Center for Key Populations Medical Assistant/LPN - 8 hours

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

**Part time opportunity Tuesdays 8am-5pm . During Spring and Summer includes one Saturday a month. During Fall and Winter includes one Sunday a month*

As an LPN at Community Health Center, you will:

On a daily basis, provide clinical and technical support for our primary care providers by implementing all planned care items using electronic tools to ensure efficient and accurate workflow. Monitors equipment and performs clinical testing according to OSHA and CLIA standards. Be a liasion with patients, families, specialists, and all members of the health care team. With the primary care nurse and provider, ensures continuity and coordination of care in a patient centered medical home. Assists the primary care nurse as able with routine medication administration, immunizations and other provider clinic support supported by the scope of your LPN licensure. 

Required Skills and Education

• LPN Program Completion Certificate

• Skills include EKG use, appointment scheduling, word processing and computer skills, and familiarity with medical testing procedure

• Applicant will also possess sound organizational skills and accuracy at all levels of job.

• Prior demonstrated excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Must be team focused and demonstrate leadership qualities.

• Preferred Skills

• Bilingual

• Expert knowledge of the electronic health record

• Required Licenses/Certifications

• Current CT LPN License

• CPR—American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED certification or American Heart Association BLS/AED for Healthcare Providers

As a Medical Assistant:

On a daily basis, provides clinical and technical support for primary care providers.  Implements all planned care items using electronic tools to ensure efficient and accurate workflow.  Monitors equipment and performs clinical testing according to OSHA and CLIA standards. Liaises with patients, families, specialists, and all members of the health care team.  With the primary care nurse and provider, ensures continuity and coordination of care in a patient centered medical home. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills and Education

• High school diploma or equivalency

• Completion of a Medical Assistant course from an accredited/recognized school

• Medical Assistant board certification/registration, Required

• EKG use, appointment scheduling, word processing and computer skills, and familiarity with medical testing procedures.

• Sound organizational skills and accuracy at all levels of job.

• Prior demonstrated excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Must be team focused and demonstrate leadership qualities.

• CHC requires as a condition of employment current American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED (CPR/FPR/AED) certification. The only acceptable alternative is current American Heart Association BLS/AED for Healthcare Providers certification. 

Preferred Skills

• Bilingual

• Expert knowledge of the electronic health record

Required Licenses/Certifications

• CPR Certified

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Requires manual dexterity to perform clinical tasks, moderate physical activity including standing, walking and lifting. 

• Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and/or bio-hazardous material.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICIATIONS

• Communicates clinical/client information to providers accurately.  Accurately take messages,

  and communicates on the telephone.

• Communicates effectively with other medical assistants, collaborates with medical provider and nursing staff.

• Access to clients’ charts and health care information. 

• Maintains client confidentiality. 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apply evidence based guidelines from major regulatory and specialty groups, performs pre-visit preparation for all primary care patients scheduled to be seen

• In collaboration with the primary care nurse and provider, “e-huddles” utilizing the Pl