Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Direct patient care, Room patients, Perform vital signs, Perform injections, Triages medical needs under the direct supervision and collaboration of a Provider, Updates medical data, medications, and health problems in charts, Assists medical providers during procedures and exams, Handles referrals and phone calls to other provider offices for appointments; makes "callbacks" or follow ups for medical concerns as necessary, Collects specimens for outside laboratory testing and performs basic in-house laboratory tests, May execute organization approved standing orders per written procedure, May initiate and/or execute age-appropriate preventive care measures (within scope of practice), Engage patient in self-management action planning, Assists Provider with patient education and instructions, self-management tools, and counseling on healthy behaviors, Effectively communicates with patients using techniques such as motivational interviewing when appropriate, Verifies presence of superbill and checks charts for insurance changes and patient information, Prepares prior authorizations, Transcribes telephone messages from prescription line, Maintains appropriate levels of unexpired medical supplies on crash cart and in clinic, Maintains sanitation of exam rooms and equipment (wipes down thermometers, otoscopes, exam tables, etc. Personal computer, multi-line telephone system, facsimile machine, copier, ECG, stethoscope, scales, blood pressure monitor, needles/syringes, various CLIA waived laboratory testing kits and urinalysis, glucose, and hemoglobin machines.