MEDICAL ASSISTANT - Clinic

Coffey-Health-System-; Burlington (KS); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Coffey-Health-System- in Kansas is seeking an RN, LPN, or Medical Assistant to provide comprehensive nursing care in the clinic setting. You will assess patient needs, develop care plans, and document care while coordinating with physicians and other staff.

The role requires certification and licensure appropriate to the position, along with CPR. You will work within CHS policies to ensure quality care and patient safety in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Active Kansas RN or LPN license or Medical Assistant certification.
• CPR certification required.
• Ability to read and implement physician orders.

Responsabilités

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care.
• Identify patient needs and refer as needed.
• Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families and friends.
• Maintain infection-control policies and a safe environment.
• Document patient care in patient records.
• Comply with CHS policies and Code of Conduct.

Connaissances

Nursing care

Patient rapport

Formation

Kansas RN/LPN license

CPR certification

Medical Assistant training

Description du poste

Job Title: RN – Registered Nurse, LPN or Medical AssistantDepartment: ClinicReports To: Director of Clinic OperationsSUMMARY:Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with facility and departmental policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under his/her direction.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Identifies patient needs by establishing rapport by listening to the symptomology / concerns with patients and other persons.Makes referrals as needed both within CHS and to outside agencies based on physician orders.Establishes compassion by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency or practice regulations as applicable.Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.Documents patient care services by charting in patient records.Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.Comply with the personnel policies, department policies and CHS Code of Conduct.Other duties may be assigned.Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions related to qualifications, physical demands and the work environment.Certificates, Licenses, RegistrationsRequirements:Current Kansas Registered Nurse License (LPN or RN)Or Medial Assistant (Licensed / Un-licensed; with training)Current CPR certification.Preferred: Prior nursing experienceLanguage Skills:Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and address questions from residents, family members, medical staff, other employees, and the general public.Mathematical Skills:Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.Reasoning Ability:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.Physical Demands:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch and talk or hear. The employee may occasionally regularly lift and /or move and / or assist patients. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.