Careers

Alabama Medical Group has an immediate full-time opening for an Infusion Registered Nurse.

Education:  R.N. Completion of training from an accredited school of nursing.

Experience: Minimum experience of 2 years as a R.N. Infusion experience preferred.

Other Requirements:

1. Current Alabama nursing license.
2. Current BLS and ACLS certification.
3. Excellent communication skills.
4. Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills.
5. Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team, and patients.

General Summary: Job responsibilities include administering intravenous medications and fluids, and subcutaneous and intramuscular injections as ordered by physicians.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

1. Schedule patients for infusion and injection appointments.
2. Start peripheral IVs and maintain central venous catheters.
3. Prepare and administer medications as ordered.
4. Monitor patients during treatment.
5. Provide education to patients on how to manage conditions and follow-up care post infusion.
6. Collaborate and confer with physicians regarding patient’s status and treatment needs.
7. Document all interactions and communication with patients, plan of treatment, assessment, patient responses/reactions to treatment, status of disease process and training activities.

Enter medical documentation data into EHR.

Other duties as assigned.

Hours are Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Must be flexible to schedule changes.

Non-smokers only. Comprehensive benefits package included.

Send resume to resume@amgmd.org.

Posted Posted 9/7/21

Check-In/ Reception

Department: Customer Service

General Summary:  A nonexempt position responsible for greeting and registering patients and visitors, processing paperwork and verifying correct patient information.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

1. Greet and assist patients and visitors
2. Perform general office duties such as filing, copying, faxing and answering multiple line telephone system
3. Assure that all patients/clients are checked in promptly, according to procedure, and routed to appropriate area.
4. Accurately update demographic, insurance, and patient information in database.
5. Contact appropriate staff members when emergencies arise.
6. Respond to written correspondence from customers.
7. Assist patients with information input at kiosk.
8. Other duties as assigned

Education:  High school diploma or equivalent

Experience:  Customer service in health care setting preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

• Knowledge of coding, billing practices, and all clinic policies and procedures
• General knowledge of medical terminology
• Strong customer service skills and initiative
• Data entry and typing required
• Basic computer knowledge
• Communicates effectively, courteously and collaboratively with patients, providers, supervisors, and co-workers.
• Maintains a professional, responsible and ethical manner
• Maintain a positive, helpful attitude to patients, providers and co-workers.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and commitment to the common goal of providing excellent patient care
• Embrace the mission, goals, and values of Internal Medicine Center
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with H.I.P.P.A. regulations.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to understand and present verbal instructions and to exchange verbal information

Physical/Mental requirements

• Expected to be at work on time and in regular attendance
• Must be able to use office equipments and be able to sit and stand in an office environment for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity for using a calculator and computer keyboard required. Basic math knowledge.
• Requires ability to lift, carry, push and pull up to 15 pounds. Requires ability to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and reach.
• Work is performed in normal office/clinical environment. Occasional exposure to communicable disease and biohazard.
• Work may involve dealing with angry or upset people.

Hours are Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but must be flexible.

R.N. – Phone Nurse

Education:  RN. Completion of nursing training from an accredited school of nursing.

Other Requirements: Current state registered nurse license.  Current CPR certificate

General Summary:  A non-exempt position responsible for providing triage (sorting/prioritizing patients) telephone service to ensure prompt identification of patients with high –risk conditions.  Primary care to patients including assessment, treatment, care planning and medical care evaluation.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

1. Talks directly to patients on the telephone and then directs them to emergency rooms (ERs) or urgent care centers or to see their physician during office hours
2. Performs short evaluation of the patient situation to estimate severity of illness and/or injury including learning about chief complaint and, as possible, obtaining vital sign and mental status information.
3. Determines urgency of seeing the patient based on brief assessment and on familiarity with a patient’s condition and history. Confers with physician as needed.
4. Send those with high-risk complaints such as chest pain, abdominal pain, or severe headaches to ER immediately or arranges for ambulance. May provide appropriate home health advice to those patients who do not need to go directly to the ER.
5. Sets up appointment for patients who do not need to go to ER but need to see physician or arranges for an appointment scheduler to make the appointment.
6. Acts, when appropriate, in “Ask a Nurse” capacity, handling routine information requests from patients, e.g., “Do I need a flu shot every year/ When are you giving these shots/”
7. Obtains, verifies, and records health history of patients.  Gathers pertinent health data through physical assessments and biological samples.  Collects specimens for laboratory analysis.
8. Provides basic patient care as ordered. Administers medications and treatments as directed.  Assists other health care professionals in performing exams, diagnostic procedures and treatments, and minor medical procedures.  Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies.
9. Documents assessments, intervention, patient/family responses, medication dispensed/prescribed, and test results in medical records.
10. Promotes wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physician advice/instructions.
11. Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Education:  RN. Completion of nursing training from an accredited school of nursing.

Experience: experience as an RN preferred in medical practice setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Familiarity with health care systems, regulations, policies, and functions. Understanding of documentation standards.

• Knowledge of telephone-based clinical assessment techniques.
• Knowledge of medical practice telephone triage protocols.
• Knowledge of appropriate home health information for patients to follow until visit with physician.  Able to educate patient of these practices.
• Skill in using electronic medical records to check patient history.
• Skill in using computerized medical information database during evaluation as guide to appropriate decision
• Skill in making triage decisions and responding quickly  and calmly in emergency situations such as calling 911 and arranging for ambulance
• Ability to communicate clearly and calmly with patient
• Ability to elicit information needed to make brief evaluation.
• Ability to work closely with physicians and other clinicians as needed.
• Knowledge of computer systems, programs, and applications.
• Effective and articulate communicator, oral and written.

• Communicates effectively, courteously and collaboratively with patients, providers, supervisors, and co-workers.
• Maintains a professional, responsible and ethical manner
• Maintain a positive, helpful attitude to patients, providers and co-workers.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and commitment to the common goal of providing excellent patient care
• Embrace the mission, goals, and values of Internal Medicine Center
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with H.I.P.P.A. regulations.
• Ability to relate to a broad and diverse spectrum of the community.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to understand and present verbal instructions and to exchange verbal information
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationship with patients, coworkers, and others.

Physical/Mental requirements

• Expected to be at work on time and in regular attendance
• Must be able to use office equipments and be able to sit in an office environment for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity for using a calculator and computer keyboard required. Basic math knowledge. Mostly sedentary position.
• Requires ability to lift, carry, push and pull up to 10 pounds and to transfer/turn patient without assistive devices.
• Work is performed in normal office/clinical environment. Occasional exposure to communicable disease and biohazard.
• Work may involve dealing with angry or upset people. Stress generated if high volume of calls and emergencies
• Must be able to operate stethoscope, EKG machine, ear-washing instruments, blood pressure cuff, speculums, and other nursing items.

Hours are Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but must be flexible.

If you would like to submit an application, please download and fill out the AMG Employment Application (PDF) and bring it by our office OR you may email a copy of your resume to: resume@amgmd.org.