Hello,
I am a brand new Occupational Health Nurse working in a rural clinic offering medical and occupational health services. I am hoping for some guidance on the following questions:
1) As a nurse, I need an order from a provider for any medical testing. For occupational health services that businesses may want, such as TB blood test, EKG, immunizations, FIT testing - Do I need a provider order?
2) If I do need an order and the provider at the clinic orders it, are they not responsible for the result (such as TB blood test or EKG) or is it the business responsibility to follow up on the result as it is an Occupational Health.service requested by the business.
I am trying to understand how this works for Occupational Health. Any response would be much appreciated.
Thank you!