Job Description
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
Under direction of the Chief Medical Officer, provides professional medical services in the community health center.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performs physical examinations of new and existing patients and determines x-ray examinations and clinical laboratory tests required
- Interprets examination findings and test results, and implements treatment plans
- Prepares and reviews case histories and obtains data through interviews
- Provides continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and medical care to the entire family unit, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences and community health
- Directs outpatient and inpatient care and services
- Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care treatment provided at the direction of other specialists
- Instructs other health care providers and non-medical personnel in a variety of health related topics, including first-aid measures, basic and advances cardiac life support, and health care maintenance
- Participates in the instruction of medical students and residents who participate in a clinical rotation at FCHC
- Provides care consistent with the quality standards of the organization, participates in peer review activities, and works with administration to reduce risk and maintain patient safety.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Conducts daily team huddles
- Works closely with Care Team to ensure preventive, chronic and acute care needs are being met.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the American Medical Association with a Doctor of Medicine or accredited by the American Ostheopathic Association with a Doctor of Osteopathy degree.
If medical education occurred at a foreign medical school, the applicant must possess a current Educational Council Foreign Medical Graduate (ECFMG) Certificate.
Successful completion of an approved program of residency training in family practice.
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED
- License to practice medicine in the State of Illinois plus current DEA registration
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