Medical Assistant or LPN - Float pool

American Addiction Centers • South Milwaukee, WI

4d • $24 - $36 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position in the AMG Milw South Shared Services - Float Pool East department. The role involves assisting with patient-centered care in an outpatient clinic, performing clinical support tasks under supervision to ensure efficient patient flow. Responsibilities include preparing patients for exams, performing laboratory procedures, assisting providers with procedures, administering medications, providing basic patient instructions, following up on tests and referrals, communicating with the healthcare team and patients, and potentially performing advanced clinical support tasks based on specialty and competencies.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 45 days unless department leader has determined it is not required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 45 days unless department leader has determined it is not required.
• GED or HS Equivalency Diploma.
• LPN: Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing
• MA: Completion of an accredited or approved program in Medical Assistant, or 2 years of verifiable full-time experience as a Medical Assistant within the last 5 years.
• Good communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Basic keyboarding and typing skills.
• This position may need to recognize needs and behaviors of age groups of patients treated; in this case, prior experience with such age groups is required
• CPR certification required upon hire or within 60 days of hire.
• Certification/Registration required.
• Non-certified MAs must obtain certification or registration within one year of hire with AMG approved certifying bodies.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the provision of patient centered care in an outpatient clinic.
• Performs various clinical support tasks under clinical supervision within the organization's established scope of practice guidelines to ensure efficient patient flow.
• Prepare and rooms the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and gathering/documenting/updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint, allergies, and/or medications).
• Perform laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions/infection control guidelines.
• Assist the physician/advance practice provider (APP) with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc.
• Administer routine medications, under physician/APP orders, which may include but are not limited to immunizations, antibiotics, vitamins and topical agents.
• Provide basic patient instructions on the performance of routine tasks or skills.
• Follows through with necessary procedure or test requests, pre-approved care algorithms, new appointment times and referrals to other facilities or services.
• Refers questions to registered nurses and physicians/providers per scope of practice guidelines and relays information back to patient as directed.
• Communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team to ensure smooth clinic flow and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Effectively communicates accurate and timely information with the patient.
• May perform basic and advanced clinical support tasks or skills based on the specialty and appropriate advanced skills and competencies such as but not limited to removal of sutures and staples, straight catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures (throat/nose culture, drug screen), phlebotomy - butterfly, venous heel stick, EKG, spirometry, Holter monitor application, etc., under clinical supervision.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree