Medical Assistant LMRT/RT

NextCare•Fredericksburg, VA

About The Position

NextCare is seeking an energetic, customer-friendly Radiology Technologist to provide patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting and work collaboratively as part of a team. The role supports patient needs in the back office and emphasizes respectful, dignified care and high-quality customer service. The position performs radiology duties within the applicable scope of practice, NextCare policies and procedures, and state radiation rules and regulations. It also assists providers with examinations, procedures, and direct patient-care processes under provider supervision and within the Medical Assistant scope of practice. Additional laboratory responsibilities may apply, including moderate-complexity testing, quality control, calibration, documentation, proficiency testing, specimen processing, and critical-value notification.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Diploma or certificate from an accredited radiology school and/or equivalent experience.
Current state radiology certification or national radiology license.
Current healthcare-professional-level CPR certification issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, American Safety Health Institute, or National Safety.

Responsibilities

Perform radiology duties within the scope of practice, company policies and procedures, and applicable state radiation rules and regulations.
Assist providers with examinations, including taking patient vital signs, procedures, and other direct patient-care processes under provider supervision and within the Medical Assistant scope of practice.
Administer medications according to policy and provider direction, following medication safety protocols.
Collect urine samples for testing, including employer drug screens, as needed.
Perform splinting and casting as needed.
Conduct physical examinations, including sports physicals.
Perform other urgent-care duties such as wound care and oxygen administration.
Promptly notify the provider on duty of unusual patient occurrences, including medication events, and document them on an incident report.
Promptly notify the Clinic Manager of patient or employee safety concerns.
Follow laboratory and clinical accreditation policies and requirements.
Use the electronic medical record/electronic health record proficiently.
Perform other duties as assigned or described by company policy.
When applicable, perform authorized moderate-complexity clinical testing in accordance with the laboratory's COLA-approved standard operating procedures.
Perform and document daily instrument calibrations, quality-control tracking, and corrective actions for out-of-range values before reporting results.
Maintain orderly, verifiable, audit-ready laboratory records for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical activities.
Complete documented competency assessments semiannually during the first year and annually thereafter, covering the six CLIA-mandated elements.
Perform and document blind proficiency-testing samples as patient specimens, complying with anti-commingling rules.
Accession and process specimens, centrifuge samples, evaluate sample integrity, and accurately report data in the Laboratory Information System.
Recognize critical, life-threatening results and promptly follow notification protocols for the attending healthcare provider.
Provide respectful, dignified customer service and patient care tailored to patient needs.