Ohio State University Physicians

Trainer

• Oversee and implement prevention, assessment, management, treatment, rehabilitation, and counseling of athletic injuries and conditions within scope of practice under physician or physician assistant supervision
• Review, obtain, and order diagnostic studies under physician direction
• Obtain patient histories, including injury details, medical/surgical history, allergies, and medication reconciliation
• Perform physical examinations, including strength, range of motion, sensation, palpation, functional, and special testing
• Construct and provide rehabilitation education on range of motion, stretching, strengthening, posture, and body mechanics
• Provide ongoing education to patients and families
• Assist physicians with in-office procedures by preparing patients and assisting with procedures
• Generate orders for advanced imaging, physician referrals, and physical therapy referrals
• Remove post-operative dressings, sutures, and staples; provide aseptic wound care
• Apply and remove upper and lower extremity splints/casts
• Measure, fit, and educate patients on durable medical equipment, gait training, and assistive devices
• Triage patient messages, including surgical questions, medication requests, prior authorizations, and post-operative calls
• Coordinate or perform scheduling and rescheduling of appointments, consultations, testing, and procedures
• Obtain accurate patient vital signs
• Complete patient-care documentation according to OSUWMC standards and guidelines
• Collect and process point-of-care tests, venipuncture, and other laboratory specimens

Clinical Athletic Trainer – Orthopedics

Social Worker

• Function within the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team to provide patient care and supportive services
• Direct care toward achievement of patient care outcomes
• Maximize patient involvement in their own care plan
• Improve service levels and decrease costs
• Provide individual, group, and couple/family therapy to patients with mental health diagnoses
• Help patients determine treatment goals and return to previous or improved functioning
• Form aftercare plans
• Advocate within the local community when needed
• Work as part of the clinical team
• Maintain third-party payer relationships
• Provide psychotherapy and related services to primary care patients experiencing stress, stress-related illness, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders

Medical Social Worker – LISW

Physician Assistant

• Assist with direct patient care
• Perform routine specialized medical procedures according to established clinical protocols
• Assist medical and nursing staff with patient examinations and treatments
• Room patients and measure and record height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
• Complete patient interviews and histories
• Prepare patients for examinations, tests, and treatments and explain procedures
• Assist with physician-ordered procedures, examinations, treatments, and special tests
• Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms
• Collect blood, urine, and sputum samples
• Perform routine laboratory tests on patient samples

Medical Assistant, Shared Clinics

Physician

• Assist with direct patient care and routine specialized medical procedures according to established clinical protocols
• Assist medical and/or nursing staff in examining and treating patients
• Room patients and measure and record height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
• Complete patient interviews and histories
• Prepare patients for examinations, tests, and treatments and explain procedures
• Assist with physician-ordered procedures, examinations, treatments, and special tests
• Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms
• Collect blood, urine, and sputum samples
• Perform routine laboratory tests on patient samples

Medical Assistant – Internal Medicine, Part-time

• Assist with direct patient care and perform routine specialized medical procedures according to established clinical protocols
• Assist medical and nursing staff in examining and treating patients
• Room patients and measure and record height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
• Complete patient interviews and histories
• Prepare patients for examinations, tests, and treatments and explain procedures
• Assist with physician-ordered procedures, examinations, treatments, and special tests
• Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms
• Collect blood, urine, and sputum samples
• Perform routine laboratory tests on patient samples

Medical Assistant – Orthopedics

Scheduler

• Ensure, organize, and maintain an active, accurate, and operational surgery schedule for assigned providers and service lines
• Coordinate surgeries and procedures with multiple hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers
• Schedule and coordinate pre-operative testing
• Communicate surgery orders and collect necessary documentation
• Work with patients, physicians, staff, and operating rooms to provide accurate, timely, and responsive scheduling
• Provide administrative support
• Solve routine and complex customer problems and direct customers to appropriate resources
• Interact with patients, patients’ families, referring physicians, and third-party carriers regarding patient-related issues
• Plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload using independent judgment
• Communicate with clinical staff, medical secretaries, and service-line staff to meet customer and department needs and maximize department time and utilization

Surgical Scheduler

Nurse

• Provide skilled nursing services to patients under the direction of a physician or midlevel provider
• Provide related services to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment
• Collect patient health data and analyze it to determine diagnoses
• Identify individualized expected patient outcomes
• Develop plans of care prescribing interventions to attain expected outcomes
• Implement care-plan interventions and evaluate patient progress
• Work collaboratively with the healthcare team
• Perform professional nursing care as outlined by physicians and organizational objectives and policies
• Provide patient and family health education and health assessments

Registered Nurse – Vascular Outpatient Surgery

• Speak with patients to assess their needs through active listening and provide appropriate recommendations and clarifications
• Coordinate outpatient appointments across multiple specialties, including routine visits, urgent and emergency issues, and associated testing
• Resolve complex caller problems by understanding large-scale operational processes
• Become a subject matter expert on appointment needs and provider preferences
• Utilize software systems to facilitate patient interactions
• Provide outstanding customer service through listening, empathy, and understanding each patient's needs
• Promote a positive and collaborative team culture

Nurse Practitioner

• Provide comprehensive assessment, treatment, evaluation, education, counseling, and care coordination for patients in an outpatient women’s health setting under the direction of an OB/GYN physician
• Perform comprehensive health histories and physical examinations for new and established patients
• Assess, diagnose, and manage women’s health concerns across the lifespan, including preventive, gynecologic, reproductive, and menopausal care
• Order and interpret laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and screenings
• Collaborate with OB/GYN physicians to develop and implement individualized treatment plans
• Conduct comprehensive and episodic health assessments and develop patient-centered care plans
• Review, prescribe, and manage medications in accordance with Ohio licensure and prescriptive authority guidelines
• Provide patient education regarding preventive care, treatment options, disease management, reproductive health, and wellness strategies
• Evaluate patient outcomes and modify treatment plans as clinically indicated
• Triage patient phone calls, portal messages, and clinical concerns, ensuring timely follow-up and coordination of care
• Facilitate referrals to specialists, community resources, and other healthcare providers as needed
• Maintain accurate and timely medical documentation in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards
• Support quality, safety, infection prevention, and patient satisfaction initiatives within the practice

