MA, LPN, or RN - Marshall Internal Medicine

Marshall Health • Huntington, WV

3d

About The Position

The MA, LPN, or RN provides clinical support and direct patient care in Marshall Internal Medicine. The role includes caring for patients from pediatrics through geriatrics, assisting physicians with examinations and procedures, communicating care information to patients and families, and maintaining accurate medical records. The employee also supports scheduling, room preparation, equipment and supply readiness, prescription calls, return patient calls, coding, and compliance with established clinical, safety, quality, and infection-control standards. The role requires participation in professional education to maintain state licensure and ongoing efforts to improve nursing standards and care practices.

Requirements

• Graduate of a school of nursing or a medical assisting program.
• MA candidates must be able to obtain certification.
• LPN or RN candidates must hold, or be able to obtain, a valid West Virginia license.
• At least one year of experience in medical/surgical nursing or related clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Consider age-related factors in patient care, treatment, assessment, and education for patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics.
• Perform direct patient care as ordered by physicians, including injections, suture removal, and dressing changes.
• Communicate with patients and/or their families about health care needs, signs and symptoms, medication reactions and precautions, wound care, and medication administration.
• Assist physicians with examinations, procedures, and other direct patient care processes, including minor surgical procedures.
• Monitor and ensure timely, accurate documentation in patient medical records; maintain required reports, records, and statistics.
• Schedule patients for x-rays, scans, surgical procedures, and hospital admissions.
• Help maintain adequate supplies and properly functioning equipment.
• Prepare examination rooms according to each physician's specifications.
• Perform ancillary patient care duties, including calling prescriptions to pharmacies and assisting physicians with return calls to patients.
• Follow established policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards, including OSHA regulations and requirements of other agencies.
• Participate in educational programs to support professional growth and maintain state licensure.
• Code office visits, including examinations and office surgery, using complementary CPT and ICD-10 codes for reimbursement.
• Seek to improve nursing standards and care practices to meet new office practice concepts and managerial methods.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

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