Medical assistant - medicine unit Job at Louisiana Department of State Civil Service, Independence, LA

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  • Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
  • Independence, LA

Job Description

Medical Assistant - Medicine Unit

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Medical Assistant - Medicine Unit

Salary

$2,272.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly

Location

Independence, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LAK201107MedAsstMesu_10.14.24

Department

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center

Opening Date

10/14/2024

Closing Date

10/20/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

This is a full-time position located in the Medicine Unit. The shift will be determined by the Supervisor.

Please list all work history and detailed job duties on the Application.

Preference may be given to candidates who possess a current BLS certification.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Sonia Johnson, Human Resource Analyst

Office number (985) 878-1384

sjoh83@lsuhsc.edu (sbrum5@lsuhsc.edu)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of clerical experience in a patient care setting such as a medical clinic, hospital, mental health facility, facility for the developmentally disabled, or other type of healthcare facility.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Experience as a nursing assistant will substitute for the required experience on the basis of two years of nursing assistant experience for one year of the required experience.

A certificate of completion from a medical assistant training program earned at a college or technical institute accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools will substitute for one year of the required experience.

An associate degree from a medical assistant training program earned at a college or technical institute accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools will substitute for the two years of required experience.

College training with nine semester hours in education, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, child guidance, or nursing will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform sub-professional clinical/training and administrative support functions in a health care delivery setting.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

General from a Physician, Registered Nurse, Practical Nurse--Licensed, or administrative personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

May exercise functional supervision over lower level personnel.

Location of Work:

Health-care facilities, statewide.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Nursing Assistant 1 and 2 by the presence of responsibility for clerical duties in addition to sub-professional nursing duties.

Differs from Medical Specialist by the presence of responsibility for clerical duties and the absence of responsibility for performance of specialized procedures in the care of orthopedic, urology, ophthalmology, and/or speech pathology/audiology patients.

Examples of Work

Answers the telephone, greets patients, updates and files patient medical records, fills out insurance forms, handles correspondence, schedules appointments, arranges for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handles billing and bookkeeping.

Abstracts, reviews, and enters patient registration data into patient database.

Verifies patients third party coverage; may speak with third party.

May compile employee time records; reviews time sheets for completeness.

Prepares patients for routine examinations, which includes obtaining, assessing, and recording vital signs. May take medical histories.

Assists practitioners to deliver health care services, treatments, examinations, and procedures for patients.

Performs EKGs, collects samples of blood and urine, and performs vision and audio testing.

Ensures health care delivery areas are fully stocked, organized, clean, and disinfected. Orders supplies, as needed.

Assist with cleaning and sterilization of equipment.

Assists in management of patient behavior utilizing therapeutic intervention techniques; restrains hostile and physically violent patients when necessary.

Provides constant visual monitoring and intensive care for extremely suicidal, combative, or disturbed patients to assure safety and well-being of the patients; documents appropriately.

May involve shift work.

Instructs employees (regular or medical related personnel), in general and/or specialized training courses in resuscitation and life support techniques and procedures, i.e., Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BCLS and ACLS).

May administer and grade tests.

Maintain records of employees' participation on training program. Issues appropriate certifications.

Maintains equipment (interactive computer systems, monitors, manikins, etc.) through minor repairs and proper sanitation procedures.

Orders materials and supplies.

Attends continuing education programs and re-certifies credentials as required.

May monitor telemetry monitors and notify nurse for designated arrhymias. May place telemetry leads.

May maintain patient records as per policy.

May collect and deposit funds into appropriate accounts. May maintain records of funds received.

May compile complex monthly reports.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ( LASERS has provided this video ( to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others

01

Do you possess a current BLS card issued by the American Heart Association?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Do you possess a certificate of completion from a medical assistant training program earned at a college or technical institute accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools?

+ Yes

+ No

03

Are you a current Lallie Kemp Medical Center employee?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

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