Responsibilities:

• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Follows up on lab results, prescription requests, referrals and patient inquiries in a timely and responsive manner with the appropriate health care team members and communicates with providers as necessary and required.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among all health care members involved with the patients by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Maintains and administers medications, obtains lab specimens, assists with medical procedures, and performs clinical testing in accordance with established policy and procedure.
• Maintains clinical supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality and protects operations in accordance with HIPAA laws.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
• Accurately reconciles patient's immunization record in EMR (to include ICare records)
• Responsible for accurate sample logging in EMR and medication room management.
• Ensures all clinical work queues including Rx, authorizations, and inbox messages are worked timely.
• Ensures clinic is in compliance with DNV regulations.
• Collects and documents accurately ALL required clinical patient information during rooming process within guidelines of regulatory agency, health maintenance and other quality measures.
Administers subcutaneous and intramuscular injections as requested by physician

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Other information:

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

Exposure to:
Chemicals: Alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, Betadine, cleaning products.
Video Display Terminals: Average
Blood and Body Fluids: Performs venipuncture and non-blood specimen collection and performs finger sticks for specimen testing, but the use of universal precautions and protection reduces risk.
TB or Airborne Pathogens: Minimal - if a patient is infected, it is possible that the health care worker would be exposed, but it is greatly diminished by adherence to universal precautions.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Needed for presentations/training, telephone communication, facilitate meetings, patient communication.
Vision: Needed to read memos, literature, draw blood, and perform specimen handling.
Smell: Electrical/fire safety.
Hearing: Needed for telephone communications, meetings, and listening to employee and patient concerns.
Touch: Needed to write, do computer entry, filing, draw blood and perform specimen handling.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

Average Hours per Week: 32-40

Shift: Days/Evenings

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 15%
Twist: 2.5%
Stand: 30%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 30%
Kneel: 0%
Lift: 5%
Drive: 2.5%
Squat: 5%
Climb: 2.5%
Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 2.5%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 35 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
). Putting away supplies. Lift above the head occasionally to place boxes on high storage shelves. Carry boxes up and down the stairs - distances up to 100 feet.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 30
Twist: .5
Stand: 30
Crawl: 0
Walk: 2
Kneel: 0
Lift: 5
Drive: 30
Squat: 1
Climb: .5
Bend: .5
Reach above shoulders: .5

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 15 lbs. Normal weight: continuous
Pushing & pulling Normal weight: 50-200#
Fine Manipulation: Writing, keyboarding, restocking supplies, specimen handling, venipuncture, assisting examiner.

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: Not Required

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent) :
Inside hours: 8.5
Outside hours : 0

Temperature: Normal Range
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Normal
Atmosphere:

Special Hazards :
Protective Clothing Required: Gloves when handling blood and body fluids.