Physician - Family Medicine

Lead our Primary Care Team and enjoy a balanced workload!!

• Supervise and coordinate operations of the Ambulatory care including emergency and routine treatment procedures. These operations are carried out with assistance from staff members from other clinical and support services that are supervised by their clinical service chiefs but provide a full range of medical services to patients who are assigned to Ambulatory Care. Ensure that quality, safety, and appropriateness of care are continually monitored and evaluated.
• Arrange and communicate to appropriate staff the availability of providers and coverage during non-administrative hours.
• Works with the Designated Education Officer (DEO), the Internal Medicine Residency Program Site Director and the Site Coordinator for the Internal Medicine Residency Clerkships to ensure that teaching programs on Medicine are appropriate and that supervision of the residents and students is provided.
• Uses national guidelines when available to develop policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure adequate and comprehensive services and communicates these to staff physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other members of Ambulator Care.
• Working with the appropriate Committee/Board, coordinates use of resources, including space, supplies and staffing.
• Ensures all new staff members are provided a formal orientation to Ambulatory care policy and procedures and to the responsibilities of their specific role.
• Ensures delivery of high quality of care for Ambulatory care patients by working with Chief/Assistant Chief of Ambulatory care. In addition, coordinates and promotes service level Quality Improvement and Utilization Review by stimulating parent services. Ensures that overall quality management is the goal for all Ambulatory care staff.
• Ensures adequate medical record documentation, organizes staff in-service programs, and encourages continuing medical education to staff while also participating in these activities.

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Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 08:00-4:30pm