Per Diem Collaborating Physician (South Carolina) - Evernorth Workplace Care

Cigna Group•Seneca, SC

11d

About The Position

Our Evernorth Workplace Care solution isn’t a one-size-fits-all model. Using data-driven insights, we’ll customize a solution that addresses your organization’s most pressing needs—creating a more affordable, predictable, and simple health care experience. Evernorth Workplace Care - Personalized Care Where You Are This role is for a Family Practice / Internal Medicine Physician to act as a Collaborating Physician for the state of Georgia. The physician will be required to review 10 charts per months completed by the clinician they are supervising using Epic Care Link. The physician should be available in person, or by telephone for questions (We need to assign one on the agreement). It is also important to alert our team if there are any quality concerns affecting patient care.

Requirements

MD/DO license in the state of SC (active and unrestricted)
At least 5 or more years of clinical practice experience in a Family Medicine/Internal Medicine setting
Experience with electronic medical records is required.
Also required is proficiency with various computer-based applications such as Microsoft Office.
Highly motivated, self-directed professional with strong organizational skills
Excellent clinical assessment and analytical skills.
Effective leadership and interpersonal skills; facilitates problem resolution and maintains a professional demeanor in difficult situations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Responsibilities

Physician will not be required to prescribe medications nor order any lab or diagnostic testing.
The Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants that collaborate with this Physician will only be performing wellness exams.
They will be prescribing medications and ordering any diagnostic testing.
Physician will not be responsible to see patients themselves.
Physician will be responsible to review patient records for past and present health issues upon chart reviews.
Physician must be able to interpret laboratory data and diagnostic testing when available to assist in diagnosis of medical conditions.
Should be available by phone and/or email to answer clinical concerns of the in-field providers.
Assessments are typically only performed during normal work hours but should any of their providers work on weekends the physician would need to be available by phone.
Improves clinical outcomes through interactions with providers primarily centered around chart review.
The Collaborating Physician must review 10 charts/month and conducts quarterly meetings with the APP on 5 charts
Participates in quality processes such as medical documentation audits, inter rater reliability actions and quality projects.
Serves as a mentor or coach to mid-level providers in ongoing quality and performance improvement processes.
Improves provider relations through direct communication, knowledge of appropriate. evidence-based clinical information, and the fostering of positive collegial relationships.
Physician will complete compliance trainings which are primarily web based.
Physician will not be responsible to manage the providers’ day to day work functions that are not clinically related.
Demonstrated sensitivity to culturally diverse situations, participants and customers.