Family Medicine Physician - Hamilton NY

External Community Memorial Hospital•Hamilton, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide comprehensive family medicine services to patients in the ambulatory setting, serving as the first point of contact for routine, urgent, preventive, and chronic care needs. Evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute illnesses, injuries, and chronic medical conditions using evidence-based medical practice and appropriate clinical judgment. Develop, implement, and periodically update individualized care plans that reflect each patient’s medical history, current condition, risk factors, and lifestyle habits. Provide preventive care services, including annual wellness visits, routine physical examinations, immunizations, age-appropriate screenings, and counseling on health maintenance and disease prevention. Conduct physical examinations and routine clinical assessments, including review of vital signs, height, weight, blood pressure, vision, hearing, and other indicated measures or office-based testing. Order, interpret, and where clinically appropriate perform laboratory, diagnostic, and screening tests to support accurate diagnosis and treatment planning; this may include blood tests and referral for imaging or other studies as indicated. Review and integrate diagnostic findings, consultant input, and relevant clinical information to confirm diagnoses and establish appropriate treatment plans. Prescribe medications and other therapeutic interventions as appropriate, and monitor patient response, adherence, side effects, and need for treatment modification. Manage chronic disease through longitudinal follow-up, medication management, patient education, and ongoing monitoring to reduce complications and improve outcomes. Communicate regularly with patients and, when appropriate, family members or caregivers regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, test results, and progress toward care goals. Coordinate care across the continuum by collaborating with specialists, hospitals, ancillary departments, and other healthcare professionals to ensure timely referrals, follow-up, and continuity of care. Refer patients to specialists and allied health professionals, including but not limited to physical therapists, dietitians, behavioral health providers, or surgeons, when clinically indicated. Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation in the electronic health record, including assessments, plans, orders, medication lists, referrals, and follow-up instructions. Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and population health initiatives designed to improve access, outcomes, and patient experience. Work collaboratively with nursing, advanced practice providers, care managers, and other members of the care team to deliver coordinated, patient-centered services. Comply with organizational policies, clinical standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable scope-of-practice expectations.

Requirements

Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Understanding of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage.
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluations, diagnosis and treatments in area of expertise.
Demonstrated skill in interviewing and patient coaching.
EMR documentation as it pertains to patients and populations of patients.
NYS Board Certified or Board Eligible Medical License
Work Authorization (preferred)
BLS, ACLS, PALS

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive family medicine services to patients in the ambulatory setting, serving as the first point of contact for routine, urgent, preventive, and chronic care needs.
Evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute illnesses, injuries, and chronic medical conditions using evidence-based medical practice and appropriate clinical judgment.
Develop, implement, and periodically update individualized care plans that reflect each patient’s medical history, current condition, risk factors, and lifestyle habits.
Provide preventive care services, including annual wellness visits, routine physical examinations, immunizations, age-appropriate screenings, and counseling on health maintenance and disease prevention.
Conduct physical examinations and routine clinical assessments, including review of vital signs, height, weight, blood pressure, vision, hearing, and other indicated measures or office-based testing.
Order, interpret, and where clinically appropriate perform laboratory, diagnostic, and screening tests to support accurate diagnosis and treatment planning; this may include blood tests and referral for imaging or other studies as indicated.
Review and integrate diagnostic findings, consultant input, and relevant clinical information to confirm diagnoses and establish appropriate treatment plans.
Prescribe medications and other therapeutic interventions as appropriate, and monitor patient response, adherence, side effects, and need for treatment modification.
Manage chronic disease through longitudinal follow-up, medication management, patient education, and ongoing monitoring to reduce complications and improve outcomes.
Communicate regularly with patients and, when appropriate, family members or caregivers regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, test results, and progress toward care goals.
Coordinate care across the continuum by collaborating with specialists, hospitals, ancillary departments, and other healthcare professionals to ensure timely referrals, follow-up, and continuity of care.
Refer patients to specialists and allied health professionals, including but not limited to physical therapists, dietitians, behavioral health providers, or surgeons, when clinically indicated.
Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation in the electronic health record, including assessments, plans, orders, medication lists, referrals, and follow-up instructions.
Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and population health initiatives designed to improve access, outcomes, and patient experience.
Work collaboratively with nursing, advanced practice providers, care managers, and other members of the care team to deliver coordinated, patient-centered services.
Comply with organizational policies, clinical standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable scope-of-practice expectations.