Overview
Acts as a collaborative member of the clinical team in providing continuity of and quality patient care. Initiates patient care assessments, gathers vital signs, prepares patient and exam room for procedures, and collects specimens. Provides patient education and support as needed to assist physician, patient and family. Returns patient phone calls
Responsibilities
Key Respon and Essential Functions
• Assesses problems/conditions requiring visit and accurately documents in medical records.
• Greets and screens patient for appropriate information, preparing for examination by provider.
• Assists provider in examination, treatment and referral of patient, preparing necessary paperwork, equipment, etc.
• Initiates testing ordered by provider, to include completion of paperwork and scheduling of appointments.
• Gives injections to patients of all ages.
• Assists with patient education.
• Maintains medical record entries and provides oversight of medical record content.
• Assists in referral management and tracking.
• Calls prescription information as necessary and under direction of provider.
• Maintains appropriate level of medical supplies and drugs, to include inventorying and ordering.
• Develops and maintains a useful documentation system for care that complies with legal, TJC and quality management requirements.
• Maintains files with referral slips and authorizations and makes appointments for consults while adhering to office scheduling policies.
• Schedules tests and referrals.
• Reconciliation of tests and labs ordered.
• Conducts nursing assessments on all patients: psychosocial, mobility, barriers to learning, nutrition and pain.
• Performs CLIA waived test/quality controls for tests ordered in the office.
• Performs venipunctures/finger, heel sticks for lab tests ordered.
Qualifications
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required:
Education: Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure .
Experience: Experience preferred; new graduates accepted.
Additional Skill/Abilities: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period. Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.