Medical Assistant or LPN Primary Care
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Job Location:
Menomonee Falls, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 23 - 34
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department:
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
Hours Per Week:
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Monday - Friday between 7:30am - 6:30pm; flex position. no weekends or holidays or on-call
Pay Range
$21.85 - $32.80We want our teammates and their families to Live Well. Actual compensation offered in the Pay Range of $21.05 - $31.55 for an MA or $23.20 - $34.80 for an LPN and will be based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training and internal equity. To accompany base pay we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- 401(k) company contributions: 3% of your eligible annual salary AND 401(k) employer match: dollar for dollar up to 3%
- Opportunity for yearly merit increases within the salary range
You will be helping our patients live well by:
- Preparing and rooming the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and gathering/documenting/updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint allergies and/or medications).
- Performing laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test wound culture specimen collection etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions/infection control guidelines.
- Assisting the physician/advance practice provider (APP) with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams allergy scratch testing EMG cautery colposcopy etc.
- Administering routine medications under physician/APP orders which may include but are not limited to immunizations antibiotics vitamins and topical agents.
- Providing basic patient instructions on the performance of routine tasks or skills. Following through with necessary procedure or test requests pre-approved care algorithms new appointment times and referrals to other facilities or services. Refers questions to registered nurses and physicians/providers per scope of practice guidelines and relays information back to patient as directed.
- Communicating with physicians and other members of the health care team to ensure smooth clinic flow and makes adjustments as necessary. Effectively communicating accurate and timely information with the patient.
- May perform basic and advanced clinical support tasks or skills based on the specialty and appropriate advanced skills and competencies such as but not limited to removal of sutures and staples straight catheterization audiograms laboratory procedures (throat/nose culture drug screen) phlebotomy - butterfly venous heel stick EKG spirometry Holter monitor application etc. under clinical supervision.
Licenses & Certifications
LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state in which the team member practices and
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.
MA: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.
Degrees
LPN: Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing
MA: Completion of an accredited or approved program in Medical Assistant
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Proficient computer skills including keyboarding navigation within a windows operating system use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems. Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive relationships with a variety of patients family staff and physicians. Good organization prioritization and problem solving skills. Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.
Our CommitmenttoYou:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Clinical Laboratory Experience
- Athenahealth
- Algebra
- eClinicalWorks
- Primary Care Experience
- Phlebotomy
- Medical office experience
- Vital Signs Experience
- Experience Administering Injections
- Medical Terminology
- Medication Administration
About Company
Proudly serving Wisconsin with 18 hospitals, over 150 clinics and 70 pharmacies across 30 communities. Choose Aurora Health Care for you and your family.
