Physician - Hospitalist, PRN, Midlands

Prisma Health•Richland, SC

About The Position

The Prisma Health Physician provides quality medical services to patients of Prisma Health-University Medical Group. The role involves diagnosing, preventing, and treating disease, defects, and injuries, and recommending or prescribing treatments for physical, mental, or functional ailments. Physicians provide care consistent with accepted professional standards, regardless of patients’ ability to pay or protected characteristics, and complete accurate, legible, and timely medical records using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes. The physician shares after-hours call coverage with other practice physicians unless otherwise agreed. The role requires compliance with accepted medical practice standards, applicable managed-care and payer rules (subject to the physician’s professional medical judgment), and Joint Commission standards. Physicians maintain continuing medical education sufficient to meet certification and state licensing requirements and participate in non-revenue-generating activities that advance Prisma Health’s mission, potentially including committee service, community outreach, teaching, and research. The physician also participates in managed-care contract proposals; quality assurance, utilization management, patient education, and patient satisfaction programs; and assists the employer with licenses, permits, authorizations, and applicable accreditation standards related to the practice or department. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
Successful completion of residency.
Board certified or board eligible.
Medical staff privileges required.
South Carolina medical license.
South Carolina controlled substance license.
Drug Enforcement Administration 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.
Provide medical treatment consistent with accepted professional standards, without regard to patients’ ability to pay or protected characteristics.
Complete accurate, legible, and timely records of examinations and procedures, using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes.
Provide after-hours call coverage equally with other practice physicians unless otherwise agreed.
Comply with accepted medical practice standards, applicable managed-care and payer rules, and Joint Commission standards, while preserving professional medical judgment where rules conflict with it.
Maintain continuing medical education sufficient to meet physician certification and/or state licensing requirements.
Participate in non-revenue-generating activities that advance Prisma Health’s vision and mission, which may include committee work, community outreach, teaching, and research.
Participate in responses to requests for proposals for managed-care contracts.
Participate in quality assurance, utilization management, patient education, and patient satisfaction programs.
Assist the employer in obtaining and maintaining licenses, permits, and other authorizations and in achieving applicable accreditation standards related to the practice or department.