Physician - Hospitalist - Blount

Prisma Health•Maryville, TN

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; recommending or prescribing treatments; and rendering care consistent with accepted professional standards without regard to patients’ ability to pay or protected characteristics. The physician maintains accurate and timely medical records and uses Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes. The position includes after-hours call coverage shared with other physicians unless otherwise agreed. The physician complies with accepted medical practice standards, relevant managed care and payer rules, and Joint Commission standards, while maintaining continuing medical education to meet certification and licensing requirements. As part of an academic health center and integrated physician-led organization, the physician participates in mission-related activities such as committees, community outreach, teaching, and research, as well as managed-care proposal requests, quality assurance, utilization management, patient education, and patient satisfaction programs. The physician also assists the employer with licenses, permits, authorizations, and applicable accreditation standards. 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.
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment.
Controlled Substance License in the state of employment.
Drug Enforcement Agency number.
Basic computer skills.
Knowledge of office equipment such as fax machines and copiers.
Mathematical skills.
Specialty-specific skills.

Responsibilities

Diagnose, prevent, or treat disease, defects, and injuries, and recommend or prescribe treatments.
Provide medical treatment consistent with accepted professional standards, without regard to ability to pay or protected characteristics.
Complete accurate, legible, and timely medical records and correctly use 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, managed care and payer rules, and Joint Commission standards, except where payer rules conflict with professional medical judgment.
Maintain continuing medical education sufficient to meet certification and state licensing requirements.
Participate in non-revenue-generating activities advancing Prisma Health’s vision and mission, including committees, community outreach, teaching, research, or other activities determined by the Department Chair.
Participate in responding to requests for proposals for managed care contracts.
Participate in establishing quality assurance, utilization management, patient education, and patient satisfaction programs.
Assist the employer in obtaining and maintaining licenses, permits, authorizations, and applicable accreditation standards.