Physician Internal Medicine or Family Medicine - Non-paneled clinic opportunity

Colorado Permanente Medical Group•Lakewood, CO

46d•Onsite

About The Position

Colorado Permanente Medical Group is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Family Medicine or Internal Medicine physician for a unique, full-time position at our new Lakewood Medical office. This is a benefited role that does not involve carrying a patient panel. As a Crossover Physician, you will be a key member of the primary care team, providing healthcare services when a patient's primary care physician is unavailable. You will examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions, referring those with serious ailments to specialists or appropriate facilities. This role requires flexibility to manage a high patient flow, attend to walk-ins and acutely ill patients, and participate in holiday, after-hours, and weekend rotations, potentially traveling to different medical office locations. You will also be responsible for covering in-baskets for absent physicians, potentially covering a panel during vacancies, and providing nursing and APP oversight.

Requirements

Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
Physician must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have established a qualified medical or religious exemption by September 17, 2021.
All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination or qualifying exemption prior to starting employment.

Nice To Haves

Skin biopsy
Joint injection (trochanteric bursa, knee, subacromial bursa)
Toenail removal
Basic suturing
Splinting

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive medical services for members seen at assigned primary care department(s), regardless of age or sex, on continuing basis.
Examines patients, using medical instruments and equipment.
Utilizes computer to access patient records and other clinical information.
Elicits and records information about patient’s medical history clearly and properly utilizing computerized medical record, to include accurate coding.
Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition.
Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examination, and diagnoses condition of patient.
Administers or prescribes treatments and medications.
Promotes health by advising patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
Performs office and surgical procedures commensurate with surgical competency and licensed scope of practice (such as minor office surgery, gynecology, office orthopedics, etc.).
Refers patients to medical or surgical specialist for consultant services when necessary for patient’s well-being.
Sees patients in a high flow clinic setting with a daily schedule involving meeting patient visit standards and must be flexible to attend to additional walk-ins and acutely ill or injured patients.
Answers and follows through promptly on all telephone messages.
Must be able to participate in holiday, after-hours and weekend schedule rotations requiring travel to different medical office locations.
Must be able to work in a patient care team, involving consultation on patient problems with members of the team (Physicians, R.N.’s, P.A.’s, N.P.’s, L.P.N.’s, M.A.’s, Medical Receptionists, etc.).
Crossover physician are responsible for care to patients who cannot see their primary care provider or choose to be seen at a location other than their primary, linked location.
Crossover physicians see patients when their primary care physician is out of office regular day off, vacation, education time, etc.).
They will also see patients who choose to be seen at a site they are not linked to.
Crossover physicians are responsible for covering in baskets for physicians who are out of the office.
Crossover physicians may be asked to cover a panel when there is a vacancy until a primary care linking physician can be hired and onboarded.
Crossover physicians will be responsible for rotating through non-continuity primary care weekend coverage.
Crossover physicians will be responsible for nursing and APP oversight including nurse clinic and consult physician needs.