Sets up exam room and prepare patient for appropriate exam
Utilize population management tool (i2i) to print huddle reports for each daily huddle. Add patients to Tracking Types as indicated
Communicate as needed with Case Management and Nurse Care Managers in pre-visit planning for provider sessions
Track referrals for assigned providers, and follow up on test results; i.e.; lab results, ultrasounds, x-ray’s, MRI’s
Participate in weekly planned care team meetings
Assist in care management and support of defined patient populations
Checks patient vital signs, obtains medical history, HIV risk assessment and rapid screening, depression screening, standing lab orders and chief complaint
Provides health screenings as ordered by the provider, i.e., vision screening, auditory screening, EKG, urine dipstick, finger-stick glucose and cholesterol readings
Drapes patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment
Assists providers during exams as directed; i.e.; wound care; application of ace bandages, splints, slings, ear irrigation; Implanon and IUD insertions/removals; assists with vaginal exams and cultures; colposcopies, etc., and performs other first-aid procedures
Administers medications and vaccines, as ordered by the provider
Provides appropriate patient education and counseling
Maintains patient records and related forms
Performs routine or special cleaning of rooms and supplies daily following appropriate Infection Control guidelines
Dispose of contaminated supplies and bio-hazardous materials according to OSHA and other regulatory standards
Assists in maintaining inventories. Report when supplies are low or expired
Performs quality control checks and document; i.e., refrigerator/ freezer temperatures; Accu-check and cholesterol calibrations; incubator and hematocrit monitoring; pregnancy and urine test supply checks; etc.
Participates in outreach/or community education programs
Implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation and obstructed airway techniques as need
Phlebotomy and collection of other lab specimens
Prepares and distributes correspondence, distributes and processes mail
Communication skills using appropriate medical terminology
Following appropriate legal and ethical professional conduct. Performs other duties as assigned