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GENERAL SUMMARY

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Supports the Physician Practice by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.

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FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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General Clinical Practice

• Utilizes accepted processes of care in interactions with all patients, to include: documenting symptoms and vital signs, and responses to interventions, reporting progress to providers.

• Collects assessment data and reports to provider or RN, per practice protocol.

• Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the populations served.

• Adheres to the practice standards and procedures of the Practice in the administration of medications and patient care activities, per practice protocol.

• Documents care provided using Practice Group standards to include: filing lab results and reporting untoward results to Physician/Practioner

• Provides education to patient and families based on assessment of learning needs

• Assists Physician/Practioner with procedures as requested and performs simple lab tests in the office

• Creates and maintains the patient care environment to include: meeting all safety standards, maintaining cleanliness and inventory of supplies and sterility/cleanliness of equipment.

• Documents care and progress

• Completes appropriate charging documentation, per practice protocol.

• Shares responsibility for prescription line, to include calling in refills, per hospital protocol

• Medical Assistants (MAs) may administer B12 injections, plant PPD tests and administer immunizations as directed by provider.

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Triage and Nurse visits RNs ONLY

• Triages phone call from patients to include: assessment of symptoms, analyzing urgency of needs, advising simple treatments or referring them for immediate care in the Emergency Room or Physicians office

• Conducts Nurse-Only visits as requested by physician.

• Only RNs/LPNs will administer medications and injections (see above exception for MAs).

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POSITION REQUIREMENTS

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Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

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0-1 year clinical experience

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Office Practice experience preferred

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Experience

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Education

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MAs / CMAs/RMAs - Certification/registration or successful completion of Clinical and/or Pharmacology coursework is required.

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CPR Certification Required. LPNs / RNs

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Graduate of an accredited school is required.

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Current state license as appropriate is required.

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CPR Certification Required.

• Area of Interest:Nursing Services;

• Work Status:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday 7:45 to 5;

• Job ID:5402

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