on experience. The CMA works under the direct supervision of a physician, podiatrist, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner, in collaboration with the RN and healthcare team. Duties include welcoming and rooming patients; gathering and documenting patient and clinical information; carrying out delegated clinical tasks; supporting procedures and tests; providing appropriate patient education; and helping maintain efficient clinic operations, supplies, and records. The LPN conducts focused assessments, reports changes in patient status, contributes to care planning, and provides safe nursing care through interventions within the nursing plan of care or as delegated, ordered, or prescribed. The LPN also collaborates with healthcare providers, provides patient information, helps maintain a safe therapeutic environment, and supports the quality of care delivered. Employees employed at 0.5 FTE or higher are eligible for the benefits listed in the posting.

Requirements

CMA: Completion of a medical assistant program.
CMA: Certification as a CMA or registration as an RMA is required.
CMA: BLS certification.
LPN: Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing.
LPN: Current Minnesota LPN license.
LPN: BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

CMA: Previous clinic experience preferred.
LPN: Previous clinic experience preferred.

Responsibilities

CMA: Participate in patient care under the direct supervision of a physician, podiatrist, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner, and in collaboration with the RN and healthcare team.
CMA: Welcome patients and escort them to exam rooms.
CMA: Collect and document patient information and clinical data, including vital signs, height and weight, allergies, medications, chief complaint, pain score, symptoms, and registry updates.
CMA: Confirm and clarify orders before implementing delegated tasks.
CMA: Prepare, administer, and document oral and injectable medications and vaccines according to provider orders; IM RhoGam and IM narcotics may not be administered.
CMA: Collect, prepare, and process laboratory specimens.
CMA: Perform, prepare for, and assist with x-rays based on competency.
CMA: Perform, prepare for, and assist with in-office procedures such as EKGs; schedule procedures, referrals, specialty services, and testing.
CMA: Use aseptic techniques and infection-control principles when performing clinical duties.
CMA: Provide and reinforce age-specific patient education, health information materials, and community resources as directed; identify additional information needs and refer patients to an RN.
CMA: Perform time-sensitive delegated tasks, including prescription refill requests according to protocols and EHR messages.
CMA: Work with the healthcare team to support smooth patient flow and clinical operations.
CMA: Order, stock, and maintain exam rooms, special-order items, supply storage areas, and supplies; monitor expiration dates, identify usage trends, and recommend adjustments.
CMA: Maintain organizational and nursing competencies relevant to the practice area and manage information according to state and federal regulations.
CMA: Perform other duties within scope of practice and demonstrated competency.
LPN: Conduct focused assessments of individual patients by collecting and comparing data with normal findings and the patient’s current health status.
LPN: Report changes in health status and responses to interventions to an RN or appropriate licensed healthcare provider on an ongoing basis.
LPN: Participate with other healthcare providers in developing and modifying plans of care.
LPN: Determine and implement appropriate interventions within a nursing plan of care or when delegated or assigned by an RN.
LPN: Implement interventions delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider.
LPN: Assign nursing activities or tasks to other LPNs and assign and monitor tasks or activities for unlicensed assistive personnel.
LPN: Provide safe and effective nursing care and promote a safe, therapeutic environment.
LPN: Advocate for patients’ best interests and assist in evaluating responses to interventions.
LPN: Collaborate and communicate with other healthcare providers and provide healthcare information to individual patients.
LPN: Provide input into the development of policies and procedures.
LPN: Remain accountable for quality of care, recognize limits of knowledge and experience, address situations beyond competency, and perform to the level expected of a graduate of an approved practical nursing education program.
LPN: Maintain organizational and nursing competencies relevant to the practice area, manage information according to state and federal regulations, and communicate effectively.
LPN: Perform other duties as assigned.