Nurse/Lab Assistant-POC Technician

Monroe Health Center is seeking a Full-time Nurse / Lab Assistant – Point-of-Care (POC) Technician is a dual-role position working at the Forest Hill Health Center in Forest Hill, WV.  The Nurse/Lab Assistant is responsible for providing direct nursing support and performing point-of-care testing and basic laboratory functions in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) setting.

The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm, no weekends.  Great benefits including PTO, 11 paid holidays, enrollment in the WV Public Retirement System and WVPEIA Health insurance offered with an employer contribution.

Duties and responsibilities

• Perform patient intake, obtain and document vital signs, and update medication, allergy, and health histories as assigned and within the employee’s scope of practice.
• Assist healthcare providers with examinations, minor procedures, and other clinical services.
• Administer medications, injections, immunizations, and prescribed treatments when appropriately licensed, trained, and authorized.
• Perform nursing procedures and provide patient education in accordance with established protocols and applicable licensure requirements.
• Monitor patients for adverse reactions or changes in clinical condition and promptly communicate concerns to the appropriate healthcare provider.
• Assist with care coordination, follow-up activities, referrals, and patient outreach as assigned.
• Reinforce provider-directed treatment plans, medication instructions, preventive care recommendations, and follow-up requirements.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Support preventive health initiatives, chronic disease management, and quality improvement activities.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and organizational privacy policies.
• Perform authorized point-of-care laboratory testing, including applicable tests such as glucose, hemoglobin A1c, hemoglobin, urinalysis, urine pregnancy, rapid strep, influenza, COVID-19, and other tests approved by the organization.
• Collect, label, process, handle, and transport blood, urine, swab, and other specimens according to established procedures.
• Verify patient identification and ensure proper specimen labeling and documentation.
• Perform and document required quality control (QC), calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures for POC testing instruments, as applicable.

Qualifications:

• Current, active, and unrestricted nursing license or credential appropriate to the nursing duties assigned, such as Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN), as applicable to state law and organizational policy.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in an outpatient clinic, primary care practice, community health center, ambulatory care setting, or clinical laboratory environment preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of specimen collection, patient identification, infection prevention, and basic laboratory procedures.
• Ability to perform point-of-care testing and maintain accurate testing and quality control documentation.
• Basic computer proficiency and experience with electronic health records.
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, and patient service skills.

Apply today!  Send a resume and completed employment application to Human Resource Director at [email protected] . You can download an application on our website by visiting www.monroehealthcenters.com Monroe Health Center is an Equality Opportunity Employer.