Physician

Company Description

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Why join Harvard University Central Administration?

Harvard University's Central Administration (CADM) is a 5,000+ employee organization that supports the university's overall excellence by understanding and serving the needs of its schools, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and surrounding communities. Through dynamic and collaborative partnerships, CADM provides high-quality and efficient services to the schools to help them achieve their goals.

HUHS

Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) is the on-site multi-specialty medical practice and health administration for the Harvard community. It provides care to students, faculty, staff, eligible post-docs, retirees, and their dependents. HUHS also manages two university-owned health plans, HUGUP (for faculty and staff) and SHIP (for students), and collaborates with other departments to address public health needs.

Job Description

Provides urgent health care to the University's student, faculty / staff, and retiree populations. Responsible for urgent care visits. Participates in a team with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses to provide high-quality and compassionate care. May participate in teaching residents and medical students.

• Has outpatient responsibilities for acute and non-acute patient complaints.
• Performs problem-based physical exams and orders appropriate laboratory, x-ray, and other diagnostic and medical procedures to meet short-term health care needs.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates the acute medical care as needed.
• Coordinates the appropriate referrals and follow-up care of patients to other health care providers for specialized needs.
• Educates patients - based on age, gender, psychosocial and cultural context, and overall health of the patient - on illness or its complications and on ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
• Advises the patient with an illness on the most clinically appropriate and cost-effective therapy, weighing and discussing the potential risks and benefits of treatment. HUHS embraces the principle of patient-centered care and shared decision making.
• Works closely with other members of the Urgent Care team.
• Participants in quality projects, daily huddles, Lean activities, and other continuing education, utilization management, and other departmental activities.
• Fosters positive working relationship and coordinates activities with other HUHS service areas.
• Complies with HUHS professional staff by-laws, policies, and procedures and applicable local, state, and federal accreditation regulations.
• Ensures that all lab results that he / she ordered are reported to patients in a timely fashion with clinically important abnormal results communicated by telephone and most other laboratory results communicated by mail or secure message.
• Fully documents the care of his / her patients utilizing the electronic medical record. Complies with all institutional policies related to the electronic medical record, including writing prescriptions electronically; documenting telephone and email communications; reviewing and signing off on nursing visits that require physician co-signature.
• May participate in the instruction of medical students and residents.
• Participates in all team meetings, including daily huddles, as often as possible.
• Participates in practice-improvement projects and functions as a "process owner" of projects as determined at daily huddles.

Contributes To Team Function And The HUHS Mission :

Compliance :

Physical Requirements :

All Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) staff and staff affiliates are considered Health Care Workers and as a condition of employment must provide documentation of the following :

The required medical documentation / medical clearances can often be obtained by contacting your Pediatrician, PCP, medical provider. Titers, TB Skin testing can be performed by appointment at Occupational Health facilities. HUHS continues to place the highest priority on the health, safety and wellbeing of its faculty, staff and students, as well as the wider community. Being up to date with annual flu vaccination and other required medical vaccinations and documentation are required as a condition of employment at HUHS. You may claim exemption from the vaccine requirements for medical or religious reasons.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

Additional Qualifications and Skills :

Additional Information

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Work Format Details

This position is based on-site at a Harvard campus location. Additional details will be discussed during the interview process. Certain visa types may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.

Salary Grade and Ranges

This position is salary grade level 090. Corresponding salary information can be found in the job description above.

Benefits

Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to :

Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page.

EEO / Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement

Harvard University is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We seek talent from all parts of society and the world, and we strive to ensure everyone at Harvard thrives. Our differences help our community advance Harvard's academic purposes.

Harvard has an equal employment opportunity policy that outlines our commitment to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the university's non-discrimination policy. Harvard's equal employment opportunity policy and non-discrimination policy help all community members participate fully in work and campus life free from harassment and discrimination.