Responsibilities and Duties
Practices medical care for each patient visit. Completes pertinent history and physical exam. Documents chief complaint, history of present illness, pertinent review of systems, and physical exam in electronic health record ( EHR ). Reviews and updates past medical history, family history, social history, medications, and allergies in EHR. Reviews vital signs. Reviews results and reports from prior orders. Places new orders. Performs and documents procedures. Administers medications and immunizations. Determines and documents assessment and plan. Prescribes medications. Provides patient education, guidance, and counseling. Arranges plan for follow-up. Signs EHR encounter within timelines in established policies and procedures. Responds to related patient questions or needs which arise following encounter. Adheres to established scheduling templates in provision of patient care. Participates in quality metrics directives and departmental quality improvement (QI) projects. Attends practitioners meetings regularly. Attends clinical site meetings regularly. Attends practice-wide meetings regularly. Reads emails and other platforms of communication within organization. Completes peer review. Complies with Clinical Quality Measures expectations. Uses resources to verify standards of care. Modifies workflows as determined by department to attain QI objectives. Consistently documents activities related to QI projects.Job Title: Staff Physician (IM with Geriatrics, Gynecology, FP, Pediatrics, General Practitioner)
Department: Medical
Reports To: Chief Medical Officer
POSITION SUMMARY
The physician provides day-to-day management and medical care to the patients of the Center and those in hospital.
The physician is responsible to the Chief Medical Officer for exercising each of several functions described in this position description and is accountable, through the Chief Medical Officer, for the delivery and quality of the medical care services provided to patients at the Center and its satellites. The physician will serve as an important part of the management team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Administrative Responsibilities:
Serve as staff physician for the Center and its satellites.Assists with the establishment of health care standards and protocols for each service described in the Center s health care plan and to ensure quality of service; to assist with development of the Center s health care plan with the assistance of staff to ensure that all goals and objectives are outlined.Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the patients seen in the manner that ensure effective and efficient performance.Operate within the parameters of a written position description that complies with the Center s policies, rules and regulations. Establishes appropriate systems to assure quality of patient care.See that the Quality Assurance Protocols, HIPAA, Corporate Compliance and CLIA standards are adhered to. Establishes appropriate systems to assure the quality of patient care.Maintains all Federal initiatives pertinent to patient care and participates in the process of budget development and in financial management decisions as they affect clinical activities.Participates regularly in administrative meetings as a member of the Center s management team.
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JOB TITLE: Medical Provider (MD, NP, PA)
DEPARTMENT: Clinical Administration
CLASSIFICATION: ExemptREPORTS TO: Chief Medical Officer
JOB SUMMARYThe (Physician / NP / PA) is a key member of the Cooperative Health Center's multi disciplinary primary care and behavioral health care teams. Primary, preventive, and episodic primary and behavioral health care is compassionately delivered to promote health and wellness. The clinical program is divided into units that foster a team approach to care. The Nurse Practitioner will assume an active role at the site becoming involved with quality improvement activities, meetings, and other team building efforts.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE Completes medical records in a timely manner as per the medical record completion policy. o Timely respond to messages and phone calls from support staff and other office team members. o Attends a minimum of 75% of Cooperative meetings as scheduled and requested. o Remains knowledgeable of and works with a care team to coordinate plans to improve population health (quality measures) to achieve benchmarks. Maintains active licensure throughout all terms of employment. Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirementsCLINICAL o Collects medical histories, performs physical examinations, make appropriate and timely medical diagnosis based upon the history and physical exam for assigned patients.Orders appropriate laboratory and other tests to confirm or evaluate the medical situation o Makes sound clinical decisions creating treatment plans in accordance with the common standard of care, statues, regulations, and protocols regulating the profession. Monitors the effectiveness of treatment and care plans.Issue medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines and standards of care. o Provide patients with clear understandable information on their health, status of their acute disease, chronic disease, and psychiatric diagnoses.Provide patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits, and reasonable expectations o Directs coordination of patient care with patients and other members of the clinical team. o Provides education to the patient that empowers them to be in control of their personal health by being knowledgeable of their chronic or episodic illnesses. Provides medical supervision to support staff in implementing the plan of care.Takes into account the patient's psychosocial and social determinants of health when establishing care plans.
