Medical Assistant or LPN - Primary Care

Department :

09120 AMG Dewey Street - General Administration

Status : Full time

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Hou rs Per Week : 40

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

Join our team as a key player in ensuring timely, accurate medication refills for our patients. This Monday-Friday position (8 : 00 AM - 4 : 30 PM) offers a stable schedule with no nights, weekends, or holidays. While the primary focus is on refill processing, there will be times that you'll assist on the clinic floor to support team needs. This role is ideal for someone who values behind-the-scenes impact but is also flexible and team-oriented.

Pay Range

$21.45 - $35.50

We want our teammates and their families to Live Well.

You will be helping our patients live well by :

• Prepares 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). Monitors and completes Clinical Integration / Quality Improvement measures with notification to clinician for opportunities within their scope.
• Performs laboratory procedures (i.e., strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions / infection control guidelines.
• Assists the Physician / Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) with procedures such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc.
• Administers routine medications, under Physician / APC orders or medical group approved standing orders / protocols, which may include but are not limited to immunizations, antibiotics, vitamins, and topical agents.
• 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 Physician / APC per scope of practice guidelines and relays information back to patient as directed.
• Communicates with Physician / APC and other members of the health care team to ensure smooth clinic flow and adjusts 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 competencies such as but not limited to removal of sutures and staples, laboratory procedures (throat / nose culture, drug screen), phlebotomy - butterfly, venous heel stick, EKG, spirometry, Holter monitor application, prescription refills using approved protocols, etc., under clinical supervision.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his / her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licenses & Certifications :

LPN : Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Medical Assistant :

Education and / or Degrees Required :

LPN : Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Medical Assistant :

Grow your career (and your bank account) when you're hired as an MA / LPN .

Military / Veteran Friendly

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required :

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions :

Our Commitment to You :

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards : benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including :

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About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.