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The primary role of a radiologic technologist (also called an x-ray technologist or radiographer) is using x-ray equipment to produce images of tissues, organs, bones, and vessels and administering radiation therapy treatments. Although radiologic technologists are required to be knowledgeable in all terminology related with radiography, anatomy, pathology, etc., a professional technologist will also possess strong interpersonal skills. A large part of the job requires giving instructions to patients who may be a bit nervous with the various radiography procedures. A well-trained technologist will be able to give straight-forward instructions as well as foster a sense of comfort and confidence to patients.

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Responsibilities:

• Maintain and operate diagnostic X-Ray imaging equipment and materials
• Adjusts the X-Ray equipment and operates controls to ensure there is no overexposure
• Perform various X-Ray exams according to Radiation Safety Officer?s standards and procedures
• While using clear communication, position and assist patients for imaging/exam
• Shielding patients from unnecessary exposure to radiation
• Follow providers orders to ensure accuracy of image capture
• Evaluate taken images for accuracy and clarity; ensure laterality is labeled
• Enter patient?s demographic data and patient history of any comparable exams
• Maintains all required documentation to meet regulatory standards
• Transfers daily images to LifeImage; utilize checks and balances to ensure report is received from SB imaging department, signed off, and scanned into chart
• Prepare CDs with images for patient requests
• Communicates with consulting agency for quarterly inspections of equipment
• Maintain clean, safe, and sanitized X-Ray room
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed
• Performs related duties, as required

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Under the direction and supervision of a license physician, provides health care to patients including diagnosis and treatment.
• Under the supervision of physician, obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, makes diagnosis and orders appropriate and standard laboratory and diagnostic procedures as necessary in the office.
• Evaluates procedure results and finding to physicians.
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patients plan of care.
• Provides patient education about underlying medical condition, self-management of acute or chronic illnesses and tailors instructions to patients individual circumstances. Instructs and counsels patients regarding therapeutic regimens, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Prescribes medications.
• Administers medication/immunizations, suturing, managing wounds and infections, etc.
• Documents exam and progress notes. Provides referral letters as needed.
• In addition to office visits, the Physician Assistant will perform other tests and procedures specific to the specialty.
• Collects, monitors and reports on patient outcomes.
• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients age-specific needs.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving in the first assisting role.
• Facilitates the patients transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring and discharging patients.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
• Other duties as assigned by supervising physicians.
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed at all times.

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for managing the patient care visit from the time of greeting to the patient exit. The Medical Assistant will assist the physician(s) in assuring that the patient?s visit is a timely and quality experience. The Medical Assistant will actively participate in patient care as it relates to basic interviewing of the patient and their family, obtaining a concrete chief complaint and related information, basic intake skills as it relates to the physical exam and gathering of patient data. Electrocardiograms will also be performed by the Medical Assistant, as well as application of heart rhythm monitoring devices.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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• Performs selected patient and clerical duties.
• Prepares patients for examination and treatment by taking patient histories, vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse), medications and main reason for the visit.
• Enters patient information into the EMR.
• Prepares exam and treatment rooms with necessary supplies.
• Cleans exam rooms as required and properly disposes of red bag waste.
• Assists physicians in testing such as nuclear stress test, echocardiogram stress test and regular stress test, as needed.
• Perform routine EKGs.
• Obtain previous test results from other physicians, hospitals, outside laboratories, radiology centers, etc., as needed.
• Explains treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians? instructions to patient in a clear and effective manner.
• Prepare patients for Holter monitoring by explaining the process and ensuring their comfort and understanding.
• Register Holter monitors, upload Holter data and print Holter monitor reports.
• Screens and triages patient telephone calls for referral to physicians, as appropriate.
• Prepares outgoing mail following postal, physicians and office regulations.
• Maintains clinical and medical supplies and equipment for each exam room.
• Responsible for aiding in receiving, scanning and properly distributing and labeling all incoming faxes.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Maintains patient files, records and other information, as requested.
• Follows established protocols of the practice and those of the physicians.
• Follows the directives of the physicians in an efficient and precise manner.
• Maintains work area and lobby in a neat and orderly manner.
• May be required to serve in the capacity of front desk receptionist or phone receptionist from time to time as requested by the Office Manager.
• Observes office rules, policies and regulations, including those pertaining to: attendance and punctuality, courtesy and respect for co-workers, attitude and appearance.
• Perform other duties as requested and needed.

Seeking a BC/BE university-trained noninvasive cardiologist to join a well-respected cardiology practice of six cardiologists. The ideal candidate would be board certified in echocardiography, nuclear and vascular (RPVI). The practice is affiliated with an academic medical center.Offers full benefits, a very competitive salary and two year partnership track are offered. This is an excellent opportunity for a physician interested in working for a well-established, highly regarded, and growing cardiology group with an established patient base. The practice is at a single office in a highly desired area of Suffolk County with excellent schools and quality of life, located in the NYC metropolitan area.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Provides health care to patients including diagnosis and treatment as team leader.
• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, and makes diagnosis, and orders appropriate, standard laboratory and diagnostic procedures as necessary.
• Evaluates procedure results. Provides preventative as well as acute care.
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patients? plan of care.
• Provides patient education about underlying medical condition, self-management of acute or chronic illnesses and tailors instructions to patients? individual circumstances.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding therapeutic regimens, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Prescribes medications.
• Documents exam and progress notes in the Electronic Medical Record. Provides referral letters as needed.
• Collects, monitors and reports on patient outcomes.
• Shared call 1:6
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Responsible for the conduct and care given by other clinical office staff including nurses, medical assistants and technologists. The physician is the head of the clinical team.
• Responsible for conduct and patient interaction of shadowing medical students, physician extenders and nursing interns.
• Responsible for meeting quality benchmarks established by Population Health, Payors, NYS DOH or Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services.
• Follows established evidence based practices and assures good quality patient care.
• Must build a patient population base to generate revenue to cover salary & expenses.

