Outpatient APP

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Job Functions:

Will see patients in office clinic and document/create orders in electronic medical records system

Assessing patients medical, physical, and psychosocial status

Obtaining a relevant health and medical history of patient

Perform a physical examination based on age and history

Identify medical and health risks and needs

Updating and recording changes in health status

Develop and provide a relevant patient education plan

Coordinate discharge plan and reassess the plan as necessary

Prescribe as needed in accordance with the current State Licensure and physician’s collaborative agreement

Review results and draft patient communications

Assist physicians as requested/triage

Will receive and return patient & physician calls as needed

Any follow up

Secondary Job Functions:

Maintains patients’ rights of privacy and confidentiality

Any other tasks as requested by the physician, executive director, human resource manager, and/or the office supervisor

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Effective communication and listening skills

Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods including telephone communications, office systems, and record keeping

Knowledge of modern business communication, including style and format of letters, memoranda, minutes, and reports

Skill to use a personal computer and various software packages

Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives with little supervision

Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems

Credentials and Experience:

Must have experience working in the medical field (office, clinical, or hospital)

Must have current Nurse Practitioner /Physician Assistant License from the Ohio Board of Nursing and Certificate to Prescribe

Must have current BLS certification

Special Requirements:

Maintain annual PPD skin test/TB Screening Form

Flexibility in working hours and days; willing to work occasional overtime

Abide by hospital guidelines

Physical Demands:

Applies the principles of body mechanics in lifting or moving people (occasional)

Should be able to independently lift 25 LBS (occasionally)

Must be able to sit (frequent), stand (frequent), walk (frequent), stoop (frequent), & bend over (frequent)

Work Environment:

Medical office requiring contact with patients and staff

Full-time