Description
Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities:Provides primary care services to infants, children and adolescents up to the age of 22
Assesses patient's physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking and physical examination.
Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, nurse practitioners and behavioral health providers.
Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.
Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise
Facilitates and coordinates patient care referrals to specialists and outside agencies
Develops and provides educational materials and/or programs to patients, families, and other health care professionals at the Center.
Assumes formal teaching responsibilities within area of expertise and precepts nurse practitioner students, medical students, and residents as appropriate.
May participate in medical and/or nursing research.
Participates in defining nursing standards, practices, and educational needs of patient care staff
May share call responsibilities of the service.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.
Actively participates in the departmental quality assurance program.
Serves on appropriate department and/or hospital committees.
Performs other related duties as requires and as assigned.
Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients.
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