IF CLINIC - MA/CMA/LPN

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL LLC • Idaho Falls, ID

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Mountain View Hospital is hiring an MA/CMA/LPN for its Idaho Falls clinic. The role assists physicians with patient care and clinical and clerical tasks, provides customer service to patients and medical staff, and helps maintain a positive image of the clinic. The position works under the direct supervision of an MD, PA-C, or NP to provide patient care, including rooming patients, collecting histories and vital signs, assisting with procedures, collecting and processing specimens, performing waived testing, and communicating instructions and information. Other work includes referrals, chart management, front-desk check-in and checkout, payment collection, prior authorizations, records management, blood draws, injections, and some coding and billing.

Mountain View Hospital and its affiliate clinics serve the Snake River Valley, with capabilities across services including urgent care, oncology, neurology, physical therapy, and rural health. The organization describes its work environment as mission-driven, people-centric, and supportive.

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered LPN license.
• Current BLS and PALS/ACLS certification.
• Valid driver's license.
• Valid CMA certificate or license.
• Drug-screen and breath-alcohol certification.
• CMA course completion.
• Phlebotomy course completion and phlebotomy experience.
• At least 6 months of required experience.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to accurately calculate drug doses and IV therapy drip rates.
• Ability to concentrate for long periods, maintain better-than-average attention, and understand and remember verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to understand feedback and instructions from a supervisor or manager concerning errors.
• Ability to work well with others and handle conflict with patients and staff.

Nice To Haves

• Two to five years of clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians with patient care and clinical and clerical duties.
• Check schedules and organize patient flow; accompany patients to exam or procedure rooms and assist with walking, transfers, specimen collection, and exam preparation as needed.
• Collect patient histories and perform screenings according to provider guidelines.
• Assist physicians with procedures, chart patient care, relay instructions, answer calls, and provide pertinent information.
• Collect and correctly identify and label blood and other body-fluid samples; follow hospital procedures for transporting and delivering samples to the laboratory.
• Handle laboratory supplies and maintain stock.
• Work under the direct supervision of an MD, PA-C, or NP to provide patient care to Urgent Care clients.
• Perform head-to-toe assessments and reassessments in accordance with policy, including for pediatric, geriatric, and general patient populations, and perform EMTALA-appropriate medical screening exams.
• Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain-management techniques, educate patients and families about pain management, and revise the plan of care according to the patient's response to treatment.
• Perform waived point-of-care testing according to laboratory and patient-care policies when the lab technician is unavailable; complete tests promptly, interpret results accurately, and take appropriate action.
• Provide patient care in accordance with age-specific standards of care.
• Perform routine testing, process tests, and return results to the physician.
• Make patient referrals; pull and file charts; clean and wrap instruments; stock rooms; reconcile labs; and room patients, including taking vital signs and histories.
• Handle Healthy Connection referrals and eligibility, collection calls, prior authorizations, and front-desk check-in and checkout.
• Collect and process payments; scan and discharge patients; answer phones; post charges; perform some coding and billing; manage medical records; draw blood; and give injections.
• Provide customer service to patients, physicians, and other medical staff and prioritize work under pressure.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days
• Medical paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 6% match
• Earned quarterly bonus program
• Education reimbursement program
• Discounts for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed