Physician Pediatrician

Sunset Health•Yuma, AZ

About The Position

This role involves providing professional medical services to patients, maintaining a patient panel, coordinating care, and leading a patient-centered medical home care team. The physician will also be responsible for caring for hospitalized patients when on call, completing documentation within requested timeframes, and participating in Continuing Medical Education programs. Additionally, the physician will attend assigned meetings, participate in quality assurance initiatives, and contribute to team efforts by supporting patient self-management and providing training to care team members. The role may also involve serving as a preceptor to clinical students and participating in outreach events.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine Degree from an accredited medical school; or Doctor of Osteopathy from an accredited school of osteopathic medicine.
Board Eligible/Board Certified Physician in good standing.
Proof of successful completion of National Board, USMLE or FLEX exam.

Responsibilities

Providing professional medical services to patients during scheduled clinical sessions.
Maintaining a patient panel in line with Center standards.
Providing coordination of care and managing patient population health with other care team members.
Leading the patient-centered medical home care team.
Caring for hospitalized patients daily when on call (if applicable).
Taking inpatient and outpatient call on rotation according to Provider Staff (if applicable).
Supervising/collaborating with advanced practitioners, as appropriate.
Completing forms and documentation within requested time.
Participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program.
Attending committee, provider, departmental and patient-centered medical home care team meetings as assigned.
Participating in the Center’s Continuous Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement.
Participating in outreach events as needed.
Serving as a preceptor to clinical students as needed.
Accomplishing related results as needed.
Providing training to care team members as needed.
Supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy and behavior.