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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
· Assist physician(s) with patient exams.
· Prepare work area, exam rooms, and equipment.
· Escort patients to rooms, take and record vital signs, document personal information such as allergies and medications within patient medical record.
· Perform daily organizational tasks as defined in the clinic such as locating all x-rays and MRI reports.
· Assist physician(s) with paperwork for patient care.
· Help maintain patient flow and workflow.
· Work collaboratively as a team member to provide high quality treatment and efficient service to patients.
· Maintain patient confidentiality.
· Assist physician to ensure patient has prescriptions called into pharmacy and completed in the medical record.
· Check and answer voice mail messages; including appropriate documentation and management of patient phone messages and all pertinent follow-up to include but not limited to coordination of patients’ appointments, diagnostic testing, surgery scheduling, prescription refills and general medical inquiries (within individuals scope of practice according to their credentials)
· Explain and demonstrate, under the direction of physician, various prevention techniques to reduce incident of injury.
· Explain and demonstrate under the direction of physician, proper treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning protocols for patient home exercises.
· Perform patient clinical histories; to include subjective, objective, and assessment techniques under the direction of physician.
· Perform organization and administration responsibilities, to include record keeping of performed clinical histories by dictating clinical information obtained.
· Remove or apply splints, dressings, casts, sutures, and staples as directed.
· Clean examination rooms and equipment after examinations.
· Sterilize or coordinate the sterilization of all instruments.
· Ensure adequate stock of instruments and supplies.
· Travel to Regional offices, as needed, in order to ensure adequate clinical support coverage.
· ATC’s will provide assistance and coverage, as needed, by attending sporting events and home games to provide first aid or assist in treatment of injuries.
· Required to follow and abide by all established policies and procedures set forth by TOC.
· Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as deemed appropriate
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