Certified Nurse Aide/Certified Medical Asst/N.A. - Gibson City Clinic FT

JOB TITLE: CNA/CMA/NA DEPARTMENT: GIBSON CITY CLINIC, 222 N SANGAMON AVE, GIBSON CITY, IL 60936 HOURS & SHIFT REQUIREMENTS: Full time…36 hours weekly…Monday-Thursday GENERAL SUMMARY The Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant is a clinical professional staff member who performs duties to obtain clinical information/data, clinical CLIA waived lab testing, and testing on medical equipment, necessary for the medical office visit. This assistance is under supervision of the Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse, and the Physician/APN/FNP/PA. GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT To provide personalized, professional healthcare services to the residents of the Communities we serve. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Confidentiality is to be maintained at all times. 2. Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping room neat, clean, orderly, and proper equipment and supplies readily accessible for type of visit and or procedure. 3. Ensures all locks on cabinets in exam rooms and lab area with authorized access to are unlocked at beginning of office hours and are locked after office closing hours and after last patient has left. 4. Courteously greets all patients and visitors. 5. Greets patients appropriately and escort patients to exam rooms; performs, documents and reports vital signs and records height and weight. 6. Documents social/family/medical history, current complaint(s) with review of systems. 7. Working knowledge of computer applications. 8. Documents patient messages and forwards information to Physician, Nurse, NP, PA. Does not provide medical advice or recommend treatment. 9. Assists patients as needed with walking, walking devices, wheelchairs, transfers, undressing instructions, collecting specimens, preparing for exam, etc. 10. Schedules referrals by phone to area physician offices and hospitals for tests and consults. 11. Assists patients in completion of the Pharmacy Assistance Program for respective provider. 12. Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines keeping exam and work areas neat, clean, and in orderly fashion. 13. Knowledge of proper use of medical equipment including stethoscope, EKG machine, NST machine, Spirometry device, ear washing equipment, speculums, scales, blood pressure cuff, and others as deemed appropriate for scope of practice. 14. Maintains and restocks exam rooms with needed supplies. 15. Monitors supplies, except medications, for outdating and disposes as needed. 16. Informs “orderer” of supplies that are needing to be ordered. The “orderer” is the person responsible for ordering supplies for the office. Does not order medications. 17. Perform venipunctures, drug screens, clia waved tests, and other medical equipment testing, as evidence of competency allows, as ordered by the Physician/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant/Nurse. 18. Follows Infection Control fundamentals r/t: Standard Precautions, good hand washing, disposal of biohazardous materials, aseptic technique, disinfection of instruments/equipment, and preparations for autoclaving. 19. Helps answer incoming and outgoing patient telephone calls, triage or page calls, reply or forward electronic patient messages ensuring to record all final outcomes of patient calls into electronic patient chart. 20. Assists office coordinator/receptionist as needed by answering calls, scheduling appointments, greeting patients, opening/closing office for operation following office protocol, turning phone message on or off for phone operation, etc. as needed. 21. Checks over provider’s appointment schedules for organizing patient flow. 22. Informs front desk office staff when provider is running behind. Informs patients when provider is running behind. 23. Performs routine laboratory tests and sample analyses in scope of practice (after receiving proper training from GAH for sign-off) 24. Stocks and checks inventory for lab supplies and reports items needed to…