Overall o Provides appropriate information necessary for accurate billing (i.e. indicating appropriate CPT and ICD 10 codes for services rendered).Serves as a preceptor to primary care professional students.Assists with administrative efforts in quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives related to the management of patients with primary care and / or psychiatric issues.Works collaboratively with all care team members to provide a patient centered medical home.
Focuses on quality of care for all patients. o Maintains shared goals, mutual respect and trust with all care team members.
Maintains coordinated patient care across multiple settings. Works collaboratively with community partners to provide quality patient care.Works effectively on a team and communicates respectfully with patients and all staff members based on shared goals and mutual respect. This includes demonstrating adaptability to continuous efforts to improve patient care and willingness to be an active care team member engaged in ongoing process and quality improvement projects with the framework of the patient centered medical home.Honors patient rights to privacy and confidentiality. Adheres to strict patient, customer, and business confidentiality standards.ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Participate in quality improvement projects outlined by organizational leadership.Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and / or Behavioral Health Division Director. PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires intermittent moderate physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, sitting, twisting, squatting, pushing, grasping, pushing/puling, fine manipulation, reaching above the shoulder, computer use, crouching as well as lifting and supporting patients. Must be able to lift 25 pounds and be able to sit, stand, stoop, squat, for more than four (4) hours per day.Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous material and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of personal protective equipment.Will work with blood or blood borne pathogens require OSHA training.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires BLS certification, ability to wear a respirator, and preparing and administering medications, all of which involves chemical and/or biohazard exposure. Read LessPOSITION DESCRIPTION
Staff Physician
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Staff Physician works as part of the medical provider team providing medical services to the patients of the health center. In addition, Staff Physicians, unless specifically exempted by the Chief Medical Officer, shall be qualified to serve on the active Medical Staff of a local hospital, provide inpatient care services, assume "on call" after hours responsibilities and supervise health center PA's or NP's as appropriate.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides primary medical care by caring for all patients in accordance with the physician's medical specialty.Develops a plan of care for each patient, including: complete medical history, physician examination, diagnosis, appropriate treatment and/or referral, including hospitalization where necessary.Stresses the importance of preventive health care measures.Uses all available resources in diagnosis and treatment, such as laboratory and radiological testing, in an appropriate and cost efficient manner.Confers with consulting physicians, nurse, patients, and patients families concerning treatment and care of patients.Refers those cases which require specialist services, but maintains responsibility, assuring that continuity of care is provided.Participates in the development and implementation of a regularly up-dated quality assurance plan for the consortium.Participates in the Health Promotion/Disease Prevention activities required by the U. S. Public Health Service.Attends all medical staff meetings and participates in the health center's Q/A program.Performs other necessary duties as required by the health center to meet the goals of providing primary health care.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:
The Staff Physician reports to, is supervised by and evaluated by the Chief Medical Officer. The Staff Physician may be asked to serve as Physician in Charge at a particular clinic site and as such will supervise the medical team at that site. The Staff Physician may also be asked to supervise a PA or NP.
EVALUATION:
The evaluation of work performance will be ongoing, and will be carried out by the Chief Medical Officer. It will include the specific duties and responsibilities of this position description plus employee attitude and general working behavior. Formal evaluation will normally be performed annually, but may be initiated at other times by the Staff Physician or the Chief Medical Officer.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Training: Medical Doctorate Degree from an accredited US institution and appropriate licensure required. Successful Completion of Family Medicine Residency Training Program.Certification: Board Certified/Board Eligible Experience: Preferred but not mandatory.Ability and willingness to serve on the active medical staff of a hospital used by HCPSC
License to practice medicine in the State of South Carolina.
The ability to relate with warmth and effectiveness to the patients and other health care providers of the health center.
Must be qualified in Basic Life Support techniques.
Ability and willingness to serve on the active medical staff of a hospital used by the health center if required.
STATUS:
This is an FLSA exempt position.
This is an OSHA high risk position.
This is an ADA negotiable position.
SALARY:
The salary for this position is negotiated between the individual and the Chief Executive Officer using the approved salary scale of the organization as a basis.
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