Overview

Provides primary care medical services to patients. Manages assigned patient panel.

Responsibilities

Elicits and records information about patients medical history.

Examines patient to determine general physical condition.

Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic procedures to provide information on patients condition.

Documents gathered information in medical record as required by policies and analyses reports and findings of tests and examinations.

Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs.

Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.

Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.

May provide prenatal care to pregnant women and may provide postnatal care to mother and infant if applicable.

Refers patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized tre...