Advocate Health
MedicalAssistantorLPN-Floatpool
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“Medical Assistant or LPN - Float pool at Advocate Health. Skills: patient care, clinical support, LPN, Medical Assistant. Assist with patient centered care. Perform clinical support tasks”
Industry & Context.
Ability to work with all levels of personnel., Ability to work under stressful situations., Frequent periods of extended standing and sitting., Possible lifting and assisting of patients., Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license, Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification, GED or HS Equivalency Diploma, Completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing, Completion of an accredited or approved program in Medical Assistant, 2 years of verifiable full-time experience as a Medical Assistant within the last 5 years, CPR certification required upon hire or within 60 days of hire, Certification/Registration required
Nice to Have
Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing, Medical Assistant program completion, prior experience with such age groups is required
What You'll Do.
Assist with patient centered care
Perform clinical support tasks
Prepare and room patient for exam
Gather health information
Document health information
Update health information
Perform laboratory procedures
Assist with procedures
Assist with surgeries
Administer routine medications
Provide basic patient instructions
Follow through with requests
Refer questions to registered nurses
Relay information back to patient
Communicate with physicians
Communicate with health care team
Make adjustments to clinic flow
Communicate information with patient
Perform basic clinical support tasks
Perform advanced clinical support tasks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team to ensure smooth clinic flow and makes adjustments as necessary.
Communication Scope
Good communication both written and verbal; Effectively communicates accurate and timely information with the patient.
Full Job Description
**Department:** 09139 AMG Milw South Shared Services - Float Pool East **Status:** Full time **Benefits Eligible:** Yes **Hou****rs Per Week:** 40 **Schedule Details/Additional Information:** Monday - Friday available between 7am - 6:30pm **Pay Range** $24.10 - $36.15 **Major Responsibilities:** * Assist with the provision of patient centered care in an outpatient clinic. Performs various clinical support tasks under clinical supervision within the organization's established scope of practice guidelines to ensure efficient patient flow. * Prepare and rooms the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and gathering/documenting/updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint, allergies, and/or medications). * Perform laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions/infection control guidelines. * Assist the physician/advance practice provider (APP) with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc. * Administer routine medications, under physician/APP orders, which may include but are not limited to immunizations, antibiotics, vitamins and topical agents. * Provide basic patient instructions on the performance of routine tasks or skills. Follows through with necessary procedure or test requests, pre-approved care algorithms, new appointment times and referrals to other facilities or services. Refers questions to registered nurses and physicians/providers per scope of practice guidelines and relays information back to patient as directed. * Communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team to ensure smooth clinic flow and makes adjustments as necessary. Effectively communicates accurate and timely information with the patient. * May perform basic and advanced clinical support tasks or skills based on the specialty and appropriate advanced skills and competencies such as but not limited
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