RN - Days - Homewood, ALJob Summary
Responsibilities
- Administer immunizations, antibiotics, allergy shots and oral medications.
- Counsel patients in office and by telephone.
- Fill out forms needed by patients for daycare, schools, college, WIC forms, etc.
- Transfer information to charts, during patient calls, phone reports, and inform the physician of report.
- Perform x-rays, file x-rays and perform selective lab work when ordered by physician.
- Call in prescriptions for patients that have called in for advice and medication.
- Make appointments for patients to receive lab work, x-rays, and to other doctors and or specialists, outside of our practice. After appointments are made, determine whether a referral is needed. If so, forward chart to the insurance department.
- Assist doctor’s assistants when necessary to prepare patient for the physician’s examination.
- Perform audio, visual tests and tympanograms when needed.
- Triage patient calls to determine if they need to be seen or can medication be prescribed, based on doctor’s approval.
- Assist with traumas, clean and prepare the wound for treatment.
- Administer Nebulilzer treatments for asthma patients.
- Perform catheterizations, start IV therapy.
- Triage patients in the office.
- Assist physicians when necessary during patient situations.
- Makes referrals and precerts to all Health Plans.
- Assist with patient education, i.e., Asthma and Diabetes.
- Order supplies and medications.
- Performs other duties as required.
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