Clinical Assistant - CMA​/LPN​/RN - OB​/GYN Office

Seeking a Clinical Assistant (CMA, LPN or RN) for a full time position at Rural Health Group's Family and Women's Health medical clinic located in Roanoke Rapids, NC. General hours are Monday - Friday 8 a.m.

- 5 p.m.

Candidates must hold a current and valid Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the state of North Carolina, or must possess Medical Assistant (MA) Certification/Registration with documented hands‑on clinical training.

Please Note:
Only applicants who have experience or training with medical office operations and OB/GYN healthcare will be considered.

An OB‑GYN clinical assistant performs several general medical duties. These include weighing patients, taking a patient's blood pressure and temperature and collecting urine samples. The clinical might also collect blood for routine follow‑up or preoperative testing. When an OB‑GYN performs certain in‑office medical procedures, the clinical assistant prepares any necessary medical equipment and preps the patient. After each appointment, the clinical assistant cleans up the room, sterilizes medical equipment and organizes the room for the next patient.

When working with patients, the clinical assistant must have good oral and written communication skills to relay medical information and instructions.

The clinical assistant will be responsible for assisting the doctor with providing prenatal care to patients in the form of providing educational resources and answering any questions the patient has about the pregnancy process. Assist with maintaining detailed medical records for each patient. The clinical assistant is also responsible for entering patient data into the electronic health record.

Along with performing obstetrician duties, an OB‑GYN clinical assistant also helps the provider with set‑up of gynecological duties such as pelvic exams, pap smears and breast exams, inter‑uterine birth control devices, colposcopies, biopsies. At the direction of the provider, the clinical assistant provides information on family planning, birth control education material etc.

Along with assisting with procedures, the clinical assistant provides technical assistance such as assisting providers with exams – handing swabs to doctor and putting them into the culture tubes, holding slides for smears, etc. urinalysis, finger sticks for CLIA lab testing, phlebotomy; medication reconciliation and injections, patient education prevention and chronic disease management; operating medical equipment such as ultrasound and X‑ray machines used to diagnose conditions and perform routine checkups.

Provide nursing services to patients and families in accordance within the scope of their practice by the governing board of the license or certification.

• Provide OB‑GYN nurse services to female patients and newborns with illnesses.
• Obtain medical history of patients and communicate to the physician.
• Acts as an advocate for our patients with OB/GYN concerns. Able to provide patient education as appropriate.
• Provide OB‑GYN nurse services to female patients and newborns with illnesses.
• Strong assessment skills so as to assist provider with answering calls for last minute appointments, assessing for urgency of need and scheduling patients appropriately.
• Navigation of health care system with patients during process of new diagnosis of OB/GYN related conditions.
• Coordination of services between primary care and specialty care services and referrals.
• Coordination of scheduling for providers and specialized clinics, such as OB clinic, GYN procedures, Prenatal Groups, etc.
• Coordination of physician administered medical devices, requiring educational component for patients, required documents for tracking, and device inventory.
• Manages and helps to coordinate follow‑up and tracking of abnormal pap smear and mammogram results.

• Under the general direction of the Practice Manager, Clinical Director and the provider the OB/GYN clinical assistant is responsible for the performance of clerical and administrative duties in the office, admission and collection of data on…