LPN/Medical Assistant

LPN

JOB SUMMARY

Provides quality care that is dependent on physician order or directed by the RN. Delivers nursing interventions based on professional judgment in response to individualized patient needs. Promotes restorative health and/or supportive care using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.
Job Summary
1. Sets up and assists with surgeries and other procedures.
2. Completes training program for procedures and clinic documentation.
3. Performs and documents suture removals
4. Prepares and administers injections including anesthesia.
5. Rooms patients timely, documenting the history and complaint for the visit.
6. Acts as providers' scribe during exams.
7. Courteously notifies patients of lab and pathology results with provider instructions.
8. Returns patient/family phone calls for providers answering questions and giving education.

Job Components
A. Professional Responsibilities:
• Adheres to scope of LPN practice as outlined by the MS Board of Nursing, regulatory standards and hospital policy
• Maintains profession and technical knowledge and pursues professional growth opportunities
• Participates as an essential part of the nursing team, assists the RN and supports the Nursing Assistant
• Serves as positive role model and in the preceptor role for new staff and students
• Keeps access to protected health information secure and confidential
• Collaborates with the RN, physician and multidisciplinary team to address patient needs
• Appropriately seeks help or guidance from supervisor or other resource people
• Adapts to change and prioritizes work
• Demonstrates reliable attendance, reports on time and is ready to work at beginning of shift
• Completes assigned duties, willingly accepts assignments and assist others to complete work on time
• Willing to support unit's staffing needs by occasionally adjusting work schedule, staying late or working extra
• Establishes a safe, compassionate, caring environment for patients and their family
• Establishes a safe, supportive work environment that promotes teamwork

B. Core Duties:
• Provides patient care by collecting, monitoring, and reporting information and responding to basic needs
• Assist with the admission process by collecting patient and family information
• Promotes patient engagement by considering specific needs, values and preferences
• Assists with discharge teaching about diagnosis, medications, and self-care skills to prevent hospital readmissions
• Accurately and completely documents patient information and nursing care in the patient's medical record
• Promotes continuity of care by reporting activities, incidences, and changing patient needs to next caregiver
• Demonstrates infection prevention behaviors, consistent hand washing and use of appropriate PPEs
• Adheres to safe medication administration while preparing, administering, documenting and monitoring meds
• Recognizes safety risk and implements prevention plan for falls, skin breakdown and injury
• Contributes to the department's performance improvement activities
• Demonstrates competency in performance of LPN clinical skills

D. Minimum Requirements: Current LPN license by the Mississippi Board of Nursing. Must be able to read, write, understand written and verbal communication.

E. Interaction Skills: Effectively communicate verbally and in writing; Ability to provide instructions and education

OR

Medical Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: 273-Medical Assistant

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED preferred

Must be able to read, write, and understand written and verbal instructions.

Previous Medical Assistant Experience-Medical Assistant Certification Preferred

Job Summary
1. Sets up and assists with surgeries and other procedures.
2. Completes training program for procedures and clinic documentation.
3. Performs and documents suture removals
4. Prepares and administers injections including anesthesia.
5. Rooms patients timely, documenting the history and complaint for the visit.
6. Acts as providers' scribe during exams.
7. Courteously notifies patients of lab and pathology results with provider instructions.
8. Returns patient/family phone calls for providers answering questions and giving education.

Core Duties:
• Demonstrates nursing assistant duties when providing patient care as evidenced by:
• Recording and/or reporting to the appropriate nurse any treatments, results, observations, patient complaints, and other pertinent information regarding the condition of patients.
• Anticipate needs by checking on patients regularly and answering call lights.
• Assisting in maintaining a clean and safe environment for the patients and staff; being responsible for equipment assigned to patient care.
• Using supplies appropriately, demonstrating a cost-effective awareness by practicing efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen.
• Ensuring patient safety.
• Participates in quality measures as indicated by performance dashboard results.
• Demonstrates appropriate quantity of work as evidenced by:
• Completing all assigned duties.
• Accepting additional assignments willingly.
• Adapting to change and prioritizing work.
• Assisting staff members; willing to stay late in order to finish essential patient care and unit responsibilities.
• Demonstrates through work performed a knowledge of policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department as evidenced by:
• Completes Health Stream assignments in a timely manner.
• Maintaining current unit specific competencies.
• Assisting with the orientation of new personnel to the unit.
• Seeking and soliciting the help of or guidance from immediate supervisor or appropriate resource person.
• Performing duties in an independent manner with little or no direct supervision.
• Demonstrates courtesy, respect and compassion when interacting with patients.
• Keeps confidential matters confidential by not discussing patients business, personal issues of other employees in inappropriate places or situations.
• Respects the dignity of patients and others by: listening responding in a caring matter, initiating follow-up if necessary so the patient will have excellent service.
• Documents appropriately in patient chart.
• Keeps supervisor informed of any situation that might affect quality of service.
• Maintains a lean a safe work environment.
• Receive test/lab results and notifies patient promptly and courteously.
• Ensures treatment/procedure rooms are properly stocked with supplies and drugs are checked for expiration dates.
• Adheres to assigned work schedule.
• Assists Physicians with procedures and exams.
• Screen telephone calls and messages for the provider, answering questions that can be answered.
• Schedule surgeries, outpatient and diagnostic procedures, as ordered by the Physician.
• Shows proficiency with EMR systems and adheres to prescribed workflow with EMR.
• Assist Physicians with procedures and exams.
• Prescription needs as authorized by Physicians
• Completing prior authorizations and referrals.
• Administer injections
• Assist in other job duties.

Interaction Skills
• Dependability
• Great attitude
• Caring
• Professionalism
• Team player
• Maturing
• Pride in job
• Great communication
• Neat appearance
• Privacy