Physician - Family Medicine - Parkridge

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

8d•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, or injuries and recommending or prescribing treatments for physical, mental, or functional ailments. Physicians provide care consistent with accepted professional standards, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay or protected characteristics, and complete accurate, legible, and timely medical records using appropriate Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes. The physician shares after-hours call coverage equally with other practice physicians unless otherwise agreed. The role includes compliance with accepted medical practice, applicable managed-care and payer requirements, and Joint Commission standards, while maintaining professional skills through required continuing medical education. Physicians also participate in organizational, academic, community, quality, utilization-management, patient-education, patient-satisfaction, and managed-care contracting activities, and assist with relevant licenses, permits, authorizations, and 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.
South Carolina Medical License.
South Carolina Controlled Substance License.
Drug Enforcement Agency number.
Basic computer skills.
Knowledge of office equipment, including fax and copier.
Mathematical skills.
Specialty-specific skills.

Responsibilities

Diagnose, prevent, or treat disease, defects, or injuries, and recommend or prescribe treatments for physical, mental, or functional ailments or defects.
Provide medical treatment consistent with generally accepted professional standards, without regard to patients’ ability to pay or protected characteristics.
Complete accurate, legible, and timely records of medical examinations and procedures, using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes accurately.
Provide after-hours call coverage equally with other physicians in the practice unless otherwise agreed.
Comply with accepted medical practice, managed-care organization and payer rules and regulations, and Joint Commission standards, except where payer rules conflict with professional medical judgment.
Maintain continuing medical education sufficient to meet physician certification and state licensing board requirements.
Participate in non-revenue-generating activities that advance Prisma Health’s vision and mission, including committees, community outreach, teaching, research, and other activities 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 physician’s practice or department.