Performs diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and health maintenance services under the direction and supervision of a physician.
Essential Duties:
+ Obtains detailed and accurate medical histories from patients. Performs appropriate physical examinations, delineates problems, and records the information.
+ Develops and implements patient management plans, including the coordination of referrals to specialty and social services, the recording of progress notes and the provision of continuity of care.
+ Performs and/or interprets common laboratory, radiological, cardiographic, and other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiological processes.
+ Performs procedures such as injections, immunizations, lumbar punctures, skin biopsies, suturing and wound care and manages conditions produced by infection or trauma.
+ Provides continuity of care in the management of complex illnesses and injuries under the supervision of ...