Job Description

• Current New York State license
• Able to be certified/re-certified in CPR 
• Minimum of 1 (one) year of experience required 
• Prior experience in an inpatient setting preferred 
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skill
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills with patients, family members and other members of the health care team.

• Able to perform majority of patient care functions needed in an acute care setting with minimal orientation and supervision
• Greet patients, direct to exam rooms, prepare for exam
• Routine assistance during exams: set up trays for injections, measure and record progress of patients, take and record vital signs
• Assist with general office duties, reception, appointment scheduling, filing and chart preparation
• Contact various insurance companies to obtain authorizations for physical therapy, MR’s, CT’s, surgery, etc.
• Contact primary care physicians to obtain referrals on new patients or extensions of referrals on current patients
• Assist physicians in patient care
• Maintain exam rooms and all clinical areas
• Administer injections and assist with paps and other procedures
• Experience using Electronic Medical Records strongly desired
• Implements nursing care activities under the direction of the primary or associate nurse as outlined in the nursing care plan
• Observes and reports patient responses to treatments. Participates in activities related to nursing unit management