Hiring for a Medical Assistant OR an LPN for a healthcare clinic in Richmond,
VA.
MUST be okay with floating between Richmond, Mechanisville and Warsaw
Schedule: M-F 8am – 4:30pm
MA Pay: $24/hr
LPN Pay: $35/hr
Overview: Seeking a dedicated and compassionate medical professional to join our team. This position will play a key role in helping the practice provide high quality care to our patients. CMA and LPN license holders encouraged to apply. Total of 8 providers with 2 Nurse Practitioners.
Room patients
- Collect History (new patients), review vaccines, allergies, pharmacy, social history
- Take Vitals, Review
- Update medication list
- Dip urine for new patients and as needed
- Obtain labs/history not already in chart
- Order tests (RUS, CT, Renal Bx)
Drop Labs
- Review ALL lab results and check critical lab values
- Makes MD aware of critical lab values
- Carries out orders related to critical lab values
Call patients regarding lab results
- order new prescriptions,
- put in new lab orders,
- Patient education r/t diet, medication management, hydration status
Refills prescriptions– refills come through the orders/RX/Auth box usually 20 refills/day/office
- Checks med order to make sure it’s correct dose, medication, route
- Makes sure patient has been seen within last year
- Denies prescriptions not typically ordered by our MD, over a year since last OV and dialysis patients
- Obtain Prior Authorizations
Follow up box
- If entered, all orders will show up in the follow up box if they are not completed/tied to results by the alarm date
- Check to see if labs have been completed- if not call patient and set tickler to have patient come in to office to complete labs
- Check to see if imaging orders are completed-check CC or call for results- put results in chart in review to MD
- Check to see if referral has been completed and if note is in the chart. If the note is not in the chart, call MD where the referral was completed and obtain records. Put record in chart and put in review to MD
Set up Dialysis Starts
- Send demo to associated dialysis unit
- Ensure insurance information is verified
- Set up access appts
- Get Hep panel and labs needs 30 days prior to start
- Obtain chair time at unit
Patient cases box
- Answer patient portal cases or send them to the MD
- Follow orders as indicated by MD in patient case
Clinical document box
- Assign documents to appropriate MD
- Complete prior auths/home health documents
- Answer nurse phone calls and voicemails
Education & Licensure
- Active and unrestricted LPN license in the state of Virginia OR a MA certificate/diploma (nationally strongly preferred)
- BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required; ACLS preferred.
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