Medical Assistant or LPN - Primary Care Clinic

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join INTEGRIS Health Medical Group Family Care Baptist Outpatient Clinic in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as a day-shift, full-time Medical Assistant or LPN. INTEGRIS Health is Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system and seeks a caregiver to support its mission of partnering with people to live healthier lives. The Medical Assistant provides direct patient care under the direction of a provider and/or clinical supervisor. Duties include taking vital signs and patient histories, venipuncture, laboratory and x-ray services, referrals, and handling patient phone messages. The role also includes gathering and documenting patient information, contributing to assessments and care planning, monitoring patient status, and organizing workflow to meet patient needs. The Clinic Nurse provides patient care using the nursing process under physician supervision. The nurse performs clinical procedures and supports assessment, care interventions, patient satisfaction, confidentiality, and accurate records. The nurse also monitors for changes in patient condition, reports them to the physician, and may initiate physician orders as directed.

Requirements

For the Medical Assistant role: current nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification or registration, or six months of clinic Medical Assistant experience.
For the Clinic Nurse role: current Oklahoma LPN or RN licensure, or a current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure Compact member state.
CPR or BLS certification within 90 days of employment for Medical Assistants.
BLS and/or ACLS as required by the department for Clinic Nurses.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

Six months of customer service experience for the Medical Assistant role.
Previous work experience for the Clinic Nurse role.

Responsibilities

Take patient vital signs and histories; perform venipuncture, laboratory and x-ray services, referrals, and patient phone-message handling as directed.
Gather and document patient-condition information, including lab values, pain levels, education needs, nutritional status, and potential complications.
Contribute to patient assessment and reassessment; monitor and document patient status.
Participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating patient-care interventions and plans of care.
Administer medications when appropriate, excluding narcotics for the Medical Assistant role.
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.
Monitor for signs and symptoms related to abnormal lab values and deviations from baseline assessments.
Report changes in patient status to the physician and 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.
Sterilize equipment after procedures.
Report to the assigned director, manager, supervisor, or lead, as applicable.