Medical Assistant or LPN - Atrium Health Arboretum IM FT

Advocate Health•Charlotte, NC

11d•$24 - $36

About The Position

The Medical Assistant or LPN prepares and rooms patients for examinations, obtains vital signs, and documents or updates relevant health information. The role performs laboratory procedures using aseptic technique and infection-control guidelines, assists providers with procedures and surgeries, and administers medications under provider orders. Within applicable limitations and scope of practice, the role may initiate, maintain, and discontinue IV therapy and administer selected fluids with premixed medications. The position provides basic patient education and follows through on procedure and test requests, prescription refills, appointments, and referrals. It communicates with physicians and other care team members, documents patient information accurately and promptly, and refers questions to registered nurses and providers as appropriate. With demonstrated competency and clinical supervision, the role performs advanced clinical tasks such as suture or staple removal, catheterization, phlebotomy, EKGs, spirometry, Holter monitor application, casting, and complex wound care. The Medical Assistant or LPN prepares and maintains exam rooms, laboratory and work areas, supplies, and equipment; performs routine equipment maintenance and quality monitoring; and participates in patient-centered initiatives, care management, and quality improvement activities. The incumbent must provide age-appropriate care and understand growth and development across the lifespan. The role involves frequent physical activity, patient handling, exposure to workplace hazards, and use of protective equipment as needed.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association (AHA), to be obtained within 45 days unless the department leader determines it is not required.
Completion of an accredited or approved Practical Nursing program.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with patients, staff, and physicians.
Excellent organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Proficient computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, and using electronic mail; exposure to electronic medical record systems.
Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate patient care and assess and interpret information relevant to patients’ age-specific needs.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, climb, and reach above the shoulders throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, and carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance.
Ability to push or pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with the ability to use fine-hand manipulation skills.
Ability to operate equipment essential to perform the job.

Responsibilities

Prepare and room patients for examinations; obtain vital signs and document or update pertinent health information.
Perform laboratory procedures, including tests and specimen collection, using aseptic technique and standard infection-control precautions.
Assist physicians or other providers with procedures and surgeries, such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, and colposcopy.
Administer medications under physician or provider orders, including immunizations, antibiotics, pain medications, vitamins, topical agents, and insulin.
Within applicable limitations, initiate, maintain, and discontinue IV therapy and administer selected fluids with premixed medications.
Provide basic patient education about tasks, skills, treatment, and self-care.
Follow through on procedure and test requests, prescription refills, appointment changes, and referrals; refer questions to registered nurses and providers according to scope-of-practice guidelines and relay information to patients as directed.
Communicate with physicians and other health care team members; document and communicate accurate, timely information about patient conditions.
Perform advanced clinical tasks or skills with demonstrated competency and under clinical supervision, including suture and staple removal, catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures, phlebotomy, EKG, spirometry, Holter monitor application, casting, and complex wound care.
Organize and prepare exam rooms, laboratory and work areas by cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment.
Perform patient positioning and transporting duties, including lifting and pushing or pulling, using proper technique.
Complete routine maintenance and quality monitoring of clinic equipment, and clean, sterilize, and care for instruments and other equipment using appropriate techniques.
Participate in patient-centered initiatives, care management, and performance and quality improvement activities.
Provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients, applying knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Operate equipment essential to perform the job and use protective clothing and equipment as needed.