Pediatrician

CENTERPLACE HEALTH INC•North Port, FL

39d•Onsite

About The Position

CenterPlace Health believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this position description is designed to highlight the primary duties, qualifications, and scope of the position, but not limit the incumbent nor the Company to only the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her full capabilities wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors. This position will provide medical care within a primary care delivery system. The physician assumes the responsibility of providing comprehensive general medical care, including consultative services, as deemed necessary. They will be required to participate as part of the on-call team which will be arranged so that appropriate coverage is available 24- hours a day for all specialties. The quality of care will be in keeping with the standards of the appropriate national organization. The physician shall be responsible for maintaining current medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic acumen. High moral character, ethics, and conduct are compulsory. Support, mentoring, and oversight of Advanced Practice Providers and Novice Physicians is an expectation.

Requirements

Graduation from an approved school of medicine or osteopathy and three (3) years of approved residency in their specialty field
Current and continuous maintenance of all required CME credits
Has a minimum of 2 years clinical experience or equivalent working in a medical practice
Current license to practice medicine in the State of Florida
Able to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems
Dedicated to ensuring the highest quality of care to patients
Excellent communication skills
Friendly and professional demeanor
Technical Skills including intermediate typing skills
Knowledge of proper, safe, efficient usage of current equipment/software
Knowledge and ability to use Office 365 programs including Outlook and Word
Possession and maintenance of Board Certification in area of specialty (Internal Medicine/Family Practice)

Responsibilities

Elicits history and conducts physicals
Provides proper medical care as allowed by medical training and licensure
Provides preventive medical care per standard of care
Provides consultative services for peers
Orders appropriate labs, EKGs, x-rays and be able to recognize abnormal findings
Prescribes and dispenses medications and treatments following the appropriate standard of care guidelines
Initiates requests for consultation or referral with appropriate professionals, clinics, or other health care resources as indicated
Assesses and triages patients
Educates patients on all aspects of health self-maintenance
Provides short-term, individual, or family teaching as appropriate
Assists with development and implementation of patient educational materials
Accurately and efficiently enters documentation into the EHR
Ensures all EHR documentation is completed accurately and timely
Cosigns charts as required timely
Ensures all charts are closed out in Athena timely
Demonstrates basic understanding of the EHR Order entry and workflow
Workflow dashboard
Document and Task Management
Problem flowsheets
Troubleshooting documents in the clinical inbox
Actively participates in quality improvement projects
Participates in ongoing peer review of medical records, active participation in committee assignments, and QA/QI activities
Participates in and presents Continuing Medical Education activities
Complies with Center policy and procedures promotes and complies with NCQA PCMH standards of care
Assists in identification, evaluation, and intervention of quality issues in the clinical setting
Participates in program required committees
Maintains ethical and professional standards deemed appropriate by peers
Supervises nursing and clinical staff activities
Provides supervision, education, and direct assistance when appropriate to Novice Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, and student providers, as reasonable, considering the provider’s training and capabilities
Performs other related duties as indicated or when requested by the Chief Medical Officer or their designee
Assists with management of patient flow to assure effective and efficient care is provided to all patients
Covers for other providers within the scope of licensure as needed
Appropriately applies patient evaluation and management processes to clinical situations
Always maintains use of universal precautions
Completes Daily/Day end activities as assigned
Completes all required training and attends meetings as assigned
Protects/observes patient confidentiality per policies and procedures
Recognizes and responds appropriately to violent/abusive situations, bomb threats, fire and emergency situations