LPN/Medical Assistant/EMT

Amery Hospital & Clinic•Roseville, MN

2d•$20 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

HealthPartners North Suburban Family Physicians is hiring a Medical Assistant (LPN/CMA/RMA/EMT) for a .625 FTE position based primarily at the Roseville clinic, with possible coverage at the Lino Lakes and Hugo clinics. The Medical Assistant may work at any North Suburban Family Physicians clinic depending on clinic needs. The position is eligible for a $1,000 hiring bonus. The schedule is Mondays 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Tuesdays 8:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Thursdays 8:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m., with Wednesdays and Fridays off. The role supports patient care and clinic operations through rooming patients, obtaining and recording vital signs, administering and documenting medications and clinical procedures, preparing patients and rooms for examinations and interventions, supporting providers, and maintaining charts and clinic records. It also involves relaying messages and test results, helping coordinate provider schedules, assisting patients with forms, and providing requested health education materials while protecting patient confidentiality. Additional duties include sterilizing instruments and equipment and completing cleaning tasks in accordance with infection-control and OSHA standards; maintaining adequate, organized supplies; processing requisitions, deliveries, and returns; monitoring expiration dates and prescription sample supplies; and maintaining, calibrating, and documenting the upkeep of equipment. The employee must maintain the required certification or registration status and notify their Supervisor and Human Resources of any change. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
For LPN: graduation from an accredited nursing program and a current Minnesota LPN license.
For MA: graduation from an accredited medical assistant program, or graduation from an accredited EMT program and a current EMT license.
For RMA: graduation from an accredited medical assistant program and current registration through AAMA or AMT.
For CMA: graduation from an accredited medical assistant program and current medical assistant certification through AAMA or AMT.
Current BLS certification for health professionals through the American Heart Association or Red Cross, maintained throughout employment; online BLS certification is not acceptable.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including appropriate English grammar and spelling.
Demonstrated ability to function with multiple priorities and interruptions.
Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
Physical ability to perform the position’s functions, including speech, hearing, sight, body mobility, coordinated hand, ear, and eye dexterity, sensory acuity, and verbal ability.
Ability to work while walking, standing, and/or sitting for prolonged periods.
Ability to lift, carry, bend, reach, squat, and kneel occasionally.
Ability to read, analyze, and collect data.

Nice To Haves

Current medical assistant certification or registration through AAMA or AMT.
At least six months of recent (within the last three years) experience in a direct patient care setting.
Computer skills.

Responsibilities

Room patients according to rooming and clinic guidelines.
Obtain and accurately record vital signs and other pertinent physical measurements.
Administer and document medications and clinical procedures according to authorized policy and clinic procedures; this may include DISCUS or AIMS assessment.
Review charts for information pertinent to the encounter, including Prepared Practice work as developed by the team.
Provide requested health education materials and document their provision.
Handle patients and records confidentially in accordance with clinic policies.
Seek medical or nursing assistance when a patient is acutely ill or their condition changes.
Prepare examination and treatment rooms, set up procedures, prepare patients for medical interventions, and assist providers as needed.
Prepare charts and maintain station records, including routing completed MSRs, preparing requested lab, x-ray, and miscellaneous forms, processing drug refills under clinic protocols, monitoring assigned station logs, and preparing charts for appointments.
Facilitate timely and accurate clinic communications by receiving and relaying messages and test results, gathering caller information for provider follow-up, informing reception of provider schedule status, helping coordinate urgent and non-urgent schedule changes, completing requested patient correspondence, and assisting patients with forms.
Prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment, complete scheduled cleaning, document work, implement other infection-control procedures, and follow protective clothing requirements.
Maintain organized and adequately stocked clinic supplies; process inventory requests and requisitions, check deliveries against packing slips, report discrepancies or damage, prepare returns, monitor expiration dates, and maintain prescription sample supplies according to protocol.
Maintain current equipment and instrument inventory, calibrate and maintain equipment as needed, and document maintenance.
Maintain current or compliant certification or registration status and notify the Supervisor and Human Resources of any changes.
Work at North Suburban Family Physicians clinics as needed and perform other duties as assigned.