UnityPoint Health Hiring for CMA/LPN at Moline, Illinois Full Time

Under the direction of a health care provider, the Medical Assistant, is responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes the safety and well-being of our patients.

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care

• Assist provider and other clinical staff with obtaining basic vital information preparing patient for examination, treatment and minor surgical procedures.

• Demonstrates competence in the clinical skills necessary to carry out assigned job duties.

• May be required to draw and collect blood and other samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis.

• May be required to perform testing including BAT, drug screening, spirometry, or audiometric testing

• Administer ordered medical treatments and/or vaccines.

• Schedule referrals for patients with specialist or outpatient as requested by the provider. Complete appropriate forms or requisitions needed for referrals or lab testing, including appropriate CPT/ICD-9 coding.

• Responsible for tracking system for follow-up appointments related to office visits, laboratory tests and procedures to regularly follow patients monitoring disease status.

• Provide appropriate and timely documentation in the patient’s electronic health record using standardized workflows and processes.

• Practices and reflects knowledge of IPAA, TJC, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare. Provide information to appropriate regulatory agencies, (i.e. health

Development and Patient Education

• Be aware of what is happening in clinic/department and the organization by attending clinic/department meetings, reading emails and regularly checking information on the organization’s intranet site.

• Maintain compliance with CLIA, OSHA, Safety and Risk Management guidelines.

• Maintain compliance and behave in a manner consistent with all policies and procedures, including but not limited to Compliance, HIPAA and personnel workplace rules.

• Behave in a manner consistent with all Compliance and HIPAA policies and procedures.

• Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.

Education:

• High school diploma required if work is performed in a complex CLIA lab.

• Completion of a Medical Assistant Program

Experience:

• Computer data entry experience.

License(s)/Certification(s):

Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.

• Multicultural sensitivity.

• Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.

• Customer/patient focused.

• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work as a team member.

• Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures.

Requisition ID: 2021-99773

Street: 809 River Dr

Name: 9070 UnityPoint at Work Affiliate

Name: John Deere On-Site- QC

FTE (Numeric Only; Ex. 0.01): 1.0

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Scheduled Hours/Shift: Monday-Friday 0700-1530

External Company Name: UnityPoint Health

External Company URL: http://www.unitypoint.org