RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Performs complete medical history and physical exam on patients and establishes differential diagnosis.
* Orders appropriate lab and diagnostic procedures.
* Synthesizes data to determine primary diagnosis and therapeutic plan utilizing established medical principles.
* Demonstrates the ability to recognize and critically assess any changes in patient’s condition and reports such to the physician.
* Acts as a liaison and facilitator between physician, staff members, case managers, and attending physician regarding patient.
* Provides patient care, with and without physician attending, ensuring all lab work, diagnostic results and other test results are available on chart and notifies physician as appropriate.
* Facilitates coordination and development of a comprehensive and individual plan of care in collaboration with patient, family and multidisciplinary team.
* Acts as a liaison with patient care staff.
* Dictates patient information in appropriate format and following established guidelines.
* Maintains daily progress notes using established guidelines.
* Follows all established HIMS policies for maintenance and signing of medical records.
* Assists Medical Director or APP Coordinator with clinical skills review as appropriate.
* Makes recommendations regarding clinic workflows and documentation requirements.
* Provides input to Clinic Manager for development of new workflows or implementation of new systems.
* Exercises his/her professional knowledge and skills in the overall evaluation and treatment of patients.
* Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and facility regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
* Understands and adheres to compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflicts of Interest Policy.
* Demonstrates age-specific skills as required by position.
* Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
* Attends all mandatory education programs.
* Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
* Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
* Willing to cross-train in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in department.
* Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
* Manages resources effectively.
* Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment.
* Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.