Family Medicine Physician

Henry Ford Health•Richmond, MI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medication, therapy, or other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness in adolescent, adult, and pediatric populations. The physician diagnoses and treats conditions ranging from multiple illnesses to minor injuries; performs annual wellness exams from birth through old age; and counsels patients on lifestyle, smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol use, and advance care planning. The role supports chronic disease management for conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, COPD, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, depression, and anxiety. It also provides women’s health services, including Pap smears, contraceptive counseling, menopause management, and breast health; men’s health services, including prostate health, erectile dysfunction, and testosterone deficiency; pediatric care, including wellness exams, developmental assessments, immunizations, childhood illnesses and exanthems, and school and sports physicals; and geriatric care, including wellness exams, fall-risk and cognitive assessments, treatment, pharmacy management, advance care planning, end-of-life care and planning, coordinated home care and treatment, and specialist coordination. The physician performs in-office procedures, refers patients to specialists, reviews laboratory work, imaging, and paperwork such as FMLA and short- and long-term disability forms, explains procedures, test results, and treatment to patients, manages and treats common health problems, and analyzes records, reports, and test results. The position is located at 67267 Main St., Richmond, Michigan, 48062.

Requirements

American Board Certification in Family Medicine.
Valid State of Michigan Medical Doctor or Osteopathic Physician license.
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or related degree; an equivalent foreign degree is accepted.
No experience required.
Any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience will also be accepted.

Responsibilities

Diagnose illnesses and prescribe medication, therapy, or other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness in adolescent, adult, and pediatric populations.
Diagnose and treat illnesses and minor injuries, and perform annual wellness exams from birth through old age.
Counsel patients on lifestyle, smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol use, and advance care planning.
Support management of chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, COPD, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, depression, and anxiety.
Provide women’s health services, including Pap smears, contraceptive counseling, menopause management, and breast health.
Provide men’s health services, including prostate health, erectile dysfunction, and testosterone deficiency.
Provide pediatric health services, including wellness exams, developmental assessments, immunizations, care for childhood illnesses and exanthems, and school and sports physicals.
Provide geriatric health services, including wellness exams, fall-risk assessment, cognitive assessment and treatment, pharmacy management, advance care planning, end-of-life care and planning, coordinated home care and treatment, and specialist coordination.
Perform in-office procedures, including cryotherapy for warts and precancerous lesions, skin biopsies, joint injections, trigger point injections, abscess incision and drainage, minor laceration repairs, toenail removals, EKG and spirometry readings, Nexplanon insertion and removal, IUD insertion and removal, and lesion or cyst removals.
Refer patients to specialists.
Review laboratory work, imaging, and paperwork, including FMLA and short- and long-term disability forms.
Explain procedures, test results, and treatment to patients.
Manage and treat common health problems.
Analyze records, reports, and test results.