Family Practice Physician

Job Description

Title of Position : Staff Physician, Family Practice Reports To : Chief Medical Officer

Exemption Status : Exempt Positions Supervised : N / A

Summary of Position

The Family Practice Physician will provide continuing, comprehensive health wellness, preventive and medical care to entire families regardless of sex, age, or type of problem.

Ensures the practice team maintains a central role in coordinating and managing the care of patients and that they receive optimal care, including acute illness management, chronic disease management, and preventive care across multiple health settings and multiple physicians / providers.

Follows established departmental policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and other control standards.

Participates in quality assurance, quality improvement, peer review and special projects.

Essential duties, responsibilities and privileges include :

• Manages and maintains a program of comprehensive health for the patients, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.
• Assist patients with chronic conditions in navigating and accessing all levels of chronic care services, including quality care, health education, and social services
• Prepares and reviews medical histories and obtains data through interviews.
• Examines patients, formulates diagnostic plans, defines and orders required diagnostic testing. Interprets examination findings and test results, and implements treatment plans.
• Prescribes and assesses effectiveness of pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate for patient medical conditions.
• Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
• Participate in other care procedures according to training and demonstrated ability.
• Provide supportive and definitive care to patients with primary care appropriate medical conditions, based on documented and demonstrated proficiency.
• Attends and actively participates in departmental meetings, PCMH team meetings and huddles.
• Determines needs for, and advises on kind and quantity of, medical supplies and equipment if applicable.
• Care management of highest risk patients to reduce risk, decrease hospital and ER utilization, and improve outcomes.
• Maintenance of a care management registry for documentation of highest risk patients, care management interventions, and care plans.
• Timely and ongoing communication with the PCP and practice team to identify highest risk patients and to maximize the management of patient needs and related risk reduction.
• Observes that communications with patients are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
• Interview patient, obtain patient history, and update all information and documents in EHR according to standards.
• Provides patient medication information for all new prescriptions according to standards.
• Responsible for coordinating medical care with internal and external medical specialties as needed.
• Ability to supervise, advice, train clinical professionals and / or students in area of expertise as well as, a variety of health-related topics, including first-aid measures, basic and advanced health care maintenance.

Professional qualifications :

Licensed to practice medicine in California. BC / BE Pediatrics, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. A copy of California License and DEA certificate are required.

CPR certification is also required.

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