Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers

Key Responsibilities

• • Record findings in patients medical records
• • Advise and assist with referrals for back-up services.
• • Cooperate in preparing claims for third-party insurance billing.
• • Monitor and give guidance on specialized services including laboratory, pharmacy, etc.
• • Participate in rotating duty on 24/hour answering service coverage.
• • Directly supervise mid-level practitioners.
• • Maintain hospital privileges for in-patient care as appropriate to individual practice.
• • Participate in patient education within the health center and community.
• • Assist with quality assurance program related to direct patient care.
• • Elicits and records information about patient's medical history.
• • Examines patient to ascertain condition, utilizing physical findings and diagnostic images, laboratory results, and patient's statements as diagnostic aids.
• • Determines need for modified diet and physical activities, and recommends plan.
• • Periodically examines patient, prescribing medication or surgery, if indicated.
• • Delivers infant, and cares for mother for prescribed period of time following childbirth.
• • Performs cesarean section or other surgical procedure as needed to preserve patient's health and deliver infant safely.
• • Treats patients for diseases of generative organs.
• • Cares for patient throughout pregnancy.
• • Performs surgery as needed to correct malfunctions or remove diseased organ.
• • Discuss problem with patient and prescribes medication and exercise or hygiene regimen.