Physician Champion (Medical Doctor)

OIC Medical•Rocky Mount, NC

53d

About The Position

The Physician Champion provides direct care services to the primary care patients at the Family Medical Centers. Position will participate in QI activities as needed.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of medicine and completion of residency training.
Current medical license to practice in North Carolina.
Must be board-certified or board-eligible in one of the following specialties: Family practice, internal medicine, or pediatrics.
Analyze and critique judgment professional level providers
Manage clinic flow of patients and establish time management principles
Perform outpatient procedures
Work with volunteer Emergency Rescue squads
Articulate instructions to low-income patients
Multi-tasked
Good written and verbal communication skills
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

Responsibilities

Attendance during the normal work hours is an essential function of the job to ensure work goals are met and customers are served.
Provides direct outpatient primary care to patients.
Provide after-hours phone consultation for established clinic patients as directed.
Prescribes medication utilizing clinic formulary for outpatients as feasible.
Act as the liaison with medical care resources when referral is needed and the Chief Medical Officer is not available.
Requisitions on and off-site lab and x-ray exams as needed.
Assumes specified duties in the absence of the medical director.
Provides professional direction and supervision to employees directly responsible to physician.
Participates in continuing education activities on and off site when appropriate and feasible.
Participates in staff conferences to devise individual patient care plans, to revise and update clinic services, continuing quality improvement program and continuing education as appropriate.
When there are no patients to be attended to, participates in patient related activities.
Participates in other related activities affecting the clinic program (e.g., grant application requirements, committees, recruitment and orientation).
Directing, coordinating, consulting with, and referring patients to nurses, specialists, and other medical staff.
Maintains appropriate medical certification as required by the NC Medical Board.
Agrees to participate in and comply with the provisions of any managed care and other third-party payor contracts entered into by the company.
Agrees to complete all documents related to billing and patient records in a timely manner as required by company.
Other duties as assigned.