Clinic LPN/MA
Western Missouri Medical Center
Warrensburg, Missouri
The LPN/Medical Assistant, under the supervision of the Practice Manager/Director, is responsible for assisting in the delivery of health care and patient care management. Western Missouri Medical Center is a community hospital.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Monday through Friday · 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Shift Requirement: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Unit and setting
- Clinic
- License
- LPN license LPN- graduate from an accredited school and current state license.Current state LPN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current state LPN license LPN- graduate from an accredited school and current state license.
- Certification
- AHA or Red Cross BLS Current AHA or Red Cross BLS required.
- Certification
- CCMA, CMA, or NCMA certification within 90 days of hire
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent High school diploma or equivalent.
- Education
- Graduate from an accredited LPN school
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Perform selected nursing and administrative duties and assist physicians Perform selected nursing and administrative duties, and assists physicians as required.
- Day to day
- Escort patients to exam rooms and take histories and vital signs Prepare patients for examination and treatment by escorting them from the waiting room to the exam room and taking histories and vital signs.
- Day to day
- Prepare, clean, and maintain exam and treatment rooms Prepare, clean and maintain exam and treatment rooms.
- Day to day
- Administer injections, perform EKGs, and assist with examinations Give injections, performs EKG’s, assists with examinations and provides other patient care services as directed.
- Day to day
- Administer medications and phone in pharmacy orders Administer medications per provider orders and phones in pharmacy orders as directed.
- Day to day
- Maintain sample medication supply and purge expired medications Maintain sample medication supply, logs all sample medications and purges expired medications.
- Day to day
- Prepare and maintain clinical supplies and equipment Prepare and maintains clinical supplies and equipment.
- Day to day
- Answer telephones, provide information, and screen calls Assist with answering the telephone, providing information as requested and screening calls to the physician.
- Day to day
- Assist with scheduling tests and treatments Assist with scheduling tests and treatments.
- Day to day
- Contribute to policy and procedure development Contribute to the development of policies and procedures.
- Day to day
- Assist patients with self-management goals and education Assist patients in setting goals for self-management, teaching them how to do self-management tasks and report abnormal findings to the provider.
- Day to day
- Collaborate with patients, providers, and care team members on health care goals Collaborate with the patients, provider, and other Care Team members in assessing the patient’s progress toward individual health care goals.
- Day to day
- Assess barriers to treatment goals, care plans, or appointments Assess barriers when patient has not met treatment goals, is not following treatment plan of care, or has not kept important appointments.
- Day to day
- Greet patients and visitors Greet patients and visitors in a courteous and friendly manner.
- Day to day
- Perform CLIA waived tests Perform CLIA waived tests proficiently.
- Day to day
- Receive and handle phone calls per physician direction Receive and handle phone calls as directed by the physician.
- Day to day
- Ensure rooms are cleaned and stocked Ensure rooms are properly cleaned and stocked.
- Day to day
- Handle and store sample medications in office Proper handling and storage of all sample medications that are stored in the office.
- Travel
- 0-10% travel including flying and driving rental cars Ability to travel 0-10% of the time, including flying and driving rental cars.
- Details
- Able to transport suitcases and portable computer estimated at 25 lbs for travel To accommodate travel, must be able to transport own suitcases and portable computer estimated at 25 pounds.
- Details
- Sit and stand intermittently 8 to 10 hours a day Must be able to sit and stand, intermittent 8 to 10 hours a day.
- Details
- Lift and carry up to 40 lbs regularly Occasionally reaches above shoulder, regularly required to lift and/or carry up to 40 lbs.
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Purpose statement
The LPN/Medical Assistant, under the supervision of the Practice Manager/Director, is responsible for assisting in the delivery of health care and patient care management.
Essential functions
Perform selected nursing and administrative duties, and assists physicians as required. Prepare patients for examination and treatment by escorting them from the waiting room to the exam room and taking histories and vital signs. Prepare, clean and maintain exam and treatment rooms.
Give injections, performs EKG’s, assists with examinations and provides other patient care services as directed. Administer medications per provider orders and phones in pharmacy orders as directed. Maintain sample medication supply, logs all sample medications and purges expired medications.
Prepare and maintains clinical supplies and equipment. Assist with answering the telephone, providing information as requested and screening calls to the physician. Assist with scheduling tests and treatments.
Contribute to the development of policies and procedures. Assist patients in setting goals for self-management, teaching them how to do self-management tasks and report abnormal findings to the provider. Collaborate with the patients, provider, and other Care Team members in assessing the patient’s progress toward individual health care goals.
Assess barriers when patient has not met treatment goals, is not following treatment plan of care, or has not kept important appointments. Participate in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations. Ensure adherence to all laws and regulations related to employment, OSHA, HIPAA, CLIA and other federal, state and WMMC compliance policies and procedures and promptly reports actual or potential wrongdoing.
Maintain strict confidentiality. Treat members of the Care Team, visitors and patients with dignity and respect. Perform other related work as required.
Greet patients and visitors in a courteous and friendly manner. Perform CLIA waived tests proficiently. Receive and handle phone calls as directed by the physician.
Ensure rooms are properly cleaned and stocked. Proper handling and storage of all sample medications that are stored in the office. Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Perform other essential duties as assigned.
Shift Requirement
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Requirements
Education/experience/skill requirements
High school diploma or equivalent. LPN- graduate from an accredited school and current state license. Medical Assistant- current certification as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) is required or obtained within 90 days of hire. Current AHA or Red Cross BLS required. Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work within the established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the hospital/clinic.
Physical/mental requirements
Must be able to sit and stand, intermittent 8 to 10 hours a day. Must be able to use standard office equipment, including the telephone and computer keyboard. Continuously works under pressure of near 100% accuracy while meeting inflexible deadlines.
Continuously utilizes manual/bi-manual dexterity, near vision, speech, and hearing. Frequently stands, walks, sits and utilizes eye/hand coordination and color definition. Occasionally reaches above shoulder, regularly required to lift and/or carry up to 40 lbs.
Occasionally walks on uneven surfaces. Ability to travel 0-10% of the time, including flying and driving rental cars. To accommodate travel, must be able to transport own suitcases and portable computer estimated at 25 pounds.
What's around it?
Warrensburg, MOFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $921/mo
- Household income
- $57,067/yr, all local households, not nurse pay