Medical Assistant; FTE or LPN; FTE - Ambulatory Float Pool

Overview

Hennepin Healthcare is hiring for our Ambulatory Clinic in downtown Minneapolis. This role can be filled at the Medical Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse (4-5 days/week, 8 hour shifts). This benefit-eligible role is union represented and primarily works day shift. Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and advancement. This opening is currently set to work Monday-Friday day hours but may expand to include evenings and weekends as we grow.

A sign-on bonus is available for eligible external MA candidates (current employees and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible). The sign-on bonus amount is $1,500 for uncertified Medical Assistants and $3,000 for LPNs and Medical Assistants certified/registered through the AAMA, AMT, or NHCA.

Medical Assistant - Under the direction/ delegation of a physician(s) or other clinical care team members, the Medical Assistant contributes to the health and well-being of patients by providing quality and competent patient & family centered care/ services that meet HCMC and departmental standards.

LPN - With the context of the Hennepin County Medical Center Relationship-Based Care Practice Model, under the direction of providers and/or the registered nurse, the Licensed Practical Nurse assists providers in the delivery of care and performs nursing functions within the LPN scope of practice.

• Perform assigned clinical tasks under the direction of a physician or other providers including: administer medications, injections, and immunizations, spirometry, tympanometry, apply minor dressings and splints, connect patients to portable monitors e.g. pulse oximetry, nebulization, glucose monitoring, and urethral catheterization and other clinical duties as delegated within the Medical Assistant scope of practice
• Set up for and provide direct assistance to physicians and other licensed care providers with medical examinations and procedures including: colposcopy, flex sigmoidoscopy, minor surgery
• Perform specimen collection including: blood draws, sputum samples and urine samples
• Perform hearing and vision screens and developmental testing
• Review patient information as required by the rooming process and competently enter information into the patient medical record
• Perform basic patient care activities including: place patients in rooms, take and chart vital signs
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Perform assigned clinical tasks under the direction of a provider or a registered nurse including: administer and dispense medications and immunizations
• Contribute to the initial and ongoing assessment of patients
• Obtain patient information and medical history including current medications, allergies, chief complaint, and immunization schedule
• Perform basic patient care activities including taking and charting vital signs
• Under the direction of a registered nurse, provide patient education from standardized teaching plans
• Transcribe orders, maintain telephone communication, and call prescription refills as directed by providers
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma or Associate’s Degree from an accredited Medical Assistant school (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools) that includes a clinical externship or a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces, as evidenced through educational transcripts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with EPIC and/or similar electronic health record
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Software
• 6 months related experience or HHS externship
• Possesses active certification by the AAMA, AMT, or NHCA at hire
• Bilingual in English and at least one other language commonly spoken by HHS patients

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to perform specialized clinical tasks and procedures in alignment with HHS standards
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to effectively interview patients and collect information required to obtain medical history and to accurately register and/or schedule patients
• Abi…