Internal Medicine Physician (Academic Rank DOQ)

University of Nebraska Medical Center•Omaha, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation (MMI) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is seeking an Internal Medicine Physician for an open faculty rank position. This role will focus on providing outpatient comprehensive medical care for adults with autism spectrum disorder, other intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as neurotypical individuals. The physician will collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care, deliver personalized and evidence-based medical services in a supportive environment, and promote wellness through education on illness prevention and health promotion.

Requirements

Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school.
Completion of a Residency in Internal Medicine from an ACGME accredited Institution.
Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Eligible for state medical license to practice medicine in the state of Nebraska.
Current DEA certificate.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification through the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Strong diagnostic and clinical skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Empathy and a family-centered approach to care.
Willingness to work collaboratively in a team-based environment.

Responsibilities

Provide high quality, compassionate care that reflects evidence-based guidelines, best practice, ethical considerations, cost and clinical effectiveness and patient and family acceptance and/or satisfaction.
Assess the health status of adults and develop appropriate plans for health supervision and illness management in an outpatient setting by obtaining a comprehensive health and medical history, performing physical examinations, assessing and diagnosing a variety of illnesses, performing or recommending age-appropriate and condition-specific screening, laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, and reviewing and interpreting lab results to develop treatment plans.
Provide preventive care, including screenings and immunizations.
Provide comprehensive, age/developmentally-appropriate teaching, counseling, and advising to patients and their families about health status, illnesses, management plans, and health promotion, disease and injury preventing activities, and provide anticipatory guidance and identify risk factors.
Use prescriptive authority, in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations, to treat illness, improve health status, and provide preventive care by prescribing medications, monitoring therapeutic and potential adverse effects, and providing patient education regarding medications and treatments.
Formulate a holistic, culturally sensitive, patient-centered plan of care recognizing the patient and family as active participants.
Collaborate with internal and external healthcare partners to coordinate patient care.
Provide internal medicine specialist consultation to other health care providers.
Utilize any other appropriate intervention(s) within the scope of practice parameters, expertise and knowledge of the Internal Medicine Physician.
Take call on weekdays, weekends and holidays in rotation with other providers.
Document patient interactions in the patient’s medical record and maintain accurate and timely records in compliance with healthcare regulations and practice standards.
Submit accurate and timely billing.
Maintain productivity standards according to program requirements.
Protect confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA standards.
Participate in continuing education and professional development to stay current on medical advancements, treatments, and technologies.
Engage in education, research or other scholarly activity as a member of an academic medical center.