Physician - Family Practice

Description

Board Certified Family Practice Physician -

The purpose of this position is to provide primary care to the variety of patients entering the clinic with illnesses and injuries covering a broad spectrum from acute infections to life threatening conditions.  The Family Practice Physician will provide services to patients in the service area with 8 Hour shifts, Monday through Friday.

As a qualified specialist in Family Practice, assumes responsibility for the diagnosis, prevention, therapy, maintenance and rehabilitation of patients.  Typical, but not all inclusive assignments include the following:

- Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations deemed necessary to obtain all possible information related to each case.  Provides definitive management and full spectrum family ambulatory proctive in all medical categories for cases.

-Conducts outpatient clinics making observations appropriate to the outpatient's underlying disease and treatment plan, including current symptoms.  Reviews the patient's medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to management plan and patient observations.  Modifies regimen as indicated.  Instructs and counsels patients and family members as required and does so in a culturally sensitive manner.

- Refers patients to appropriate contracted medical facilities, providing full clinical information for care and diagnostic procedures that cannot be adequately provided at the Unitah and Ouray Service Unit.

-Assures preparation of appropriate medical records for all patients seen to assure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent clinical data needed to provide comprehensive medical care.  Provides clinical reports and correspondence concerning patients under his/her care to physicians, hospitals, and other individuals and facilities.  

- Works closely with allied health professionals to utilize and coordinate the services of other health care professionals in the management of the patients medical, psychological and social problems.

- Provides prenatal care to expectant patients in the first and second trimester.

- Provides pediatric care from newborn to adulthood and is familiar with growth, development, disease states and the unique status of pediatric patients.

- Is active in pre-visit planning of the clinic, coordination of care and participates in clinic improvement activities.

- Efficiently navigates via electronic medical record for prescribing, documentation, and orders including referrals in compliance with Meaningful Use and ICD-10 requirements.

- Evaluates and treats approximately 12-20 patients during an 8-hour work day.  Performs Peer Review and attends assigned committee meetings.

- Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures normally performed by family practice such as but not limited to:

- Performs minor surgery including but not limited to laceration repair and excision of skin lesions.

- Supervises other health care providers including physicians, physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and medical clerks.

-  Performs orthopedic procedures such as joint injections, joint aspirations, aspiration of cysts, trigger point injections and other procedures normally performed by an outpatient family physician.  

Requirements

• Years of Experience: Completition of a (3) year residency program in a primary care specialty such as Family Practice, Pediatrics or Internal Medicine.
• Board Certification is required
• Minimum Education:  Doctorate degree of Osteopathic or Allopathic medicine
• Current certification in BLS (Basic Life Support)
• Applicants must have an active, unrestricted, and free of disciplinary action license as a physician in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a Territory of the United States.
• Must also have a valid state driver's license from any of the 50 United States or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
• Computer efficiency required. Preferred Electronic Health Record experience.
• Be sensitive to the unique culture factors of the people they serve, which may include use of an interpreter as necessary in communication of services being rendered.  Unique cultural factors that may contribute to the patient's treatment include: use of their language communications, village and tribal customs; use of traditional healers; isolation; housing conditions and lack of resources. 
• Have tact and diplomacy while working in stressful situations.