Job Description
Description
Licensed Practical Nurse or Certified Medical Assistant AdventHealth Gordon
Location Address: Internal Medicine Calhoun, Ga
Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Gordon
Five-star Rating, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Top 100 Community Hospitals, Beckers Hospital Review
Top 100 Rural Hospitals, Beckers Hospital Review
Located in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains
Co-workers that feel like family
Work Hours/Shift:
Full Time/Days
You Will Be Responsible For:
The LPN practices in accordance to the established Georgia Nurse Practice Act and law.
The LPN is responsible for maintaining general mandatories established by Gordon Hospital and any clinic specific mandatories, as deemed necessary for practice within that setting.
The LPN is responsible for legal, ethical practice. The nurse serves as a patient advocate in accordance with the patient bill of rights. Is responsible for compliance with regulatory standards pertinent to nursing practice.
Assists in coordinating and providing quality patient-focused care in a physicians clinic. This includes some oversight in coordinating daily back office operations with medical assistants and other back office support staff.
Places the patients in the examining room ensuring they are as comfortable as possible.
Qualifications
What You Will Need:
High school diploma or equivalent
Associates Degree or equivalent specific to Licensed Practice Nurse.
Minimum six (6) months experience in medical office. Proficiency must be attained via on-the-job training, and orientation, within 3 months.
Current LPN License issued by the state of Georgia
Job Summary:
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works under the direct supervision of the physician, mid-level licensed provider, and in cooperation with other office staff in assisting with safe and effective patient care in compliance with established standards and protocols of Gordon Physicians Group, Gordon Hospital, and Adventist Health Systems goals and objectives.
Responsible for routine back office functions including the maintenance of patient flow, exam room preparation and turnover, bringing patients back to exam room, taking and recording basic medical history, and assisting the physicians and/or nurse as needed.
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
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We are one of the largest faith-based health care providers in the United States. For 150 years, we have carried on a tradition of providing whole-person care that not only addresses patients' physical ailments, but also supports their emotional and spiritual well-being. We demonstrate the same level of compassion and care for our employees as well, doing all that we can to help them realize their full potential – both personally and professionally.
AdventHealth is comprised of more than 82,000 employees and physicians nationwide who share a common purpose, are united in mission and deliver whole person care – care that treats the body, mind and spirit. Our health care system finds its roots in the heritage and continuing ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which has a 150-year legacy of innovative health care services.
Throughout the United States, our system has more than 40 outstanding hospital-anchored markets in nine states, and our team delivers care to about 25,000 people a day.
Each of our employees is a valued member of our team. They play an important role in ensuring every person we serve is treated with uncommon compassion, feels connected throughout their experience, receives exceptional care, trusts us as reliable, and ultimately, feels whole because of their engagement with us. Everyone deserves this kind of experience and this is our promise – it’s how we live out our mission.