Job Summary:

We are looking for an LPN to work in a private office setting which requires specialized knowledge, clinical judgment and nursing skills. The LPN is part of a team using patient care skills to meet established practice guidelines, office policies and regulatory standards, under supervision of the physician assistant, nurse practitioner or physician.

Essential Job Functions:

Places patients in the exam room and documents for physician the reason for visit.

Measures patients height, weight, blood pressure, pulse and temperature.

Able to perform hearing and vision tests. Do spirometry and EKGs.

Gather/enter/update patient information in the EMR.

Assist physician with special procedures and examinations.

Collect blood and lab specimens as requested by the physician.

Prepare and administer vaccines and medications on physician?s orders.

Obtain results from outside labs, radiology and other doctor?s offices.

Provide patient education for treatments, medications, diets and physician instructions.

Stock rooms with medical supplies and medications. Inventory and order supplies.

Call patients when ordered by the physician.

Observe patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA.

Complete other tasks as directed by physician.

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This is an opening for the front desk of a busy practice. You are the first point of contact with the patients.

Essential Job Functions:

• • Perform all necessary receptionist duties including answering, screening and
  • Routing of phone calls. Take appropriate messages and ensure the proper delivery of those messages.
• • Be polite and courteous at all times.
  • Be able to triage phone calls and determine if urgent, give call to physician or nurse immediately.
• • Greet and register each patient as they arrive.
  • Verify patient demographics and insurance information into the EMR.
  • Collect any necessary co-payments.
  • Notify the provider/staff of patients? arrival.
  • Schedule patient appointments.
  • Schedule any services or procedures as needed.
  • Maintain/prepare patient charts and physician schedule.
  • Open and close office, if needed.
  • Ensure HIPAA & OSHA guidelines are followed at all times.

General Summary:

Responsible for performing a variety of duties that may be both clinical and administrative tasks. This includes assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Expected to provide information to patients so that they benefit from the clinical services.

Essential Functions:

• Check schedules, organize patient flow, room patients.
• Collect patient history including medications and reason for visit, chart in EMR, relay information
• Check vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), measure height and weight, take EKGs
• Set up equipment, maintain cleanliness of exam rooms, order supplies, keep exam rooms stocked
• Assist with minor procedures, handle specimens, do CLIA waived tests
• Send and receive medical records, obtain Lab & Test Results
• Ensure patient results are reviewed by physician in a timely manner, provide appropriate followup as directed
• Follow HIPAA guidelines
• Other duties as necessary

The Nurse Midwife is responsible for the providing prenatal education and support, attending childbirth, providing encouragement during labor and delivery. Provides care to women during pregnancies and deliveries and calls on Physician if complications develop.

Responsibilities:

• Performs nurse duties related to midwifery including gynecological exams, preconception care, prenatal care, labor and delivery care, care after birth.
• Educates women about different types of care available.
• Emphasizes patient education, active participation, and clear communication, between the provider and the woman and individualized healthcare experience.
• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, makes diagnosis and orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Advocates birth education, relies on technology only when medically necessary.
• Writes prescriptions as needed.
• Serves as OB/GYN team member working closely with Physicians and other staff to support healthy pregnancies and deliveries.
• Oversees the medical care of assigned pregnant patients under the supervision of a physician.
• Ability to assess a situation, consider alternatives, and choose and appropriate course of action.
• Teaches patient about elements of mother-baby bonding.
• Knowledge of nurse midwifery principles and techniques
• Ability to participate effectively as a team member
• Knowledge of methods ensuring safe working environment for patient, family and staff.
• On call responsibilities and flexible office shifts.

This is an opening for the front desk of a busy practice. You are the first point of contact with the patients.

Essential Job Functions:

• • Perform all necessary receptionist duties including answering, screening and
  • Routing of phone calls. Take appropriate messages and ensure the proper delivery of those messages.
• • Be polite and courteous at all times.
  • Be able to triage phone calls and determine if urgent, give call to physician or nurse immediately.
• • Greet and register each patient as they arrive.
  • Verify patient demographics and insurance information into the EMR.
  • Collect any necessary co-payments.
  • Notify the provider/staff of patients? arrival.
  • Schedule patient appointments.
  • Schedule any services or procedures as needed.
  • Maintain/prepare patient charts and physician schedule.
  • Open and close office, if needed.
  • Ensure HIPAA & OSHA guidelines are followed at all times.

• Review physician orders and place patients in the examination rooms.
• Use of high tech sonography equipment to produce images for ordered procedure.
• Perform screening and measuring procedures according to protocol.
• Communication with the patient and ensuring their comfort during the procedure.
• Use good judgment when reviewing images to provide the best ultrasound for the Physician who will read the ultrasound.
• Maintain, scan patient charts into EMR
• Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed in a timely manner by the physician and appropriate follow up is performed according to the physician’s direction
• Maintain an adequate supply of inventory in each of the exam rooms while ensuring the cleanliness of the examination room