LPN Specialist Specialist Float OR Medical Assistant Specialist Float - Full Time
Lakeland, Florida
Watson Clinic runs at clinic pace, on scheduled patients.
Posted Sep 1
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Float-Pool · Clinic
- License
- LPN licenseMust possess active Florida license as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Must possess active Florida license as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Check your license
- Certification
- Medical Assistant Certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment.After hire · within 90 days
- Certification
- Current BLS certification or to be completed within first 90 days of employmentAfter hire · within first 90 days
- Certification
- Current BLS certification or to be completed within three months of employment.After hire · within three months
- Education
- Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing.
- Education
- High school diploma or GED.
- Experience
- Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year of Medical Assistant work experience within the last 2 years.
- Experience
- 1 Year experience in primary care setting. Additional Qualification: 1 Year experience in primary care setting.
Preferred
- License
- Experience or training in a medical health care facility as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Preferred Education and Experience: Experience or training in a medical health care facility as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
The workplace
You would be walking into Watson Clinic in Lakeland, a private multispecialty group founded in 1941 that now runs roughly a dozen offices and serves Polk County and Central Florida. The day-to-day for LPN and MA float roles sits in…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
Posted on Watson Clinic’s careers page.
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The ideal candidate need to be an LPN OR a medical assistant
Essential Functions
- Identifies and evaluates patient needs by way of telephone triage.
- Administers medication including injections; documents medication given or prescribed by ordering physician as required.
- Identifies patient and family education needs and provides instruction.
- Recognizes and responds to emergency situations as appropriate.
- Adheres to the Clinical Services policies and procedures when documenting information patient’s medical records
- Facilitates the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician’s office.
- Assists the physician with medical office procedures.
- Maintain the integrity of the office.
Requirements
LPN Specialist requirements are
Required Education and Experience
Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing. Must possess active Florida license as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Preferred Education and Experience
Experience or training in a medical health care facility as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Medical Assistant Specialist Requirements are
Required Education and Experience
High school diploma or GED. Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year of Medical Assistant work experience within the last 2 years. Medical Assistant Certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment. Current BLS certification or to be completed within first 90 days of employment
Additional Qualification: 1 Year experience in primary care setting. Current BLS certification or to be completed within three months of employment.
What's around it?
Lakeland, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,395/mo
- Household income
- $64,185/yr, all local households, not nurse pay