Certified Medical Assistant OR Licensed Practical Nurse - MDVIP Peninsula - MUSCP

MUSC MDVIP is located in Downtown Charleston and is an annual subscription program connecting patients with a primary-care physician. The team focuses on preventive care, customized wellness plans, and a high level of customer service, offering same-day or next-day appointments, direct physician access, and specialty-care referrals.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate calibration, cleaning, and scheduled maintenance of clinical/lab equipment per OSHA, DHEC, and UMA standards; document all activities.
• Maintain and review patient records, charts, and pertinent information; communicate findings as appropriate.
• Document test and exam results; communicate plan of care to patients, including developing patient-education materials when needed.
• Maintain exam-room supplies, instruments, and cleanliness of the patient-care environment per OSHA, DHEC, and UMA requirements.
• Manage timely patient flow, assist with appointment scheduling and referrals based on urgency and availability.
• Screen patients for relevant information and provide education tailored to diagnosis and treatment.
• Observe, record, and report patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions, medication reactions, and treatment responses to the physician.
• Respond to and triage phone calls; call in orders as directed by the physician.
• Instruct patients on treatment and medication as ordered by the physician.
• Monitor and distribute medication, including samples and controlled substances.
• Triage patients and prepare them for physician exams and procedures; assist with exams, procedures, and treatments as needed.
• Instruct patients on sample and test collection; administer prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by the physician.

Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following credential sets:

• CMA I
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Completion of an accredited medical-assisting program.
  • One year of patient-care experience preferred.
  • Certification through AMT, AAMA, NHA, MedCA, NAHP, or NCCT as a CCMA, CMA, or equivalent.
• LPN I
  • Graduate from an accredited practical-nurse program.
  • Licensed as an LPN in South Carolina or a compact state.

All candidates must hold current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.

Skills

• Standing, walking, and sitting for extended periods.
• Bending, kneeling, climbing stairs, and reaching in all directions.
• Full use of both hands and legs, good finger dexterity, and repetitive-motion tolerance.
• Qualified for respirator use.
• Corrected 20/40 vision; ability to see and recognize objects at close and far distances.
• Ability to work in a latex-safe environment and indoors.
• Frequently lift, lower, push, pull, and/or carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs unassisted; exert up to 50 lbs of force; lift from 36” to overhead up to 25 lbs.
• Occasional work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

Schedule

• Monday–Thursday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Friday: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40
• Onsite parking provided.