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Job Highlights:
Department: Orthopedic Clinic
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Location: 1111 N Dewey in Oklahoma City
Looking for a Medical Assistant Lead opportunity where patients come first, and you are valued as a team member? You will be a vital member of the care team for our patients. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.
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Job Summary:
Administers prescribed medications to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and maintains related medical records in a clinic setting.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Presents medication to patient and observes ingestion or administers medication using specified procedures.
- Takes vital signs or observes patient to detect response to medication, and reports reactions.
- Restocks medication inventories.
- May provide direct patient care. Ensures resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
- Wisconsin ONLY - High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification
EXPERIENCE
- Two years' experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Occasional driving.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
Department:
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