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Maintain regulatory agency requirements, nursing and hospital policies, procedures and standards. Answer phone calls incoming to the clinic by patients and send each provider/MA/Nurse messages via allscripts about patients needs or concerns. To return calls to patients with the answer to concerns/questions/request per direction for provider. Communicate with physicians and team members about changes in patient’s clinical condition, including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Must be able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment and able to perform general medical assistant duties in all departments with adequate supervision. 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