Overview
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Pain Management Medical Assistant in Tyler, TX. Fulfilling your purpose begins here: People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
- Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.
Your team is bigger than your department:
- UT Health Tyler, the flagship hospital of the system, has 502 licensed beds specializing in advanced acute care medicine. Our hospital includes a 24-hour ER with Level 1 trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.
- We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
- Work under the close supervision of registered nurses where they perform many of the same tasks as the nursing assistants.
- Utilize nursing knowledge and skills in the safe implementation of basic preventative therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing care of assigned patient/family as evidenced by documentation and observation of positive patient care outcomes.
- Perform delegated independent nursing functions using established procedures, policies, guidelines and standards as observed by the registered nurse.
- Administer medication accurately, observing patient response, as evidenced by documentation in the medical record and lack of negative outcomes.
- Maintain and coordinate communication among patient/significant other, staff and physician as evidenced within medical record, client and health care team feedback other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing, CCMA/LPN/LVN.
- Have valid CCMA certification
- Current Texas Licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Certified Medical Assistant
- BLS Certification
Preferred Job Requirements:
- Healthcare experience or clinic experience
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