Physician-Primary Care

Position Title:                      Physician (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with interest in Geriatrics)
Department:                         Primary Care
Supervisor:                          Medical Director
Status / Hours per week:    Exempt / 40 hours 

Primary Function:
Provide general health care to adult patients, including health maintenance, episodic/acute care, and chronic disease management.    

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide primary medical management for patients.   
• Deliver patient care and patient education in the manner that is appropriate to patient's age, physical ability, educational level, and culture.    
• Conduct health assessments and evaluate the needs of patients in the primary care clinic.    
• Conduct physical exams, order and/or perform laboratory and diagnostic tests, and make clinical judgments regarding results.    
• Perform minor procedures, as appropriate given prior training.
• Initiate appropriate consultations and referrals. Act as a primary care resource to the multidisciplinary team. 
• Provide consultation and in-service training to other clinical staff.
• Participate in teaching activities and clinical supervision relationships with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and medical students.   
• Document history and physical exam, assessment, and treatment interventions in the medical record as per UCHC policies.  
• Participate in provider meetings and appropriate committees.   
• Participate in physician on-call and weekend coverage on a rotating basis.  
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.   
• Participate in regular schedule of clinical care, team, and department meetings. 
• Support team-based model of care and provide leadership to care team meetings.
• Participate in Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Strive to meet appropriate quality measures for patient population.
• Participate in peer review as required.
• Perform other duties as required.  
   

Experience & Qualifications:    

• Graduate of an appropriate medical training program in Internal or Family Medicine.
• Experience in geriatric medicine preferred.
• Current Massachusetts license to practice medicine.
• Certified by appropriate medical specialty board, or eligible for certification.
• Current controlled substance registration certificate from both the federal government and the state of Massachusetts. 
• Proficiency with electronic health record systems, particularly Epic.
• Experience in a setting that is passionate about community health. 
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team. 
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients and with staff.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, teaching and organizational skills.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required
• Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Cape Verdean Creole desirable. 

Independent Action:

• As described above at “Duties & Responsibilities”.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Provides supervision to no more than two nurse practitioners or physician’s assistants at any time. 
• Precepts internal medicine residents.   

Define Access Level to PHI:    Level 4 - Authorized to access full health information.  UCHC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member.  Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter/circumstance.