JOB TITLE
Staff
Physician
REPORTS TO
Reports to
Medical Director and Executive Director
OTHER CONTACTS
NOTCH
personnel at all locations, patients, family members
JOB SUMMARY
Provide
medical direction for all activities, including but not limited to acute and
chronic medical care, education, referral, consultation and medical supervision
of the health care staff.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
§ Interacts with patients and members of the care team to
provide a range of care services. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
o Provide
health care and treatment to patients
o Evaluate
a patient using standard subjective and objective data findings to make an
accurate assessment and formulate a plan including standard medications and
treatment / therapy modalities. This
will be done according to recognized standard approach and protocols of care
for various disease states, age guidelines, and gender guidelines.
o Reinforces
patient education and instructions, self-management tools, and counseling on
healthy behaviors
o Conducts
home visits in order to provide services within scope of practice when
necessary.
§ Collaborate
with the mid-level practitioner in development of the written policies and
services offered to all patients.
§ Periodically
review patient records, provide orders and be available to the Physician’s
Assistant / Nurse Practitioner for consultation for patients.
§ Be
available for direct telephone consultation to assist with medical emergencies
and to accept and direct patient referrals.
§
Participates in Quality Improvement
projects under the direction of the Nursing Supervisor and/or Office
Manager. Participation may include: participating in a new process or change,
providing feedback to the tests of change, and providing suggestions for the
next tests of change
§
Participates in training sessions, monthly and daily
staff meetings
§
Trains, mentors and supervises students and clinical
support staff as appropriate
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
§ Must be able to work independently and make excellent
clinical judgments.
- Must have excellent communication and interpersonal
skills.
- Must have a working knowledge of diagnostic equipment
used in a medical office, i.e. EKG.
- Ability to function within a team environment to
achieve stated objectives
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATE / LICENSE
Must be
Board eligible or Board certified, professionally competent practitioner of
medicine.
EXPERIENCE
One year
experience in physician office setting is preferred.
FLSA
Exempt
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The
physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made.
While performing the duties of this
position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee
frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools
or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach
with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift
and/or move up to 35 pounds, be able to shift patients on exam table, push in
wheelchair, or transfer from table to stretcher. Specific vision abilities
required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work
environment is usually moderate.
MACHINERY
AND EQUIPMENT USED
Personal
computer and printer, basic office equipment, EKG, crash cart, clinical
diagnostic items and materials
NOTE
This job description in no way states or
implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s)
incumbent in this position. Employees
will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform
any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give
instructions or assignments. All
applicants made a conditional offer of employment must cooperate fully with
background investigations. All duties
and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject
to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with
disabilities. To perform this job
successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to
perform each duty proficiently. Some
requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant
risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed
in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.
This document does not create an
employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will”
relationship.
NOTCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free
workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.