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We are looking for a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join our KHA team. Competitive salary with health insurance, vacation and retirement benefits. Applicant will collaborate with KHA physicians while following patients in the dialysis units, in our nephrology clinics and in local hospitals. Applicant must able to conduct comprehensive physical assessments and formulate plans of care and order and interpret diagnostic tests focused on the practice of Nephrology. Please send resume to bpeterson@kidhyp.com.
We are looking for a full-time Medical Assistant to join our KHA team. Competitive salary with health insurance, vacation, and retirement benefits.
- Position requires significant travel to local area clinics
- Clinics located in Covington, Hammond, Slidell, Independence, Bogalusa, Franklinton, and Kentwood, LA
- Welcome first-time and follow-up patients
- Triage patients, perform Blood Pressure, Pulse and record vital signs
- Reconcile patient medications and update EHR
- Check in patients at clinic
- Check returning patients' data for up-to-date information. (Verify patients' addresses and phone numbers.)
- Give new patients the required forms to fill out. Once they have been returned, update demographics in system, assure name and Date of Birth is enter into the EHR
- Provide basic assistance to patients with completing forms as needed.
- Scan in patient insurance card and drivers’ license.
- Verify patient insurance.
- Call and get referrals if needed.
- Monitor flow of patients and files as patients see medical staff.
- Periodically check status of patient wait and keep patients informed.
- Check patients out in system and schedule follow-up appointment, noting time and date in system’s appointment scheduler and providing patient with appointment card.
- Answer phones, take messages
- Call & Confirm Appointments when necessary
- Fax orders when necessary
- Ensure that patient waiting area is neat and restroom areas are adequately supplied.
- Take consults when their called in and send to physician on duty
Applicant will collaborate with KHA physicians, management and staff. Please send resume to bpeterson@kidhyp.com for consideration.