What are the responsibilities and job description for the CMA/LPN Family Medicine position at Southwest Health?
Full-Time
Platteville, WI 53818, USA
Description
Requirements
- One to two years’ experience in a clinic or hospital setting is preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required or able to complete immediately after hire.
- CMA- Certification through AAMA, CCMA, AMT (registered), ARMA, or NCMA is required within three months of hire.
- LPN- Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school with completed licensure requirements of the State of WI for an LPN.
- Knowledge of basic office procedures, equipment, and computer systems preferred
- Familiarization with medical terminology
- Phlebotomy experience preferred.
Work Hours
We are seeking a full-time (36 hours/week) CMA/LPN to work weekdays in our Family Medicine Clinic.
Job Summary
The CMA or LPN will assist with various patient duties including; assessing patient needs, answering questions, providing patient care; rooming patients, taking vitals and histories, giving injections, assisting with phone triage under the direct supervision of a RN or provider, assisting with procedures, administering medications, patient education and other duties as assigned.
Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
- Performs reception, scheduling, and admitting functions in the Clinic.
- Utilizes on-line scheduling system to schedule patients for follow-up appointments in the Clinic.
- Makes necessary contacts to schedule patients for follow-up tests, procedures, or appointments in other departments and/or other health care facilities.
- Produces and completes demographic information forms, patient history forms, and billing forms as appropriate for each physician/provider.
- Performs outpatient registration for clinic patients who are being referred for diagnostic studies on the day of their clinic visit. This would include entering data into billing system, producing out-patient registration form(s), charge labels, name band, etc.
- Enters patient charges into the billing system.
- Assists with obtaining necessary signatures on appropriate admissions and/or consents for treatments.
- Assists Patient Financial Services department to insure prior authorization requirements are met for upcoming procedures as appropriate.
- Screens telephone calls related to patient care and evaluates according to the protocols set forth by the provider. Discusses with the provider when indicated.
- Assumes primary responsibility for providing patient teaching / instruction for their follow-up appointments and diagnostic studies, etc.
- Provides patients with documentation and ensures patients understand the preparation protocols they are to follow for any upcoming procedures.
- Adheres to Southwest Health’s value-based behavior standards.
- Understands and adheres to Southwest Health compliance and HIPAA standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.
Contact Information
Southwest Health
Attn: Human Resources
1400 Eastside Rd
Platteville, WI 53818
Phone: (608) 342-0993
Email: hr@southwesthealth.org
Fax: (608) 342-5015
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Benefits
Southwest Health is truly an outstanding place to work. A full benefit package is available for employees working 20 hours/week or greater which includes: Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance. Also available are long and short term disability, cell phone discount, flexible spending plan, paid time off, retirement plan with an employer contribution, fitness membership discount as well as use of exercise equipment at the facility.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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