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