Physician - Family Practice - Primary Care

Job Description

Job Description

Essential Duties Major responsibilities :

• Provides primary care services to individuals and families across the lifespan.
• Practices within the collaborative model with nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists.
• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and / or infection control standards.
• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and / or prevention programs.
• Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
• Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
• Participate in On Call coverage.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and / or infection control standards.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and / or workshops.
• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to supervise, advise, and train clinical professionals and / or students in area of expertise.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team
• Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established Values and Standards
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Physician

Board Certification

Mass Control

DEA

Preferred

ALCS