Physician - Family Medicine - Sumter

Prisma Health•Sumter, SC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Prisma Health Physician provides quality medical services to patients of Prisma Health–University Medical Group. The role includes diagnosing, preventing, and treating disease, defects, and injuries; recommending or prescribing treatments; and providing care consistent with accepted professional standards without regard to patients’ ability to pay or protected characteristics. The physician maintains accurate, timely medical records and uses Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes appropriately. The physician shares after-hours call coverage with other practice physicians unless otherwise agreed. The role requires compliance with accepted medical practice, applicable managed-care and payer rules, and Joint Commission standards, while preserving professional medical judgment. The physician maintains continuing medical education, participates in organizational and community activities that support Prisma Health’s mission—including teaching, research, and committee work as applicable—and contributes to managed-care proposals and quality assurance, utilization management, patient education, and patient satisfaction programs. The physician also assists the employer with licenses, permits, authorizations, and applicable accreditation standards.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
Successful completion of residency.
Board certified or board eligible.
Medical staff privileges required.
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment.
Controlled Substance License in the state of employment.
Drug Enforcement Agency number.
Basic computer skills.
Knowledge of office equipment, including fax and copier.
Mathematical skills.
Specialty-specific skills.

Responsibilities

Diagnose, prevent, and treat diseases, defects, and injuries; recommend or prescribe appropriate treatments.
Provide medical treatment consistent with accepted professional standards and without discrimination or regard to ability to pay.
Complete accurate, legible, and timely records of examinations and procedures, using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes accurately.
Share after-hours call coverage equally with other practice physicians unless otherwise agreed.
Comply with accepted medical practice, managed-care and payer rules, and Joint Commission standards, except where rules conflict with professional medical judgment.
Maintain continuing medical education sufficient to meet physician certification and/or state licensing board requirements.
Participate in non-revenue-generating activities that advance Prisma Health’s vision and mission, such as committees, community outreach, teaching, and research activities as determined by the appropriate Department Chair.
Participate in responding to requests for proposals for managed-care contracts.
Participate in establishing quality assurance, utilization management, patient education, and patient satisfaction programs.
Assist the employer in obtaining and maintaining licenses, permits, authorizations, and applicable accreditation standards related to the practice or department.