LVN/MA (Site Specific Float)

About Austin Regional Clinic

Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by our employees for over 15 years. We are one of central Texas’ largest professional medical groups with 35+ locations and continue to grow.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Child Care Assistance
• Health & Fitness programs
• Sick Child Care Assistance
• Professional Development

For additional information visit Austin Regional Clinic Careers.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and completely report and document status, care rendered, response to care, provider orders, and contacts with patient and/or other healthcare providers.
• Refill medication following the ARC refill protocols.
• Accurately and completely room patients, take and document vital signs, and prepare patients for provider exam.
• Follow clinic protocols and directions given by nursing team leader or supervisor.
• Perform diagnostic testing including but not limited to EKGs, audiograms, tympanograms, spirometry, and visual screenings with reporting and documentation as appropriate.
• Monitor inventory of medical and/or office supplies and equipment, ensuring units and/or rooms are properly stocked and supplies are current and not expired. Order supplies as needed.
• Review both Provider refill in-basket and assist with daily medication refill requests using the ARC refill protocol. Review EPIC triage call in-basket for any callbacks.
• Clean patient rooms as needed, including proper handling of dirty laundry.
• Ensure laundry cart is stocked with fresh linens on a daily basis.
• Assist providers with sigmoidoscopy exams and cardiac stress testing by setting up equipment, assisting with patient preparation, and cleaning and storing equipment after exam. Report and document appropriately.
• Maintain equipment (autoclaves, sterilizes, washes speculums, checks expiration dates, etc.).
• Adhere to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance, and Code of Conduct.
• Regular and dependable attendance.
• Follow the core competencies set forth by the Company, available for review on CMSweb.
• Work holiday shift(s) as required by Company policy.

Staff Medical Assistant

• Provide patients with educational materials as directed.
• Administer medication under physician’s direction and within the scope of practice as demonstrated by completion of training and testing.
• Review result note in-basket and call/inform patients of normal lab results.
• Review provider instructions regarding abnormal results.

Requirements

Staff Medical Assistant:

• Required: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Required to meet one of the following:
  • Medical Assistant experience, or
  • CNA/EMT/PCT (or other comparable experience) providing direct patient care, beyond Activities of Daily Living, including experience taking manual vitals and giving medications and/or injections, or
  • Graduate of a medical assistant program.
• Preferred: Six (6) months or more experience as a Medical Assistant.

Skills

• Ability to administer medications & injections within scope of position within 90 days of hire.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent phone listening skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal & problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
• Ability to engage others, listen, and adapt response to meet others’ needs.
• Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
• Ability to understand, recall, and communicate factual information.
• Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
• Ability to apply common sense in performing job.

Certificates & Licenses

• Medical Assistant certification preferred.
• Current AHA approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card or within 60 days of hire required.

Schedule

Monday - Friday - 8:00am-5:00pm (variable off day)