Sodus Community Health Center
Note must speak Spanish to do this
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Identify, work up, treat, and follow-up common outpatient adult and pediatric problems, such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, CAD, acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, UTI’s, rashes, viral illnesses, asthma, and tobacco abuse.
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Perform adult and pediatric health maintenance exams and implement important preventive measures.
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Perform common minimally invasive procedures done in primary care practices, such as EKG interpretation, spirometry, IM/SC injection, phlebotomy on children and adults, impacted cerumen removal, toenail removal, cast or splint application, and foreign body removal.
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Access various sources of information to fill primary care knowledge gaps.
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Identify clinically important knowledge gaps and demonstrate the ability to fill gaps in real time using quick reference material.
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Clearly and succinctly present patient information to communicate and coordinate patient care with hospitals and specialists through phone calls, consult letters, and reports.
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Delegate responsibility as it applies to a Medical Home.
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Teach, negotiate with, and communicate with patients around issues of self-monitoring and self-managing acute and chronic diseases.
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Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and their families about difficult issues, such as medical decision making and delivering bad news.
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Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to the unique personal and cultural situation of each patient, and provide care respecting each patient’s personal values and goals.
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Appropriately assign E/M codes and complete billing/encounter forms, demonstrating an understanding of outpatient primary care office finances and documentation as it relates to insurance billing, collection rates, managed care organizations, and physician organizations.