LPN​/CMA-Bend Area Clinic​/PRN

Rivers Health is seeking a PRN LPN/CMA for the Bend Area Clinic to perform the following duties.

• Perform general nursing duties: assess patients’ general condition, take vital signs and history, assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments, document all activities, interventions and medications in the patient record, and obtain pre‑certifications, pre‑authorizations and referrals from insurance companies.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials and communicating physician advice and instructions.
• Handle critical lab values and promptly seek physician orders. Schedule outside referrals, assist with medical procedures, answer telephone calls, schedule patients for office visits or hospital tests, send prescriptions to pharmacy, and call patients with test results.
• Assist physicians in the treatment and care of patients in the office and maintain exam rooms and other patient areas for physician examinations.
• Ensure safety, infection control and other policies and procedures are followed in the office.
• Perform routine office laboratory procedures.
• Maintain equipment and supplies needed for patient care.
• Answer phones and triage telephone patient care issues directly to the clinic provider.
• Adhere to corporate policies, JCAHO, Rural Health, departmental policies and procedures, and personnel employee handbook.
• Demonstrate professionalism and accountability.
• Promote a positive image of the physician practice to patients and the public.
• Demonstrate and promote high standards for quality and productivity; focus on results.
• Follow standards of conduct and procedures of hospital and applicable laws and regulations, and report violations through the appropriate chain of command.
• Treat patients, physicians and coworkers with courtesy and respect.
• Identify customer expectations and work to meet and exceed them.
• Maintain a high degree of ethics, integrity and confidentiality.
• Assume other duties as necessary to support the efforts of the hospital.
• Fill in during co‑workers’ absence; cover other nursing personnel when they are not present and complete full range of duties; cover other areas as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.