Medical Assistant/LPN - Ambulatory Family Medicine
About The Position
The ambulatory clinic licensed practical nurse (LPN) uses the nursing process to coordinate an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. The LPN promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and team members, and providing physical and psychological support to patients and their families. The role practices within the boundaries of the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards, and organizational and departmental policies and procedures. The position includes preparing patients for examinations and procedures, administering medications, assisting providers with treatments and testing, maintaining accurate patient records, coordinating tests and referrals, handling lab specimens and results, communicating results and follow-up instructions, and reviewing medications and treatment instructions with patients and families. The LPN also supports pre-visit planning, completes clinical forms, and screens telephone calls for referral to an RN or physician. Duties may vary by department or unit, and other duties may be assigned as required.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited licensed practical nurse program.
- High school graduate or GED.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 14 days.
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) multistate license through the State Board of Nursing for the state of work (Kansas and/or Missouri), in good standing in the state where the employee lives.
- Basic computer skills.
- Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Previous medical office experience.
Responsibilities
- Greet patients and prepare them for examinations or procedures; record health histories and note abnormal conditions for the physician.
- Obtain vital signs and perform required screenings.
- Safely administer intramuscular, subcutaneous, and oral medications as ordered and in accordance with nursing standards.
- Observe, record, and report patients’ conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to physicians.
- Prepare supplies and equipment and assist physicians or advanced practice providers during treatment, examinations, and testing.
- Make accurate and timely entries in patient charts and forward charts as appropriate.
- Assist with scheduling tests and treatments, arranging specialist referrals, and obtaining pre-authorizations when directed by the provider.
- Collect, document, and deliver lab specimens; obtain lab results and other reports and enter them into the EMR when needed.
- Notify patients of test results and follow-up appointments; refer patient education to an RN or physician.
- Review medications, treatment, and after-visit instructions with patients and families.
- Respond to and screen telephone calls for referral to an RN or physician.
- Coordinate pre-visit planning by reviewing the EMR, including patient history, and proactively ordering labs and other tests under approved clinic protocols.
- Complete necessary forms, such as FMLA, DME, and Home Health orders, and obtain physician signatures as appropriate.
- Perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