Nurse Practitioner – Women's Health

• Provide comprehensive assessment, treatment, evaluation, education, counseling, and care coordination for patients in an outpatient women’s health setting under the direction of an OB/GYN Physician
• Perform comprehensive health histories and physical examinations for new and established patients
• Assess, diagnose, and manage preventive, gynecologic, reproductive, and menopausal care across the lifespan
• Order and interpret laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and screenings
• Collaborate with OB/GYN physicians to develop and implement individualized treatment plans
• Conduct comprehensive and episodic health assessments and develop patient-centered care plans
• Review, prescribe, and manage medications in accordance with Ohio licensure and prescriptive authority guidelines
• Provide patient education regarding preventive care, treatment options, disease management, reproductive health, and wellness strategies
• Evaluate patient outcomes and modify treatment plans as clinically indicated
• Triage patient phone calls, portal messages, and clinical concerns, ensuring timely follow-up and coordination of care
• Facilitate referrals to specialists, community resources, and other healthcare providers
• Maintain accurate and timely medical documentation in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards
• Support quality, safety, infection prevention, and patient satisfaction initiatives within the practice

• Assist with direct patient care and perform routine specialized medical procedures according to established clinical protocols
• Assist medical and nursing staff with patient examinations and treatment
• Room patients and measure and record vital signs
• Complete patient interviews and histories
• Prepare patients for examinations, tests, and treatments and explain procedures
• Assist with physician-ordered procedures, examinations, treatments, and special tests
• Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms
• Collect blood, urine, and sputum samples and perform routine laboratory tests
• Manage and organize the medical office inbox
• Receive incoming patient information and gather necessary data for healthcare providers

Medical Assistant – Neurologic Specialists

Advanced Practice Provider

• Provide comprehensive cardiovascular care in an outpatient clinic setting
• Collaborate with physicians under the direction of a Physician or Lead Physician
• Assess, treat, and evaluate patients during acute and chronic phases of illness
• Educate and counsel individuals
• Refer patients to healthcare providers and community resources when appropriate
• Coordinate care for clinic patients
• Perform history and physical examinations on new and return patients
• Establish presumptive diagnoses and order appropriate laboratory studies and testing
• Formulate treatment plans and follow up with physicians
• Conduct comprehensive or episodic health assessments
• Develop patient care plans within clinical nursing practice and medical care protocols
• Review and assess patient medications
• Evaluate care outcomes and initiate changes in the nursing approach
• Triage clinic patient calls and notify physicians as needed
• Follow up with patients according to provider instructions

Advanced Practice Provider – Cardiology

• Complete online coursework and hands-on training at OSUP
• Gain real-world experience in patient care and clinical skills
• Prepare for and take the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam
• Greet patients and escort them to exam rooms
• Collect initial patient data, vital signs, height, weight, and chief complaint
• Record symptoms, treatments, reactions, and patient-condition changes in electronic medical records
• Set up equipment and prepare exam rooms
• Prepare patients and assist with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Clean, maintain, and turn over patient rooms and workspaces
• Sterilize equipment, instruments, and medical areas
• Monitor and restock supplies and medications
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and other healthcare regulations
• Assist with check-in, check-out, scheduling, referrals, follow-ups, and clerical duties
• Conduct pre-visit reminder calls
• Assist providers with real-time medical-chart documentation
• Perform medication-related tasks within scope of practice
• Complete point-of-care testing as ordered
• Provide basic patient care, including wound dressing, suture removal, phlebotomy, venipuncture, injections, EKGs, and vital signs
• Assist providers with examinations, treatments, special tests, and procedures
• Provide after-visit summaries and related patient communications

Medical Assistant Apprentice

Technician

• Provide high-quality, accurate, and compassionate care to a diverse patient population
• Take patient histories and prepare patients for physician appointments
• Interact professionally and compassionately with patients
• Perform diagnostic visual field testing using Humphrey, Octopus, and Goldman Fields
• Perform ophthalmic imaging including OCT, HRT, pachymetry, topography, IOL Master, specular microscopy, and manual A-scans
• Enter patient information into the Electronic Medical Record
• Transport patients within the facility to additional departments
• Assist with rooming patients
• Stock and disinfect examination rooms
• Assist physicians and ophthalmic technicians in the Ophthalmology clinic
• Document medical history, symptoms, complaints, and medications
• Perform diagnostic testing including visual acuity eye exams, lensometry, keratometry, refractometry, and tonometry
• Instruct patients on proper eyecare
• Adhere to regulations regarding drug samples and drug sample logs
• Ensure medication and supply expiration dates are current
• Perform related patient services and other duties or special projects as assigned
• Travel to other clinical facilities may be required to accommodate staffing levels

Clinical Athletic Trainer – Orthopedics

Medical Social Worker – LISW

Medical Assistant, Shared Clinics

Medical Assistant – Internal Medicine, Part-time

Medical Assistant – Orthopedics

Surgical Scheduler

Registered Nurse – Vascular Outpatient Surgery

Scheduler

Nurse Practitioner – Women's Health

Nurse Practitioner – Women's Health

Nurse Practitioner – Women's Health

Medical Assistant – Neurologic Specialists

Advanced Practice Provider – Cardiology

Medical Assistant Apprentice

Ophthalmic Technician