Ansible Government Solutions

Key Responsibilities

• • Primary care as appropriate and within the scope of practice/privileging
• • Provides services supporting a continuum of care from prevention to diagnosis and treatment to appropriate referral and follow-up for simple to moderately complex workload that can be appropriately managed in a primary care outpatient environment
• • Comprehensive primary care services, including women’s health to a defined panel of patients
• • Works with clinic staff to schedule new and follow-up patients
• • Takes history, performs physical examinations, orders labs and diagnostic studies, completes diagnosis and formulation of treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions within the scope of practice/privileging
• • Orders and monitors appropriate medications for patients using VA Formulary; queries State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) before prescribing controlled substances per VHA Directive 1306 Querying State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP); also obtains IMED consents before prescribing or dispensing medications requiring consent including prescriptions for controlled substances
• • Maintains familiarity with VA Formulary and uses the computer system as needed for efficient practice
• • Refers patients to specialty care services as appropriate, admission to hospital care when indicated, and patient education and counseling
• • Completes all patient documentation promptly utilizing the CPRS system
• • Provides consultation with and instruction to referring physicians regarding appropriate indications for procedures so that the most expeditious and clinically relevant workup can be completed
• • Determines the proper course of treatment and communicates in person or by phone with the referring clinicians
• • Initiates appropriate social work referrals for all identified homeless persons
• • Follows all established medication policies and procedures; no sample medications shall be provided to patients