Summary Assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of Physician and/or Nurse Practitioner by performing the following duties. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: 

 

•    Interviews clients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height, and records information on patients' charts. 

 

•    Prepares treatment rooms for interviews with clients. 

 

•    Inventories and orders medical supplies and materials. 

 

•    Gives injections as appropriate by education, training or experience under the approval of the medical practitioner. 

 

•    Performs secretarial tasks, completes insurance forms, prior authorizations, and other necessary paperwork. 

 

•    Other duties may be assigned. 

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:  This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  

 

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  

 

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.