JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working directly with the physician, as the liaison between the patient and the physician for establishing and maintaining quality patient care.
• Utilizes clinical teamwork to oversee the interdisciplinary plan of care:
  • Assesses the patient and family as appropriate.
  • Plans and implements clinical care.
  • Facilitates its delivery to patients and family members.
• Evaluates the process and outcome of clinical services in the practice and makes suggestions for improvement.
• Take vitals when necessary, administering medication, assisting in exams and procedures as needed
• Record patient history, chief complaint, pharmacy info, prescription list, etc. into EMR for physical
• Supply ordering, stocking and daily prep of exam rooms
• Ordering tests, obtaining prior authorizations
• Requesting and obtaining referrals, and scheduling patient visits and/or surgery
• Additional duties as assigned

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Experience with electronic medical record strongly preferred (Athena a plus)
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Outlook preferred

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Graduate of accredited License Practical Nursing Program required.
• Current LPN license required.
• Previous experience preferred

About Steward Health Care

Steward Health Care is the largest private, for-profit health care network in the United States. The company is owned and led by a management team of Steward physicians. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Steward employs more than 40,000 health care professionals and operates 35 hospitals across the United States and in the countries of Malta and Colombia which regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The Steward network includes multiple urgent care centers and skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, more than 7,000 beds under management, and approximately 2.2 million full risk covered lives through the company's managed care and health insurance services.

The Steward Health Care Network includes more than 5,000 physicians across 800 communities who help to provide more than 12 million patient encounters annually. Steward Medical Group, the company's employed physician group, provides more than six million patient encounters per year. The Steward Hospital Group operates hospitals in Malta, Colombia and nine states across the U.S., including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah. For more information, visit www.steward.org.

Additional Information

Steward Medical Group is taking additional necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in safe, carefully managed environment – with confidence and without fear.

Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [three-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence and convenience.