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Part time opportunity Tuesdays 8am-5pm . During Spring and Summer includes one Saturday a month. During Fall and Winter includes one Sunday a month
As An LPN At Community Health Center, You Will:
On a daily basis, provide clinical and technical support for our primary care providers by implementing all planned care items using electronic tools to ensure efficient and accurate workflow. Monitors equipment and performs clinical testing according to OSHA and CLIA standards. Be a liasion with patients, families, specialists, and all members of the health care team. With the primary care nurse and provider, ensures continuity and coordination of care in a patient centered medical home. Assists the primary care nurse as able with routine medication administration, immunizations and other provider clinic support supported by the scope of your LPN licensure.
Required Skills And Education
LPN Program Completion Certificate
Skills include EKG use, appointment scheduling, word processing and computer skills, and familiarity with medical testing procedure
Applicant will also possess sound organizational skills and accuracy at all levels of job.
Prior Demonstrated Excellent Communication And Customer Service Skills.
Must be team focused and demonstrate leadership qualities.
Preferred Skills
Bilingual
Expert knowledge of the electronic health record
RequiredLicenses/Certifications
Current CT LPN License
CPR-American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED certification or American Heart Association BLS/AED for Healthcare Providers
As a Medical Assistant:
On a daily basis, provides clinical and technical support for primary care providers. Implements all planned care items using electronic tools to ensure efficient and accurate workflow. Monitors equipment and performs clinical testing according to OSHA and CLIA standards. Liaises with patients, families, specialists, and all members of the health care team. With the primary care nurse and provider, ensures continuity and coordination of care in a patient centered medical home.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Skills and Education
High school diploma or equivalency
Completion of a Medical Assistant course from anaccredited/recognizedschool
Medical Assistant boardcertification/registration,Required
EKG use, appointment scheduling, word processing and computer skills, and familiarity with medical testing procedures.
Sound organizational skills and accuracy at all levels of job.
Prior Demonstrated Excellent Communication And Customer Service Skills.
Must be team focused and demonstrate leadership qualities.
CHC requires as a condition of employment current American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED (CPR/FPR/AED) certification. The only acceptable alternative is current American Heart Association BLS/AED for Healthcare Providers certification.
Preferred Skills
Bilingual
Expert knowledge of the electronic health record
RequiredLicenses/Certifications
CPR Certified
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
Requires manual dexterity to perform clinical tasks, moderate physical activity including standing, walking and lifting.
Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and/or bio-hazardous material.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICIATIONS
Communicates clinical/client information to providers accurately. Accurately take messages,
and communicates on the telephone.
Communicates effectively with other medical assistants, collaborates with medical provider and nursing staff.
Access to clients' charts and health care information.
Maintains clientconfidentiality.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Apply evidence based guidelines from major regulatory and specialty groups, performs pre-visit preparation for all primary care patients scheduled to be seen
In collaboration with the primary care nurse and provider, "e-huddles" utilizing the Planned Care Dashboard (an electronic tool that summarizing all care that is due for a patient at the time of their visit) to ensure complete and thorough primary care visits.
Prepares patients to be seen by provider in the telehealth environment including guiding patients on the use of video telehealth technology.
Manages virtual telehealth sessions for multiple providers using Zoom technology including set up of virtual exam rooms, admitting patients, and pre-visit preparation.
Supports clinical teams in the collection of paperwork, request of records, scheduling of follow up visits, and other administrative support tasks for clinical teams.
Collaborates with providers, clinical and clerical support staff to facilitate appropriate telehealth patient flow.
Prepares patients to be seen by provider, using established criteria as appropriately determined by the nature of the visit (i.e., sick, PE, WCC, etc.).
Accurately documents chief complaint and results from evidence based screening tests.
Accurately performs and documents patient vital signs.
Prioritizes work responsibilities on a daily basis, decreasing waiting time. Collaborates with providers, clinical and clerical support staff to facilitate appropriate patient flow. Effectively works as a member of the health care team assisting other team members as needed, or requested. Appropriately schedules tests and referrals for specialty care in accordance to Provider orders in a timely manner.
Maintains a clean, orderly, safe working environment. Oversees maintenance of supplies and documents in medical logs as directed.
Setup and stock exam rooms and clean rooms at end of each day worked.
Adheres to all infection control standards, follows Universal Precautions and safety policies and procedures of the Agency. Maintains yearly CPR certification as required for all clinical employees.
Exhibits excellent customer service skills to external and internal customers at all times with a focus on quality of care and teamwork that focuses on the needs of the department and/or the business in conjunction with the full mission of the Agency.
Complies with Agency mandated in-service training workshops (EOC, Working Safely, Abuse, etc.).
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
Full access to patients' medical records, accounts, some agency procedural manuals. Confidentiality must be maintained according to CHC policies.
Organization Information:
Location:
Community Health Center of New Britain
City:
New Britain
State:
Connecticut
Time Type:
Part time
MWHS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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