PHYSICIAN- Norwin Primary Care

Independence Health System•North Huntingdon Township, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing comprehensive patient care within a primary care setting. The physician will be responsible for patient assessments, direct and indirect care, and ensuring all practices adhere to professional standards and hospital protocols. Key aspects include systematic data collection focusing on the patient's holistic needs, performing physical exams and documenting findings, and collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare teams to develop and implement care plans. The position also emphasizes patient education, care coordination, and facilitating important end-of-life care documents. Expertise in pain management, including both medicinal and non-medicinal approaches, is crucial. The physician will also manage transitions of care and work with various healthcare team members and external entities.

Requirements

Must possess a valid medical license.
Proficiency in performing physical exams and taking medical histories.
Strong documentation skills within established time frames.
Ability to collect and analyze patient assessment data systematically.
Knowledge of patient care standards, hospital policies, and professional protocols.
Expertise in pain management, including equianalgesic dose management and non-medicinal methods.
Experience in patient education and identifying learning barriers.
Skills in care coordination and working with diverse healthcare teams.
Familiarity with POLST and advance directive documents.
Ability to work with outside entities and facilitate transitions of care.

Nice To Haves

Experience in primary care setting.
Experience with psychosocial, age, cultural, and spiritual needs assessment.
Familiarity with utilizing spiritual care services.

Responsibilities

Refer patient to medical specialist social services or other professionals as appropriate.
Ensure that the assessment of the patient and the direct and indirect patient care delivered is in accordance with appropriate licensing board, hospital policies, procedures and protocols, and all other professional standards of care.
Collect patient assessment data in a systematic manner, focusing on the physical, psychosocial, age, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient.
Perform systematic physical exam and history of present illness.
Document assessment data, history of present illness, and physical findings on the appropriate medical record within established time frame.
Involve the patient/family and other healthcare providers when appropriate.
Facilitate clarification of patient and family goals of care.
Develop action plans required to meet goals.
Involve ancillary services as needed.
Participate in the assessment of the patient’s readiness to learn, identifying the educational barriers and tailor the educational process to meet the needs of the patient/family.
Ensure the process includes education about safe and effective use of medications, pain and managing pain, available resources, obtaining further care and their responsibility for their care.
Acquire and distribute educational resources tailored to the patient's needs.
Provide care coordination.
Work with all members of the health care team.
Utilize outside entities including but not limited to spiritual care when appropriate.
Provide care information at times of all transitions to the next provider.
Facilitate completion of POLST documents as appropriate.
Facilitate completion of advance directive documents as appropriate.
Provide expertise in pain management with attention to equianalgesic dose management and non-medicinal methods of pain management.
Other duties as assigned.