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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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Salary Range:?$26.98-$33.69 per hour

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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.
• 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.

Physician-OB/GYN

We are looking for a Board Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist?to join our very active practice that includes 5?full time board certified OB/GYNs, 3?nurse practitioners, 1 midwife, and full time sonographers. Work in a private office setting supported by the vast resources of Stony Brook Medicine. The practice is a division of Stony Brook Community Medical, PC. Our goal is to provide the community with a level of quality care, cutting-edge treatments and personalized attention. Our practice is in Suffolk County Long Island within easy access of Stony Brook University Hospital and other area hospitals. Split role as Hospitalist.?

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.
• Share night and weekend call coverage with other Physicians.

• 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.

Salary Range:

• $350,000-$400,000 annually

Job Summary:

The primary responsibility of a medical scribe is documenting and charting medical data discussed during provider-patient encounters. The scribe follows the provider into patient rooms, and serves as the documentor of relevant notes and medical data that traditionally would be recorded by the provider. The Medical Scribe increases the efficiency and the productivity of the physician they are working for by relieving the physician of the burden of taking the notes and documenting themselves allowing their primary focus to be on the patient.

Essential Job Functions:

• Scribes document the entire patient encounter from start to finish; including the patient’s history, physician exam, provider orders, patient outcomes, labs, imaging and more.
• Scribes will assist in the organization of patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR) prior to each patient encounter, allowing providers to move more efficiently between patient visits.

• Each patient will have a unique medical history and an existing medical record. The medical scribe will input these records into their system?s Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• History of Present Illness (HPI) is a concise narrative of the patient?s story that includes the context of their chief complaint, past medical history, symptoms, that the medical scribe is creating. The scribe writes an HPI based on the observed provider and patient interaction.
• During the patient encounter, the patient will answer questions from the physician about symptoms, exercise, diet, which the medical scribe will document. Also, medical tests that are conducted such as basic vitals or imaging studies will also need to be documented by the medical scribe.
• The scribe will document procedures and treatments performed by healthcare professionals, patient education and explanations of risks and benefits, physician-dictated diagnoses, prescriptions and instructions for patient or family members for self-care and follow-up.
• Sometimes physicians will speak notes about the visit and/or their medical decision making into a dictaphone, scribes will listen to these dictations and translate the information into the EMR.
• Scribes will sometimes write referral letters for doctors or other types of correspondence.
• Medical Scribes also spot mistakes or inconsistencies in medical documentation and check to correct the information in order to reduce errors. Any changes or corrections must be signed off by a physician. Medical Scribes ensure that all clinical data, lab or other test results, and the interpretation of the results by the physician are recorded accurately in the medical record. Alert physician when chart is incomplete.
• Medical Scribes proofread and edit all the physician?s medical documents for accuracy, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

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The Nurse Manager is the onsite manager responsible for the day-to-day operations of the offsite. The Nurse Manager reports to the Facility Physicians.

Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical oversight and guidance for nursing staff, medical assistants, etc.
• Ensure facility compliance with current healthcare regulations
• Ensure patient satisfaction
• Establish office policies and procedures
• Schedule staff to meet operational requirement
• Supervise patient scheduling and registration
• Monitor and evaluate staff performance
• Hire and train clinical staff
• Ensure patient records are current and complete
• Oversee payroll
• Supervise & support the nursing staff (LPNs & MAs)
• Set weekly schedule
• Receive/approve PTO request
• Oversee patient care
• Coordinate monthly staff meetings
• Interview new personnel

Responsible for the daily coordination and care requirements of patients with all clinical aspects for the practice and to ensure the highest level of patient satisfaction and care under the supervision of the nurse manager

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Responsibilities:

• Under the direction and supervision of the nurse manager provides a leadership role amongst the other LPNs.
• Provide oversight and guidance to clinical floor nurses and MAs
• Train clinical staff

