MEDICAL ASSISTANT - Clinic

Coffey Health System•Burlington, KS

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant works in the clinic and provides patient care in accordance with facility and departmental policies and applicable professional standards. The position identifies patient needs, supports patient independence through education, helps maintain quality and safety, documents care, protects confidential information, and maintains clinical equipment and supplies. The role may be filled by a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or medical assistant, including a medical assistant with or without a license who has training.

Requirements

Current Kansas Registered Nurse license or Licensed Practical Nurse license, or medical assistant status (licensed or unlicensed) with training.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence and effectively present information and answer questions from residents, family members, medical staff, other employees, and the general public.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential duties; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Prior nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Identify patient needs by building rapport and listening to patients’ symptoms and concerns, as well as information from other people.
Make referrals within CHS or to outside agencies as needed based on physician orders.
Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promote patient independence by setting care goals, teaching patients and their support networks about conditions, medications, and self-care, and answering questions.
Maintain quality of care by following therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against goals and standards, recommending or making necessary adjustments, and following applicable nursing and regulatory standards.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment by following procedures, rules, and regulations and calling on health care support personnel when needed.
Protect patients and employees by following infection-control protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled-substance regulations.
Document patient care services in patient records.
Maintain patient confidentiality and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
Ensure equipment operates properly by completing preventive maintenance, following manufacturer instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, arranging repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintain nursing supplies by monitoring inventory, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying deliveries, and using supplies and equipment appropriately.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through educational workshops, professional publications, personal networks, and professional societies.
Comply with personnel policies, department policies, and the CHS Code of Conduct.
Perform other duties as assigned.