Job Summary:


Under direct physician supervision, assists providers, professional nursing staff, and allied health personnel in the Urgent Care or Advance Urgent Care department in delivering patient care, improve efficiency and optimize clinical outcomes.

Essential Responsibilities:


+ Coordinates flow of patients in the department to optimize throughput; keeps patients apprised of delays.

+ Observes patients in the department and notifies the provider and/or RN immediately if patient appears in distress.

+ Prepares patients to see the provider; assists prior to, during, and following examination as needed.

+ Performs all skills required of the Medical Assistant. Additionally, inserts foley catheters, performs complex splinting and performs venipuncture and point-of-care testing for the purpose of drawing blood or inserting a saline lock.

+ Provides and reviews written instructions with patients as appropriate.
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