Family Medicine Physician

Family Medicine Physician

Summary

1.0 FTE, 35 contact hours, every 12th weekend call (with Saturday morning clinic), 1 weeknight call every 3 weeks, evening hours once per week

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY : Provide high level and patient-centered care in the discipline of Family Medicine.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties :

• Consults with patients to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
• Recommends and orders tests to determine extent of illness or help diagnose condition.
• Monitors lab results, medication adherence and medication toxicities.
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccinations, and other medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
• Explain and discuss procedures, test results, or prescribed treatment with the patient.
• Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers.
• Refers patients to medical specialists when necessary.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS :

• Represents the practice at Hospital committees in such a manner that the burden of attending the meetings is reasonably distributed among all of the physicians in the group.
• Assists in recruiting and interviewing of new physicians and staff to the practice.
• Attends Directors' and Committee meetings.
• Acquires the necessary CME credits and takes the certification examination to maintain re-certification status.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), issued by the Accreditation Council on Medical Education.
• Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine or Board eligible.
• Current Medical licensure issued by PA State Board of Medicine or the PA State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Successful completion of Family Medicine Residency.
• Completed area of concentration (AOC) during 3-year residency or one-year clinical fellowship and associated certification obtained in area of specialty within 6 months of date of hire, as applicable for practice.
• Prior experience in clinical medicine as a Family Physician.
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.

e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS : At least three (3) years clinical patient care experience as a specialist in Family Medicine.

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

ATTENTION / CONCENTRATION The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others :

The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to a task over an extended period of time.

NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material :

A large portion of this position requires reliance on verbal memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form, is a major requirement.

PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think (in order to solve a problem) by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought :

The position requires much autonomy of thought and problem solving. The individual must be able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems.

APTITUDES : The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations :

Ability to accept responsibility for leadership, direction, control, planning, negotiating, organizing, directing, supervising, formulating practices, or making final decisions.

WORKING CONDITIONS : Position involves exposure to the following harmful elements :

Biohazardous Waste

Disclaimer : This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.

Benefits At A Glance :

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees :

• 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials
• Health, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching
• Child Care Subsidies
• Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes

Disclaimer

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

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