Patient Care Technician/CNA/CMA (Primary/Acute Care Clinics)

Patient Care Technician/CMA/CNA

At Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, we are more than a healthcare facility, we are a trusted healthcare partner and an essential part of the communities we serve. As a Critical Access Hospital, we provide high-quality, compassionate healthcare close to home. Our size allows us to offer something special: the opportunity to know our patients, build meaningful relationships, and make a visible difference in the lives of individuals and families throughout our community.

The Patient Care Technician/CMA/CNA is responsible for providing direct and indirect care for patients presenting for preventative services, specialty services, urgent or emergent issues, and potential health problems. Care will be provided under the supervision of the practice physician, advanced practice provider, or RN. Care will be provided based on the scope of training and in accordance with documented competencies. Services provided by this position may include, but are not limited to, general patient rooming, assistance with procedures, and clinical and administrative documentation and filing. This position will provide such care utilizing established principles and ethical standards as well as policies and procedures established by Lawrence County Memorial Hospital.

This position will generally work Monday - Friday but provide occasional evening and weekend coverage in the Acute Care Clinic (8am - 1pm on weekends).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must clearly demonstrate all required competencies. The education/experience, certifications, skills, physical demands, and work environment described below further define requirements associated with this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education / Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred but not required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• CPR provider certification is preferred.
• CMA / CNA Certification preferred.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret references, technical procedures/protocols, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and other forms of correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present verbal and/or written information and respond to questions.

Mathematical/Reasoning Skills:

• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages and proportions.
• Reasoning Ability Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

• Requires computer and systems competence in the following areas enters data; retrieves data; assembles and organizes data, uses and analyzes data, integrates diverse sources of data.
• The ability to learn and use the electronic health record system provided within a reasonable amount of time, as designated by the Practice Manager.

Other skills, abilities or knowledge:

• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Must be able to respect the need for confidentiality in dealing with sensitive information.

Salary & Benefits:

$15.75-$18.50 per hour. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including overall experience, education, qualifications and other job-related reasons. Benefits: Full-time employees are offered a comprehensive benefit package that includes generous PTO, medical, dental, vision, disability, life, accident, and critical illness insurance. To learn more about our benefits, please visit LCMH - Careers - Employee Benefits.

LCMH is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a workplace that is free of inappropriate or unlawful conduct on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or other protected group status as provided by law. Compliance and Regulatory All employees are required to comply with all laws, regulatory guidelines, and health care policies. This includes, but is not limited to federal, state and local laws, applicable State Departments of Health, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and LCMH Policies and Procedures. All employees are required to be compliant with hand hygiene guidelines as well as to adhere to safe practices, identify and report unsafe practices. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.