Physician Orthopedic Surgery - Part Time

Shenandoah Medical Center•Shenandoah, IA

21h

About The Position

The Physician Orthopedic Surgery role assesses patients’ overall health through history-taking, physical examinations, and diagnostic testing. The physician performs initial and ongoing assessments, develops and implements care plans, evaluates functional or mental status using standardized procedures, identifies medical and related social, cultural, or financial concerns, and triages changes in patient status. The physician exercises final medical judgment on healthcare matters, refers patients for specialized care, and may perform minor surgery. The description also includes conducting examinations for school, employment, or insurance purposes, as well as prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care. The physician maintains complete and accurate practice and hospital medical records, including timely documentation and dictation after patient encounters. The role includes cooperating with chart reviews, coding audits, and education, and working with coding, nursing, allied health, and administrative staff to support accurate records and prompt billing. The physician educates patients and families about wellness, prevention, early detection, health maintenance, and chronic conditions. Responsibilities also include providing inpatient attending coverage when needed, serving as a source of medical knowledge for the hospital, and consulting with nurse clinicians and nurse practitioners. The physician prescribes medication, treatment, and clinical drugs in accordance with Iowa statutes and professional practice guidelines; documents services; reviews long-term cases; determines follow-up urgency and referral needs; and administers immunizations. The physician collaborates with healthcare team members, reports specified events to government authorities, and promotes patient and staff safety through appropriate infection-control practices. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ health through medical histories, physical examinations, and diagnostic testing; complete initial and ongoing assessments and develop and implement care plans.
Identify medical, social, cultural, and financial concerns; assess functional or mental status; recognize behavior patterns in chronically ill patients; and triage changes in patient status.
Exercise final medical judgment on healthcare matters and refer patients to specialists or other practitioners as appropriate.
Conduct physical examinations for school admission, employment consideration, or insurance eligibility.
Provide prenatal care, deliver babies, and provide postnatal care to mothers and infants; may perform minor surgery.
Complete and maintain accurate, comprehensive practice and hospital medical records, including timely documentation and dictation after patient encounters.
Cooperate with chart audits, reviews, coding audits, and education; coordinate with coding, nursing, allied health, and administrative staff to support records and billing.
Educate patients and families about wellness, prevention, early detection, health maintenance, and chronic medical conditions.
Provide inpatient attending coverage when necessary, serve as a medical resource for the hospital, and consult with nurse clinicians and nurse practitioners.
Prescribe medication, treatment, and clinical drugs in accordance with Iowa statutes and professional practice guidelines; document services in patient records.
Review long-term cases, determine follow-up urgency, and identify needed referrals or consultations.
Inoculate and vaccinate patients against communicable diseases.
Communicate and collaborate with healthcare team members regarding patient condition, care plans, satisfaction needs, and outcomes.
Report births, deaths, and outbreaks of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
Promote patient and staff safety, including appropriate infection-control procedures such as isolation, handwashing, and glove use.
Perform other duties as assigned.