Certified Medical Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate CMA or LPN to join our medical team at Hope Resource Center. This individual needs to have a current license as a CMA or LPN with the state of Tennessee, and meet the qualifications listed below. Hope Resource Center a non-profit medical clinic, providing pregnancy testing, ultrasound imaging, STD testing and treatment, and well-woman exams at no cost for women in Knoxville, TN.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist RNs and NPs during patient examinations and procedures by providing instruments and supplies, preparing equipment, and ensuring a sterile environment.
• Prepare patients for well woman exams and STI testing.
• Obtain vital signs as directed by medical staff (BP, pulse, height, weight).
• Perform pregnancy testing and appropriate documentation.
• Support RNs and NPs in the coordination of patient care, including chaperoning exams and post-appointment follow up as directed by medical staff.
• Performs clinical support and administrative tasks including accurate document management, imaging uploads, lab specimen collection and processing, and exam room turnover to ensure efficient patient flow.
• Maintain a clean and comfortable environment for patients.
• Ensure patient confidentiality and privacy in all interactions.
• Assist with patient care and support as needed.

Continuing Education:

• Comply with state and professional continuing education requirements.
• Annual review of OSHA, privacy compliance, center policies and procedures, and infection control regulations.
• Receives annual evaluation by the Director of Clinical Operations.
• Maintains CPR Certification.

Qualifications:

• A committed Christian, displaying a personal relationship with Jesus Christ who is committed to carrying out the mission of Hope Resource Center.
• Exhibits a strong commitment and dedication to the sanctity of all human life.
• Be committed and live by Biblical sexual ethics. Specifically, abstinence outside of marriage and fidelity within marriage.
• Agree with and be willing to uphold the Statement of Faith, Statement of Principles, medical policies and procedures, and policies of the center.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology and understanding of basic medical procedures.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, communication and EHR/computer skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a healthcare team.
• Current certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) from an accredited program.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.
• Spanish Bilingual preferred, but not required.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred.

Statements of Faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. II Timothy 3 16:17
• We believe that there is one God, externally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Galatians 4:4; II Corinthians 13:14; Isaiah 48:16
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through his shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Colossians 2:9; Luke 1:26-36; I Corinthians 15:3-4
• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential, and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not as a result of man’s good works. John 13:16-18; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to perform good works. Luke 11:13
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost into the resurrection of damnation. I Corinthians 15:3-4
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:15; II Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 1:27, 2:2; I Peter 3:8

Statements of Principle:

1. Hope Resource Center is an outreach ministry of Jesus Christ through His church. Therefore, Hope Resource Center is committed to presenting the Gospel of our Lord to women and men in unplanned pregnancies and/or difficult situations because of sexual activity in both word and deed. Commensurate with this purpose, those who labor as board members, directors and volunteers are expected to know Christ as their Savior and Lord.

2. Hope Resource Center is committed to providing patients with accurate and complete information about pregnancy, prenatal development, abortion, and sexual health.

3. Hope Resource Center is committed to integrity in dealing with patients, earning their trust and providing promised information and services. Hope Resource Center denounces any form of deception in its corporate advertising or individual conversations with patients.

4. Hope Resource Center is committed to assisting pregnant women (and their partners) to carry to term by providing emotional support and practical assistance. Through the provision of God’s people and the community at large, women and men may face the future with hope, and plan constructively for themselves and their babies.

5. Hope Resource Center does not discriminate in providing services because of race, gender, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual preference, income, marital status, disability or other arbitrary circumstances.

6. Hope Resource Center does not recommend, provide, or refer for abortion or abortifacients.

7. Hope Resource Center offers assistance free of financial charge at all times.

8. Hope Resource Center is committed to creating awareness within the local community of the needs of pregnant women, and of the fact that abortion only compounds human need rather than resolving it.

9. Hope Resource Center upholds chastity outside of marriage and the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman as taught in the Bible.

10. Hope Resource Center recognizes the validity of adoption as one alternative to abortion, but is not biased toward adoption when compared to other life-saving alternatives. When interacting with independent adoption agencies, Hope Resource Center makes referrals in a manner that fully protects the interests of patients and avoids any conflict of interest

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person