LPN Specialist OR Medical Asistant Specialist Full Time
Lakeland, Florida
Provide basic medical and nursing care.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- Clinic
- License
- LPN license Must possess active Florida license as a Licensed Practical Nurse.Florida Licensed Practical Nurse license
- Term
- Permanent LPN SPECIALIST OR MEDICAL ASISTANT SPECIALIST FULL TIMEFull time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Florida Licensed Practical Nurse license Must possess active Florida license as a Licensed Practical Nurse. 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 accredited school of Practical Nursing 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.
- Experience
- 1 year experience or training in a medical health care facility as an LPN Required Education and Experience: One (1) year experience or training in a medical health care facility as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Also asks
- completion of accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year MA experience within last 2 years Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year of Medical Assistant work experience within the last 2 years.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- telephone triage to evaluate patient needs Identifies and evaluates patient needs by way of telephone triage.
- Day to day
- administer medications and injections and document Administers medication including injections; documents medication given or prescribed by ordering physician as required.
- Day to day
- patient and family education Identifies patient and family education needs and provides instruction.
- Day to day
- emergency response Recognizes and responds to emergency situations as appropriate.
- Day to day
- document in patient medical records Adheres to the Clinical Services policies and procedures when documenting information patient’s medical records
- Day to day
- facilitate patient flow Facilitates the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician’s office.
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- assist physician with office procedures Assists the physician with medical office procedures.
- Day to day
- maintain integrity of office Maintain the integrity of the office.
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…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, 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, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Description: 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.
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.
Required Education and Experience
One (1) year 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.
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