LPN Specialist OR Medical Assistant Specialist - Internal Medicine - Full Time
Lakeland, Florida
Summary/Objective: Provide basic medical and nursing care. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Watson Clinic runs at clinic pace, on scheduled patients.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- Internal Medicine · Clinic LPN SPECIALIST OR MEDICAL ASSISTANT SPECIALIST - INTERNAL MEDICINE - FULL TIME
- License
- LPN license Must possess active Florida license as a Licensed Practical Nurse orActive Florida LPN license
- Term
- Permanent LPN SPECIALIST OR MEDICAL ASSISTANT SPECIALIST - INTERNAL MEDICINE - FULL TIMEFull time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active Florida LPN license Must possess active Florida license as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Check your license
- Certification
- Medical Assistant Certification within 90 days of employment Medical Assistant Certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing Required Education and Experience: Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing.
- Education
- High school diploma or GED Required Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED.
- Also asks
- Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year MA work experience within the last 2 years Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year of Medical Assistant work experience within the last 2 years.
Preferred
- Experience
- Experience or training in a medical health care facility as an LPN Preferred Education and Experience: Experience or training in a medical health care facility as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Experience
- Gyn-Oncology experience Gyn-Oncology experience preferred.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Telephone triage Identifies and evaluates patient needs by way of telephone triage.
- Day to day
- Administer medication including injections and document administration Administers medication including injections; documents medication given or prescribed by ordering physician as required.
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- Identify education needs and instruct patients and families Identifies patient and family education needs and provides instruction.
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- Recognize and respond to emergency situations Recognizes and responds to emergency situations as appropriate.
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- Document patient medical records according to Clinical Services policies Adheres to the Clinical Services policies and procedures when documenting information patient’s medical records
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- Facilitate patient flow Facilitates the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician’s office.
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- Assist physician with medical office procedures Assists the physician with medical office procedures.
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- Maintain office integrity Maintain the integrity of the office.
- Day to day
- Assist with patient flow and office procedures as needed Assists with the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician office and assists the physician with medical office procedures as needed.
- Day to day
- Assist with hospital procedures/surgeries and coordinate surgical scheduling Assists with hospital procedures and/or surgeries and coordinates scheduling surgical procedures.
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 shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
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The ideal candidate need to be an LPN OR a medical assistant
Summary/Objective: Provide basic medical and nursing care. Ensure the comfort of patients, discuss health care with patients, and report status of patients to registered nurses and providers.
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. Assists with the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician office and assists the physician with medical office procedures as needed. Assists with hospital procedures and/or surgeries and coordinates scheduling surgical procedures.
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 or
Preferred Education and Experience
Experience or training in a medical health care facility as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Gyn-Oncology experience preferred.
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.
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