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NURSING, CLINICAL & ENDOSCOPY CAREERS

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DUE TO CHARLOTTE GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY EXPANSION, CGH IS TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

This position is responsible for providing support to healthcare professionals in delivering patient care and ensuring smooth clinic operations. This position performs administrative and clinical tasks, assisting with patient examinations, collecting vital signs, and maintaining accurate medical records.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  1. Assist physician with patient care:
    -Escort patient to exam room.
    -Obtain vital signs, list medications, brief history, chief complaint, update/input past medical/surgical history, allergies, patient completed review of systems (ROS).
    -Assist physicians with exams, diagnostic procedures, treatment.
    -Provide patient care as ordered to include but not limited to labs, medications, injections, hospital admissions, etc.
    -Provide prep instructions and educational material to patient.
    -Escort patient to check-out.
    -Document all orders performed and send paperwork to appropriate departments.
  2. At end of day, ensure exam rooms are stocked and ready for the next day.
  3. Sample Closet:
    -Request samples when needed.
    -Check drug closet weekly.
    -Escort drug reps to and from closet. Help obtain MD signature for visit.
    -Check samples monthly for EXP date.
  4. Check bio-hazard twice a month and make sure it is sealed to be picked up when box is full. They may not pick up if not sealed.
  5. Change disinfection log sheets in all rooms once a month.
  6. Prepare EMR one week prior to appointment date ensuring all test results and pertinent records are in chart. Utilize Epic to obtain records. For non-Epic providers that medical records have been unable to obtain records contact the patient’s referring office. These may include, but not limited to, op notes, hospital summaries, lab reports, office notes etc.

There may be times when a patient flow specialist may not have an assigned provider due to provider schedules. During this time, the clinical assistant may be assigned to:

  1. Assist triage clinical staff with the following:
    -Patients
    -Phone calls/Voice mails
    -Call backs/results
    -Medication calls and questions
    -Scheduling and rescheduling tests/procedures
    -Prior authorizations
    -Assignments as necessary by triage assistant
  2. Assist clerical staff when needed:
    -PTO coverage
    -Calling and confirming patients
    -Answering phones/voice mails
    -Confirm hospital patients for the next day
    -Schedule procedures, xrays, and other tests
    -Arrange tests and appointments for patients when referred to other doctors

Moderate travel to all CGH satellite locations as provider schedules require.

EDUCATION: RN graduate from accredited school of nursing, LPN graduate from accredited school of nursing, CMA or RMA graduate from accredited program.

EXPERIENCE: Specialty/Internal Medicine experience preferred.  New graduates from an accredited program.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES: RNs and LPNs must have valid NC nursing license. CMAs and RMAs must have current certification. The employee must have current BLS card and CPR certification.

TO APPLY, EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO HR@CHARLOTTEGASTRO.COM

Registered Nurse- Endoscopy

This position provides nursing care to patients before, during, and after undergoing endoscopy procedures. This position assists the physician with GI endoscopy procedures and supervises non-licensed personnel who are assigned to patient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  1. Admit and prepare patients for procedures, including obtaining medical history, performing assessment, and starting IV.
  2. Explain procedures and expected sensations to patient and provide instructions to ensure patient cooperation and minimize discomfort.
  3. Work with other staff to prepare rooms, equipment, and supplies to accommodate patient load.
  4. Perform endoscopy room circulating scrub duties as required.
  5. Administer medications as directed by the physician under the guidelines of the North Carolina State Board of Nursing.
  6. Monitor patient’s status during and after procedure according to SGNA moderate/deep sedation guidelines including EKG and pulse oximetry.
  7. Discharge patients from clinic when discharge criteria have been met.
  8. Document on all forms as required.
  9. Clean, disinfect, and/or sterilize instruments and equipment following SGNA standards and guidelines.
  10. Maintain accurate accounting of all narcotics by performing and documenting count at beginning and end of shift with another RN to witness.
  11. Check defibrillator on daily basis and code cart monthly.
  12. Check all drugs monthly for expiration dates.
  13. Maintain confidentiality of all patient information.
  14. Maintain log of pathology specimens.

EDUCATION: Graduate from accredited school of nursing

EXPERIENCE: Procedure room, prep, and recovery experience. Endoscopy, PACU, or ICU experience required.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES: Current North Carolina RN licensure, current BLS, ACLS certification required.

TO APPLY, EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO HR@CHARLOTTEGASTRO.COM

 

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:
This position is responsible for providing support to healthcare professionals in delivering patient care and ensuring smooth clinic operations. This position performs administrative and clinical tasks, assisting with patient examinations, collecting vital signs, and maintaining accurate medical records.

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Regional Manager

JOB SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assist physician with patient care:

  1. Escort patient to exam room.
  2. Obtain vital signs, reconcile medications, brief history, chief complaint, update/input past medical/surgical history, allergies, review of systems (ROS).
  3. Assist physicians with exams, diagnostic procedures, treatment.
  4. Provide patient care as ordered including labs, medications, injections, hospital admissions, etc.
  5. Provide prep instructions and educational materials to patient.
  6. Escort patient to check-out.
  7. Document all orders performed and send paperwork to appropriate departments.

2. At end of day, ensure exam rooms are stocked and ready for the next day.

3. Sample Closet:

  1. Request samples when needed.
  2. Check drug closet weekly.
  3. Escort drug reps to and from closet and obtain MD signature for visit.
  4. Check samples monthly for EXP date.

4. Check bio-hazard twice a month and ensure it is sealed when full.

5. Change disinfection log sheets in all rooms once a month.

6. Assist triage clinical staff with the following:

  1. Patients
  2. Phone calls / voice mails
  3. Call backs and results
  4. Medication calls and questions
  5. Scheduling and rescheduling tests or procedures
  6. Prior authorizations
  7. Assignments as necessary by triage assistant

7. Assist clerical staff when needed:

  1. PTO coverage
  2. Calling and confirming patients
  3. Answering phones / voice mail
  4. Confirm hospital patients for the next day
  5. Schedule procedures, x-rays, and other tests
  6. Arrange referrals for patients when referred to other doctors.

8. Attend departmental and company-wide meetings as requested.

9. Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

LPN graduate from an accredited school of nursing, CMA or RMA graduate from an accredited program preferred, but not required.

EXPERIENCE

Previous experience preferred, but not required.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES

LPN or Medical Assistant certification preferred, but not required.

QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): The job holder must demonstrate current competencies applicable to job position including but not limited to:

  1. Knowledge of medical terminology.
  2. Good organizational skills. Detail oriented.
  3. Good verbal and written communication skills.
  4. Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.

ENVIRONMENTAL / WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in a clinical office environment. Combination of office, exam rooms, and other clinical settings. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to clinic environment. Irregular hours are not common, but possible.

PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee will be sitting 6-8 hours a day. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will operate normal office equipment such as a phone, computer, fax machine, and copy machine

FLSA DESIGNATION: Non-Exempt

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology P.L.L.C. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender, identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Acknowledgement

I acknowledge receipt of above job description for GAP Medical Assistant. A copy of this job description is also placed in my personnel file.

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Our Benefits:

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Employee health insurance

Dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

401K

Profit Sharing

Direct Deposit

Opportunities for advancement

Disability Insurance

Great Work Environment