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ALVIN C. YORK VA MEDICAL CENTER IS SEEKING A URGENT CARE PHYSICIAN

Urgent Care Physicians assess, work up, and provide initial treatment to patients who present to the Urgent Care Center (UCC) with any illness or injury, condition or symptom. An urgent care physician is expected to provide service and perform any procedure necessary to ameliorate minor illnesses or injuries, provide stabilizing treatment to patients presenting with major illnesses or injuries.

He / she will assess all patients in order to determine the appropriate level of care for patients being admitted to the inpatient wards. Staff UCC physicians have no supervisory responsibilities.

Acute medicine physicians or hospitalists are responsible for managing patients on the acute medicine floor and function as preceptor for medical residents. Physicians may also consult with patients in the mental health wards and community living centers (CLCs).

Physicians function as managing physicians for nurse practitioners or physician assistants as assigned by TVHS.

Physicians function as preceptors for residents in the clinic and hospital setting as assigned by TVHS.

As a staff provider, he / she does not have supervisory responsibilities for other attending physicians.

Treats patients 18 years of age or greater.

Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner. The physician will provide the customer with consistent information according to the established policies and procedures and will handle the conflicts and problems when dealing with customers constructively and appropriately.

The physician will protect printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, Federal Regulations, VA statutes and policy and VHA policy. The physician protects data from unauthorized release, or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion and follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files and release of access codes, etc.