ESSENTIAL JOB  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides medical treatment and advice to patients of all groups, including prenatal intrapartum and postpartum care, and office gynecology.  Elicits history, examines patients, order, performs and interpret laboratory and x-ray examinations, diagnoses and performs or order necessary treatment.
• Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
• The incumbent acts on his or her own judgment to provide medical services to individuals.  This includes being on call evening hours and weekends.

Perform physical examination and obtains and records a patient and family health history.

• Makes physical assessments, diagnosis and initiates plan for treatment including prescription medication as approved by existing state law.
• Manages chronic health problems.
• Interprets selected laboratory findings.
• Provides emergency treatment as appropriate and necessary.
• Performs under appropriate guidance procedures including but not limited to:

      Venipuncture, urinary bladder catheterization, nasogastric intubation, intravenous cut down, lumbar         punctures, suture lacerations, various laboratory tests, records and interprets electrocardiograms.

• Promotes continuity of patient care by relevant counseling guidance, health instruction follow-up visits or telephone contact.
• Recognizes mental deviation from normal; initiates arrangements for treatment of psychiatric and psychosocial problems.
• Establishes a collaborative relationship with referral physician where roles and responsibilities are clearly delineated and agreed upon
• Participates in the development of protocols and performance improvement procedures.
• Attends mandated meetings
• Reviews Morris Heights Health Center email account daily
• Arrives to location of work and is ready to work on time.