Job description

Reedsburg Area Medical Center is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse to work in the UW Health Outreach Clinic at RAMC!

Schedule: Monday through Friday
Hours: 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
Hours per week: 40
Benefits: Yes, we offer amazing benefits!

Job Description:
The Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse provides medical assistance in a multi-skilled health profession whose practitioners work primarily in an ambulatory setting such as a medical office and clinic. The MA/LPN functions as a member of the healthcare team and performs clinical procedures as directed/trained by MD or RN.

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Job Relationships:*
Reports to Clinic Manager and Clinic Services Administrator

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Primary Customer Served*:

• Infant (31 days – 1 year)
• Pediatric (1 – 12 years)
• Adolescent (13 – 18 years)
• Adult (19 – 65 years)
• Geriatric (> 66 years)
• Family/Visitors
• Physicians
• Community Agencies
• Social Work Team

Education and Training Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school where a diploma in Medical Assistant is granted.
• BLS certified.

Experience:

• Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Must be able to deal with multiple priorities in a calm way.
• Required decision-making and problem-solving skills.

• Physical Requirements:
• Physical Demands:
• Frequently sits while performing the tasks of the role (scheduling, developing & reviewing protocols/procedures, job descriptions, etc.)
• Occasionally carry objects weighing less than 10 pounds.
• Occasionally walk and stand.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients and maneuvering equipment while using gait belts, transfer devices, etc.
• Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead to assist with patient care or retrieve equipment or supplies.
• Occasionally handle objects, smell, feel, control knobs, switches and levers.

• Sight:
• Occasionally use sight capacities, including spatial, peripheral, colors & accommodation & depth perception.
• Frequently use near and far vision while reviewing patient records, computer screens, charts, hemoccult results, gauges on patient equipment, monitors, etc.

• Cognition/Communication:
• Frequently utilizes simple reading skills and normal conversations.
• Occasional exposure to comprehensive speech, both simple and complex writing skills, and basic and complex math.
• Frequently is exposed to the low volume of speech with patients and telephone conversations with other members of the healthcare team, physicians, and family members.

• Environmental Conditions:
• Continual exposure to an inside, patient environment with occasional unpleasant odors or noises.
• Occasional exposure to low light or glare conditions.

• Potential Hazards:
• Occasional exposure to infectious blood/body fluids and diseases requiring infection control
• Occasional exposure to needles/syringes/sharps during medication administration, assistance with treatments, and invasive procedures.
• Occasional exposure to chemical compounds of medications and treatments (chemotherapy) and cleaning agents such as Cidex.

• Psychological, Situational, and Functional Factors:
• Frequent problem-solving, analyzing, use of judgment, and critical thinking in regard to changes in patient condition, environmental factors, and flexibility.
• Occasionally be able to rotate shifts, and provide flexibility with the work schedule.
• Frequently be able to work independently, take initiative, work closely and motivate others.
• Continuously plan and direct patient care, and manage conflict and/or difficult situations.
• Occasionally prioritize workflow while maintaining speed, accuracy, and consistency.

Job Type: Full-time

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