LPN or Certified Medical Assistant (Blackstone Valley OBGYN) - 32 hours, days

About the role

Everyone is a caregiver at UMass Memorial Health – regardless of their title or responsibilities. This position coordinates patient flow, prepares patients for examinations, assists physicians and others, evaluates patients, documents information, takes vital signs, cleans and stocks examination rooms, maintains supplies and pharmaceuticals, performs and records laboratory results, trisages medical calls, returns calls and documents in patient medical records, ensures follow-up, provides patient education, calls prescriptions and refills, documents prescription calls, establishes recall system for physical examinations, paps, abnormal tests and related results, calls patients who miss appointments, documents no-shows and follow-up, prepares, administers and documents immunizations, injections and laboratory tests following standard procedure within scope of practice, receives and evaluates patient referrals.

Responsibilities

• Captures patient flow and prepares patient for examinations.
• Prepares patient for office and laboratory procedures as required.
• Aids physician and others as required or directed.
• Evaluates patients.
• Documents information as required.
• Takes vital signs such as weight, blood pressure, height and temperature.
• Cleans and stocks examination rooms as required.
• Maintains supplies and pharmaceuticals as required.
• Performs and records laboratory results such as urine dip sticks.
• Documents readings as required.
• Ensures laboratory results are received and reviewed by physician or others as required.
• Triage medical calls.
• Returns calls and documents in patient medical record as required or directed.
• Ensures follow-up.
• Provides patient education.
• Calls prescriptions and refills as directed.
• Documents prescription calls as required.
• Establishes recall system for physical examinations, paps, abnormal tests and related results.
• Calls patients who miss appointments as required.
• Documents no-shows and follow-up as required.
• Prepares, administers and documents immunizations, injections and laboratory tests following standard procedure within scope of practice.
• Receives and evaluates patient referrals as required.

Requirements

License/Certification/Education Required: Completion of an accredited school of practical nursing program. Current Massachusetts LPN licensure.

Experience/Skills Required: Knowledge of basic nursing procedures. Three to twelve months experience.

Qualifications

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$18.30 - $44.15 per hour

Schedule

Monday through Friday, Scheduled Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm

Contact Information

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.