Physician

Position Description

Harlem United is the parent company for Upper Room AIDS Ministry (URAM). URAM provides the healthcare services from the Federally Qualified Health Center located in the heart of Harlem. We provide Primary Care, Specialty Care, Dental Care and Wellness Care to those seeking diagnosis and treatment. All employees of URAM are responsible to perform their job practicing good risk management, quality assurance, and delivering excellent internal and external customer service.

Under the supervision of the Medical Director and in accordance with established policies and procedures, the Internal Medicine Physician delivers high quality comprehensive primary care for homeless, underserved, chronically ill populations including HIV, Hepatitis C, SUD, Diabetes, Heart Disease and other comorbidities. The AIDS institute Guidelines www.hivguidelines.com and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are utilized as resources and guides for accepted standards of care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Provides Primary Care, routine and acute care, for both scheduled, same day and walk in appointments
• Maintains a professional demeanor at all times, including demonstration of sound moral and ethical character, compassion, adherence to all agency standards for dress and decorum
• Demonstrates proficiency in use of electronic medical record
• Complies with productivity expectations under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer
• Initiation of treatment and management of chronic illnesses including, but not limited to, HIV infection, asthma, bronchitis, diabetes, lipid disorders, and hypertension
• Generates appropriate referrals to ancillary and specialty services
• Maintains documentation according to standards of the agency and regulatory agencies
• Documents clinical activities and information
• Initiation / changes in treatment
• Referrals to specialty services, or social based services
• Prescribing including electronic scripts
• Documents and locks progress notes within 48 hours of client encounter
• Ensure timely prescription writing, order, progress notes, and referrals
• Follows prescribing practices according to agency policy and state regulations
• May administer medication according to the same procedures and protocols applied to the nursing staff
• Performs routine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures according to accepted practice standards
• Interpretation of laboratory studies and follow-up on consultation reports
• Provide health education and counseling during visits
• Adheres to regulatory guidelines in regards to compliance, ie, Coding practices.
• Attends patient care related meetings, as necessary, including but not limited to morning huddles, case conferences
• Manages coordination of care for individual clients by working with available resources both internal and external to the agency
• Provide clinical supervision to Advanced Practice Clinicians (PA and NP) as assigned by the Medical Director
• Provide phone on-call coverage on a rotating schedule
• Participates in CQI activities
• Other duties as assigned by the Medical Director

Other Responsibilities

Qualifications / Education / Experience

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Medical Doctor Licensed to Practice in the State of New York

Board Certified OR Board Eligible in Internal Medicine

SPECIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

In addition to the above-listed job responsibilities and educational requirements, the

Ideal candidate for this position possesses most or all of the following :

Special Requirements