**Company :**
Allegheny Health Network
**Job Description :**

**GENERAL OVERVIEW:**

Assists physicians and extenders in providing proper medical care for patients. May assist as receptionist if working in a physician practice setting.

**ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ Rooms and interviews patients to obtain medical information and to measure their vital signs, weight, and height. Records information in the medical record. (40%)
+ Helps physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections. (25%)
+ Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the room stocked and cleaned, reordering supplies, and disposing of biohazard supplies. (10%)
+ Schedules procedures and obtains authorizations as necessary. (15%)
+ May collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing; give injections. (5%)
+ Utilizes EHR s...