Job Summary:
PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT Assist Physicians in providing care and continuity of service to patients within his or her specialty by:

1. Performing a health status assessment of the patient which includes a health history, a physical examination, and a systematic recording of the data.

2. Initiating and/or performing selected procedures and laboratory examinations for diagnostic screening and referral purposes.

3. Discriminating between normal and abnormal findings and making appropriate referrals to the physician for evaluation and/or supervision.

4. Initiating appropriate treatment modalities in prescribing medications, assistive devices and other equipment.

5. Teaching, counseling and assisting the patient and family in meeting health needs, making referrals to other health professionals and agencies as required.

6. Participates in diagnostic testing to the extend allowed within their scope of practice.

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