• Perform screening and measuring procedures according to protocol. This may include, but is not limited to vitals of height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, EKG. Record findings in the electronic medical record (EMR) Cerner system.
• Adherence to compliance of PCMH Level 3 requirements
• Compassionate towards patients with strong communication skills
• Detail orientated to keep track of multiple patients
• Review medications and allergies with patients and record pharmacy information for each patient for E-Prescribing.
• Prepare and administer injections
• Draw blood when necessary
• Care and changing dressings
• Collection of Specimens
• Track equipment and supplies
• Ensure proper removal of medical waste
• Maintain inventory and ordering medical supplies
• Maintain Patient Confidentiality
• Provide educational material to patients
• Review facility assessment reports and/or outside physician documentation.
• Review Transition of Care facility documentation and reach out to patients on discharge instructions
• Schedule ancillary services and other procedures as needed.
• Call in renewal of prescriptions as directed by Physician
• Calibrate spirometer equipment that at least once a week.
• Follow up with patient upon completion of authorization to provide authorization information to the patient.
• Secure all medication/needles to be in locked cabinet
• 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
• Maintain the organization of the sample medication closet to be clean and organized. Ensure logging and end of day security.
• Ensure HIPPA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Oversees and coordinates the LPNs in the clinical department.
• Monitor the performance of the department.
• Maintains and implements all policies and procedures.
• Willing to take on additional tasks/work while continuing to manage daily workflow.
• Assist Supervisor with all tasks related to the LPNs as needed.
• Be a liaison to the supervisor for any LPN issues.
• Performs other related duties, which may be inclusive, but not listed in the job description.

• Assist in scanning of documentation such as EKG, Spirometer, etc.

An exempt clerical position responsible for functions related to payroll, personnel information and employee documentation. Responsible for developing and implementing the full cycle of recruitment from the initial point of contact with qualified candidates through hiring.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures new employees receive appropriate items including employee ID badge, insurance/benefit information, orientation materials. Adds data to employee census.
• Ensures terminated employee data is removed from appropriate employee databases, including insurance/benefits, time/leave date, employee census and file is moved to inactive status.
• Coordinate events relating to on-boarding, orientation/benefits.
• Participates in annual open enrollment benefit period and processes benefit documents.
• Works with department directors and managers to identify professional staff needs and to develop a strategic recruitment plan.
• Responsible for reviewing applicants and screening potential candidates, including initial screening interviews.
• Reviews and checks all candidate references.
• Screen or interview candidates as needed.
• Familiar with FMLA, Workman?s Comp and Disability policies and paperwork.
• Processes Cobra, long-term disability and FMLA paperwork.
• Processes employee time sheets and checks for accuracy. Clarifies inconsistencies with supervisors.
• Verifies sick leave, vacation hours, and overtime by comparing authorization form to time reports.
• Enters all insurance and ancillary deductions.
• Adds and terminates employees from payroll and accounting systems.
• Processes employment verification forms, wage assignments, levies and child support.
• Enters biweekly payroll journal into accounting system.
• Distributes payroll checks to the appropriate department.
• Standardize HR processes.?
• Other duties as assigned.

$75,000-$85,000 annually

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to work collaboratively with cardiologists in an inpatient and outpatient setting.

Hours: Seasonal, must be able to rotate at the hospital, rotate weekends & must have availability to be on call.

Job Functions:

Under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician, provides cardiac care to patients.

Perform comprehensive inpatient/outpatient visits which include:

Outpatient:

• Conduct comprehensive or episodic health history and physical assessment of patients with acute, chronic and/or cardiac patients with potential health problems.
• Establish medical diagnoses. Write specific orders within the limits of the practice agreement/scope of practice.
• Perform stress testing, provide appropriate direction to office staff regarding patient care issues (triage calls etc. Manages or independently performs evaluative and treatment necessary to provide an appropriate response to life threatening emergency situations until the arrival of emergency response teams.
• Communicates effectively with referring and primary health care providers. Manage independent outpatient clinical practice and coverage for collaborating physicians, including rotating on call weekday/weekend night and weekend coverage.
• Maintain clinical documentation according to group practice.
• Educates patients and families on treatment and wellness care plans

Inpatient:

• Conducts comprehensive health history and physical assessment of patients with acute health problems.
• Performs admission history and physical, develops, manages and modifies treatment plans.
• Participates in daily rounding and collaborates with attending or consulting team to adjust plans of care.
• Manages or independently performs evaluative and treatment necessary to provide an appropriate response to life threatening emergency situations until the arrival of emergency response teams. Facilitates referrals to appropriate community health facilities, agencies and resources.
• Discharges hospitalized patients at the direction of the attending physician.
• Prepares and dictates discharge summaries of patients? hospitalization and clinic care.
• Assists with intraoperative processes and procedures, when needed, and as granted through privileging processes.

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

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.