Big Sandy Health Care - Paintsville, KY

posted 4 days ago

Full-time - Senior
Paintsville, KY
Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Physician is responsible for the direct delivery of patient care in clinic and hospital settings, primarily focusing on clinic operations. This role involves planning, directing, monitoring, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating clinical care activities and services delivered to individual patients. The Physician will provide direct medical services, including examination, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient progress, with an emphasis on prevention. The position requires collaboration with various administrative and clinical leaders to ensure effective integration of clinical and administrative functions.

Responsibilities

  • Provides direct medical services to patients of the clinic including examination, diagnosis, planning, treatment and evaluation of progress with an emphasis on prevention.
  • Provides extended care services to patients.
  • Accurately and systematically documents patient health information in the BSHC Electronic Medical Record System.
  • Returns patient and other provider phone calls as necessary.
  • Communicates appropriately with patients and patient families regarding patient's condition and treatment.
  • Keeps regularly scheduled clinic hours and is available to provide patient care at all times during these hours.
  • Cooperates in promoting the team concept of health care delivery.
  • Provides clinical supervision to medical support staff.
  • Advises Clinic Director, Medical Director, Chief Executive Officer, and/or Board of Directors on questions involving medical matters when requested.
  • Assists in development and periodic updating of standards of care, principles of practice, standing orders, clinical protocols, and other medical policies in collaboration with other professional staff members.
  • Advises Clinic Director, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive Officer in matters concerning staff professionalism and conduct of professional and support staff.
  • Assists in the recruitment and orientation of new medical support staff.
  • Assists in the development of training and continuing education opportunities for medical support staff.
  • Actively participates in assuring continuing quality control in the delivery of health services to BSHC patients and may participate in audit procedures for quality assurance.
  • Assists in health care planning for BSHC and maintains familiarity with the Corporation's mission, goals, objectives, policies, and protocols relevant to health care.
  • Assures the confidentiality of patients' Electronic Protected Health Information.
  • Adheres to the terms and conditions set forth in the BSHC Corporate Compliance Plan.

Requirements

  • Licensure to practice medicine in the state of Kentucky.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.
  • Commitment to providing consistent, nonjudgmental, quality health care to underserved communities.
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