10669 Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center - Work Campus Care: Shared Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: M-F daytime, occasional opportunities for Saturday event work Pay Range: $47.50 - $71.25 Major Responsibilities: Patient Assessments - Provides diagnosis and treatment for common acute illnesses, prevention and maintenance care to patients with stable chronic illnesses and performs interim physical exams for healthy patients within nurse protocol. - Nurse Protocol means a written document mutually agreed upon and signed by a nurse and Licensed MD where the physician delegates to the nurse the authority to perform certain medical acts - Separates patients with suspected infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and varicella-zoster from well patients by immediately placing them in exam room utilizing personal protective equipment and confidentially communicating the condition to other clinical staff. - Elicits appropriate present and past medical history and review of symptoms. - Performs appropriate physical examination and orders appropriate diagnostic studies. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings in history and physical. - Establishes the appropriate differential diagnosis. - Assesses the stability of chronic illness and compliance with present therapy; monitors complication of disease or therapy. Establishes appropriate treatment plan and assesses need for hospitalization or physician intervention. - Determines timing for followup and orders appropriate referrals. - Counsels regarding health promotion and disease prevention and provides anticipated guidance as appropriate. Provides Health Education to Patients - Educates patient on ways to improve, promote and maintain health status including providing educational information on disease, self-care practices and positive lifestyle choices. - Assesses learning readiness and capabilities of population or individuals; tailors education to meet age, developmental and educational needs. - Prioritizes learning needs and documents them accordingly. - Ensures that timeframe and subject matter is appropriate for target audience/individual. - Utilizes appropriate teaching materials (handouts, demonstration and audiovisuals) and document use; documents patient learning outcomes. - Initiates, designs and completes educational programs for patients, target audiences and families. Documentation - Maintains accurate records, medication lists and documentation of care follow up for administrative purposes and reimbursement of services. - Adheres to policy and procedure for documentation of records. - Maintains appropriate level of documentation to promote/support level of complexity when compared against/to service fee charges. - Reviews and updates problem list at least on annual visit/episodic visit by patient and initiates problem and medication list on new patients. - Documents phone calls with patients and specialists.