Job Summary
Provide daytoday management and medical care to patients as appropriate under licensure and standards of care defined by specific scope of practice.
Job Responsibilities
- Communicate with the patient in a professional manner explaining the procedure and addressing patient questions or concerns.
- Obtain health history and perform examinations
- Diagnose and direct counseling for each patient on a plan for treatment
- Prescribe medication in accordance with Indiana statute and professional guidelines
- Perform procedures in accordance with professional credentialing
- Arrange referral for patients requiring services outside of the scope of specialty area including transfer to inpatient care
- Review InBasket each work day and addresses time sensitive patient information with appropriate urgency.
- Initiate coverage of assignments and ensures continuity of care prior to anticipated absences
- Complies with Riverview Health medical staff bylaws applicable requirements policies and procedures and Infection Control plan.
- Assist in updating protocols and principles of practice as requested
- Actively support and participates in all quality of care performance improvement and patient safety activities
- Actively support achievement of identified performance and quality metrics including but limited to cycle time capacity utilization no show rates missed opportunities and patients per hour.
- Support patient experience and customer services initiatives uses AIDET and ensure all patient interactions are professional
- Accurately and consistently complete and attest notes from patient visits sign and close encounter within defined time frames.
Education Requirements
- Graduate from a medical school recognized or approved by the Medical Licensing Board
Experience Requirements
License/Certification Requirements
- Physician license valid to practice in the state of Indiana
- Controlled Substance Registry license in the state of Indiana
- DEA license