Medical Assistant or LPN Adel Clinic

Trinity Health•Adel, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Medical Assistant or LPN at Adel Clinic, focusing on patient care and administrative tasks within a clinical setting. Key responsibilities include recognizing and responding to urgent patient needs, adhering to payor regulations, managing electronic medical records, and facilitating communication among the healthcare team. The role also involves assessing patient learning needs, providing accurate information, and evaluating patient understanding of treatment plans. The individual will assist with various procedures, exams, and diagnostic equipment, maintain aseptic techniques, and accurately document all patient interactions. Basic medical assistant functions such as taking vitals, rooming patients, assisting with procedures, and administering immunizations and injections are performed under the supervision of a provider. The role also requires maintaining the professional appearance of patient rooms, cross-covering in other clinic areas, and participating in performance improvement projects. Trinity Health, the employer, is a large not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system committed to diversity and person-centered care.

Requirements

Successful completion of a medical assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification must be obtained within first year of employment and maintained thereafter.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider certified or obtained within three (3) months of hire.
Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to population serve within three (3) months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Clinic/physician office experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates ability to recognize urgent/emergent needs of patients and initiate appropriate emergency procedures as needed.
Demonstrates current level of knowledge of various payor regulations by functioning within those guidelines.
Follows clinic procedure/protocol for the organization and management of the electronic medical record (i.e. test results, retrieval, filing, creation, repair, charging of electronic medical record).
Acts to facilitate interdisciplinary communication.
Utilizes other members of the health care team in assessing the patient and analyzes patient data.
Assesses learning needs of the patient and significant others.
Gives accurate and complete information to patient and family.
Evaluates patient and family understanding of treatment plan and/or instructions.
Assists with a variety of procedures, exams and/or operation of diagnostic equipment as assigned (i.e. EKG, spirometry, tympanometry, etc.).
Maintains appropriate aseptic technique for preparation, procedures and medications administered.
Accurately documents all patient interactions in electronic medical record.
Reports results and pertinent information to patients and health care team members.
Functions according to limitations or scope of license or certification.
Performs basic medical assistant functions (vitals, rooming, assist with procedures, immunizations, medication injections etc), under direction and supervision of provider.
Maintains professional appearance of patient exam and procedure rooms.
Work includes cross coverage in other clinic areas as team needs.
Responsible for following equipment maintenance protocol, identifying problems, and coordinating appropriate repairs.
Participates in Performance Improvement projects.