Overview Supports the Physician Practice by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards. Responsibilities General Clinical Practice • Utilizes accepted processes of care in interactions with all patients, to include: documenting symptoms and vital signs, and responses to interventions, reporting progress to providers. • Collects assessment data and reports to provider or RN, per practice protocol. • Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to the populations served. • Adheres to the practice standards and procedures of the Practice in the administration of medications and patient care activities, per practice protocol. • Documents care provided using Practice Group standards to include: filing lab results and reporting untoward results to Physician/Practitioner • Provides education to patient and families based on assessment of learning needs • Assists Physician/Practitioner with procedures as requested and performs simple lab tests in the office • Creates and maintains the patient care environment to include: meeting all safety standards, maintaining cleanliness and inventory of supplies and sterility/cleanliness of equipment. • Documents care and progress • Completes appropriate charging documentation, per practice protocol. • Shares responsibility for prescription line, to include calling in refills, per hospital protocol • Medical Assistants (MAs) may administer B12 injections, plant PPD tests and administer immunizations as directed by provider. Triage and Nurse visits RNs ONLY • Triages phone call from patients to include: assessment of symptoms, analyzing urgency of needs, advising simple treatments or referring them for immediate care in the Emergency Room or Physician’s office • Conducts Nurse-Only visits as requested by physician. • Only RNs/LPNs will administer medications and injections (see above exception for MAs). Qualifications • MAs / CMAs/RMAs - Certification/registration or successful completion of Clinical and/or Pharmacology coursework is required. • Graduate of an accredited school is required. • 0-1 year clinical experience • Office Practice experience preferred Required Licensure/Certifications REQUIRED LICENSE(S): • Licensed LPN with NH eligibility REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: • CPR Certification