Medical Assistant or LPN Float - Enid Outpatient Clinics

INTEGRIS Health•Enid, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join INTEGRIS Health as a day-shift, full-time Medical Assistant or LPN Float supporting outpatient clinics in Enid, Oklahoma. The position floats among clinics in the area to provide coverage. INTEGRIS Health is Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system and describes its mission as partnering with people to live healthier lives. The Medical Assistant Float provides direct patient care under provider or clinical-supervisor direction, including collecting vital signs and patient histories, performing venipuncture and other assigned tasks, handling referrals and patient messages, and supporting clinic workflow. The Clinic Nurse Float delivers patient care using the nursing process under physician supervision, monitors and reports changes in patient status, performs assigned clinical procedures, and supports accurate records and patient confidentiality. The position reports to the assigned clinic manager, supervisor, or lead, depending on role.

Requirements

Medical Assistant Float: current nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification or registration; alternatively, six months of clinic Medical Assistant experience and six months of customer service experience are preferred.
Medical Assistant Float: CPR or BLS certification within 90 days of employment.
Clinic Nurse Float: current Oklahoma LPN or RN license, or a current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure Compact member state.
Clinic Nurse Float: BLS and/or ACLS as required by the department.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
Current Oklahoma State Driver’s License and a driving record acceptable to the organization’s insurance carrier; the job requires operating an INTEGRIS-owned or personal vehicle.

Nice To Haves

For Medical Assistant applicants who do not have current nationally recognized certification or registration, six months of clinic MA experience and six months of customer service experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

For the Medical Assistant Float role, provide direct patient care by taking vital signs and patient histories, performing venipuncture and lab or x-ray tasks, handling referrals, and responding to patient phone messages as directed.
Gather and document information about patient condition, including lab values, pain levels, education needs, nutritional status, and potential complications.
Contribute to patient assessment and reassessment, and monitor and document patient status.
Participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans and appropriate interventions; medication administration may be included, excluding narcotics.
Manage a large call volume while maintaining excellent telephone etiquette.
Organize workflow to meet patient needs in a timely manner.
Retrieve and transport medications when needed.
For the Clinic Nurse Float role, deliver patient care using the nursing process under physician supervision, including vital signs, patient histories, venipuncture, lab and x-ray tasks, referrals, and patient phone messages.
Monitor for signs and symptoms related to abnormal lab values or deviations from baseline assessments, and report patient-status changes to the physician; initiate new physician orders as directed.
Promote patient satisfaction and maintain patient confidentiality.
Participate in charge management to ensure chart accuracy with each visit.
Report suspected abuse and refer patients or families to appropriate health or social resources.
Perform venipuncture, EKG, waived testing, bone density, x-ray, and other procedures as assigned by the physician, manager, or clinical supervisor.
Sterilize equipment after procedures.
Report to the department clinic manager or supervisor.