Physician / Family Practice / Delaware / Locum or Permanent / Family Medicine Physician Job

CCMS Staffing is seeking a board certified Family Medicine Physician to provide healthcare services at Dover AFB in Delaware.

This is a full time position Mon-Fri with full benefits available

This is open to regular, long term employment or locum tenens with a minimum 6-month commitment.

Job Duties to Include :

1. Shall provide outpatient health care to qualifying beneficiaries as scheduled by the Government.

2. Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and medical care to entire family regardless of sex, age, or type of problem.

3. Will maintain a program of comprehensive health for the family unit, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.

4. May become the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of his / her assigned patients.

5. All inpatients will be admitted as per the local MTF instructions.

6. Be capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of pediatric and adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries.

7. Have sufficient experience to be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following :

Basic Life Support

Advanced Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Crycothyroidotomy

Secure and maintain an adequate airway to include endotracheal intubation

Cardioversion of life threatening arrhythmias

Simple minor surgical procedures : punch biopsies, excision of skin lesions

Simple abscess incision and drainage

Nail trephination

Sling or swath injuries

Lumbar puncture

Suture simple laceration

Suture removal

Tube thoracostomy

Cryotherapy

Nebulizer treatment

Urine catheterization

Cultures (throat, wound)

Suprapubic tap

Remove ocular, nasal and ear foreign bodies

Clearing of ears by flush technique

Reduce simple dislocations and fractures, when appropriate

Bandaging of sprains, minor burns, and minor lacerations

Perform venous punctures for lab studies and interpret results

Draw arterial blood gases for evaluation and interpret results

Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications as appropriate

Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate

Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities

8. Ensure a safe work environment and employee safe work habits.

9. Prepare records and reports as required in support of services rendered in accordance with established procedures.