CMA/LPN- OBGYN Brevard Women's Care

JOB SUMMARY: Medical Assistants/ LPN's work collaboratively as an active member of the interdisciplinary team to provide patient centered care across the continuum. They also provide an excellent patient experience, high-quality outcomes, and improved productivity for the team.  This position is based in Brevard, North Carolina.  SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: Participate in daily huddles with patient care team(s)  Prepare patient charts for providers  Review patient registries and identify preventative care due for patient  Assist in preventive care outreach initiatives  Obtain vitals  Assist in obtaining medical records  Perform screening procedures as indicated  Prepare patients for exams and assist providers during exams  Prepare sterile fields  Perform phlebotomy and process specimens  Prepare and administer medications and vaccines, including intramuscular and intradermal injections as directed by provider  Serve as a preceptor for new staff  Provide occasional coverage support for other MAHEC ambulatory offices  Assist in administrative duties as needed, including handling calls  Participates in process improvement of new and existing workflows  Actively embraces and supports divisional and organizational quality initiatives  Supports pop-up vaccine and testing community events   This role description is a general description of the essential job functions.  It is not intended to describe all the duties the Medical Assistant may perform.  KEY COMPETENCIES:  Communication Skills  Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.   Decision Making Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.   HealthCare Knowledge Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate.  This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC’s organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and ga...