Medical Assistant/Clinic Nurse

Position Summary:  Provides professional nursing care to patients according to established procedures; coordinates care planning with other disciplines

Qualifications:  Prefer a minimum of one year clinical experience in a clinical setting.

  For RNs: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, registration and current RN/LPN license in the state of Kansas; CPR

                  certification. 

   For Medical Assistants: Medical Assistant certificate preferred but not required. CPR certification.

 Duties: 

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, continuous quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards and other administrative duties as assigned


• Writes initial nursing histories and assesses patients’ conditions


• Administers and controls medications


• Assists in formulating and screening Quality Assurance criteria and providing in-service training for staff


• Monitors, maintains and ensures accuracy of recording patient care documentation.  Maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.


• Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with clinic standards


• Maintains patient records and charts to ensure an accurate record of the patient’s medical treatment


• Observes emotional stability of patients and expresses interest in their progress


• Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care


• Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy


• Arranges for patients’ ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services


• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops


• Attends meetings as required


• Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment


• Assists other members of the nursing team and/or other disciplines\


• Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations and interdepartmental objectives


• Orients, instructs and trains assigned personnel


• Demonstrates competency and professionalism in performing the overall patient care and responsibilities of the clinic nurse position


• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information

Working Conditions:

• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases


• Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances


• Exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness)


• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations


• May have to handle emergency or crisis situation


• Occasionally subjected to irregular hours


• Occasional stress due to multiple calls and injuries


• May perform emergency care