LVN or Medical Assistant (Derm) (36hrs)

Austin Regional Clinic: ARC•Cedar Park, TX

About The Position

Austin Regional Clinic is hiring an LVN or Staff Medical Assistant for a 36-hour workweek in its dermatology department. The role supports patient care and clinic operations, with duties that include documenting care, rooming patients, taking vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, following clinic protocols, performing diagnostic tests, maintaining supplies and equipment, and helping keep patient rooms clean and stocked. The position also includes medication refill and triage in-basket tasks, and may involve assisting providers with procedures and equipment setup. LVNs provide direct nursing care under physician orders, administer medications and injections, educate patients and families, communicate lab results, perform follow-up activities, and may support vaccine management and immunization programs. Staff Medical Assistants provide educational materials, administer medications within their scope of practice, contact patients with normal lab results, and review provider instructions regarding abnormal results. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, and Friday, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM. Holiday shifts are required as directed by company policy.

Requirements

LVN: High school diploma or equivalent and graduation from an accredited vocational nursing school.
LVN: Current Texas Licensed Vocational Nurse license and current AHA-approved BLS Healthcare Provider CPR completion card; both must be maintained during employment.
LVN: Ability to perform nursing practices and duties within the role's assigned scope of responsibility.
LVN: Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows; verbal and written communication; customer service; interpersonal and problem-solving skills; organization; attention to detail; and ability to manage competing priorities and frequent interruptions in a fast-paced environment.
LVN: Ability to engage and listen to others, adapt responses to their needs, collaborate toward shared goals, understand and communicate factual information, follow oral and written instructions, organize ideas clearly, and use common sense.
Staff Medical Assistant: High school diploma or equivalent.
Staff Medical Assistant: Must have medical assistant experience, or comparable direct-patient-care experience as a CNA, EMT, PCT, or similar role beyond activities of daily living that includes taking manual vital signs and giving medications and/or injections, or be a graduate of a medical assistant program.
Staff Medical Assistant: Current AHA-approved BLS Healthcare Provider CPR completion card, or obtain it within 60 days of hire.
Staff Medical Assistant: Ability to administer medications and injections within the position's scope within 90 days of hire.
Staff Medical Assistant: Knowledge of medical terminology; strong organizational, phone-listening, customer service, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills; ability to multitask, manage competing priorities, and work in a team; and computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
Staff Medical Assistant: Ability to engage and listen to others, adapt responses to their needs, collaborate toward shared goals, perform duties professionally, understand and communicate factual information, follow oral and written instructions, organize ideas clearly, and use common sense.

Nice To Haves

LVN: Previous experience in an ambulatory or acute care setting.
Staff Medical Assistant: Six months or more of experience as a Medical Assistant.
Staff Medical Assistant: Medical Assistant certification.

Responsibilities

Report and document patient status, care rendered, responses to care, provider orders, and contacts with patients or other healthcare providers.
Refill medications according to ARC refill protocols and review provider refill and triage-call in-baskets.
Room patients, take and document vital signs, and prepare patients for provider examinations.
Follow clinic protocols and directions from the nursing team leader or supervisor.
Perform diagnostic tests, including EKGs, audiograms, tympanograms, spirometry, and visual screenings, and document results as appropriate.
Monitor medical and office supplies and equipment, keep rooms stocked with current, unexpired supplies, and order supplies as needed.
Clean patient rooms as needed, handle dirty laundry appropriately, and keep the laundry cart stocked with fresh linens daily.
Maintain equipment, including autoclaves, and sterilize and wash speculums and check expiration dates.
May assist providers with sigmoidoscopy exams and cardiac stress testing by setting up equipment, preparing patients, and cleaning and storing equipment afterward.
Follow company policies, including OSHA, HIPAA, compliance, and Code of Conduct requirements, and maintain regular and dependable attendance.
Work holiday shifts as required by company policy.
LVN: Administer medications and injections and provide direct nursing care, medications, and treatments under physician orders and accepted standards of care.
LVN: Teach and counsel patients and families about health assessment, care, disease prevention, and health maintenance.
LVN: May manage vaccines, including ordering, monitoring usage and wastage, maintaining vaccines, participating in education, and completing recommended documentation; may also facilitate implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the immunization program.
LVN: Call patients to communicate lab results and perform follow-up for laboratory results, diagnostics, appointments, referrals, medications, and callbacks.
LVN: Participate in orientation of new employees.
Staff Medical Assistant: Provide patients with educational materials as directed, administer medications within the scope of practice, call patients with normal lab results, and review provider instructions regarding abnormal results.