Position Overview
Principal Accountabilities:
• Rooms and prepares patients for examination and treatment. Takes patients brief
history and vital signs, documents in E.M.R, including reason for visit. Reviews open
care gaps/quality indicators. Cleans room after each patient. Maintains efficient patient
flow and keeps patients informed of any delays.
• Notifies patient of change in medications/diet and reminders regarding appointments
as per (verbatim) physician instructions. Monitors patients’ need for weekly and/or
monthly tests/follow up visits.
• Communicates with insurance carriers to obtain authorizations for procedures and
pharmaceuticals. Follows up on referrals.
• Handles patient’s requests for medical information, copies of medical records, refills,
and test results, etc. as per policy. Schedules testing (in or out of office)
• Monitors assigned Epic “inbasket” and clinical pools.
· Coordinates scheduling of hospital procedures, including serial cast...