Physician

Baptist Healthcare System•Paducah, KY

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician will provide daily management and treatment of patients at the Clinic/Practice. This role involves providing clinical services including diagnosis, treatment, and referral, as well as participating in the establishment of office policies, procedures, and medical protocols. The physician will appropriately refer patients to medical specialists, comply with BMA/BCHS policies and procedures, and utilize the program's computer system for charting. They will also comply with case management protocols and assist with the clinic/practice’s quality assurance and quality improvement plan. Collaboration with Administration is expected to ensure the program operates in accordance with appropriate medical policy and current professional standards. The role may involve participation in community events and public relations calls as time permits, and duties may occasionally fall outside of regularly scheduled office hours. Maintaining appropriate telephone contact with patients, payers, and pharmacies is also a key responsibility. Specific duties include performing various physical exams (Routine, DOT, Post-Offer, Executive, CDL, Annual, School/Sport) and potentially serving as a Medical Review Officer (MRO) for drug screens or Director for on-site Laboratory services.

Requirements

Current valid & unrestricted license to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Current valid & unrestricted DEA registration number
Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability insurance
Board Certified or Board Eligible in appropriate specialty.
BCLS required.
Excellent understanding of limits and appropriate supervision
Ability to collaborate with other departments
Assist the surgeon in the office and operating room until all patients have been taken care of
Familiarly with laws and state regulations relation to advanced nursing practice
Desires to maintain high level of quality of care
Promote application of research to clinical setting
Position requires ability to occasionally lift objects less than 20 pounds or push/pull carts in excess of 20 pounds
Position requires ability to constantly perform simple motor skills such as moving from area to area in the building, on campus and off campus.
Position requires ability to frequently perform moderately difficult manipulative skills such as typing, data entry.
Position requires ability to constantly perform gross body movement such as stooping, filing, etc, and constantly to perform tasks, which require hand-eye coordination such as keyboard skills.
Position requires ability to frequently move from department to department, building to building, and to sit for prolonged periods of time.
Position requires ability to constantly see objects closely as in reading and viewing paper records and computer screen.
Position requires ability to constantly hear normal sounds with some background noise as in answering the telephone.
Position requires ability to constantly concentrate on minimal and fine detail with some interruption.
Position requires ability to frequently attend to task/function for more than 60 minutes at a time and to frequently attend to task/function for less than 10 minutes at a time.
Position requires ability to frequently understand and relate to concepts behind specific ideas, to frequently understand and relate to the theories behind several related concepts.
Position requires ability to constantly remember multiple tasks/functions given to self and others over long periods of time.
Position requires ability to constantly communicate verbally and in writing using advanced level vocabulary and advanced writing skills.
Ability to communicate in reassuring fashion with patients and familys.
Clerical perception needed to prevent errors in proofreading prescription labels and other work performed by others.
Position requires exposure to infectious or communicable diseases, biohazard us and /or chemical materials.
Category A – Job classification employee may be expected to incur occupational exposure

Responsibilities

Provides daily physician management and treatment of patients at the Clinic/ Practice.
Provides clinical services to patients, including diagnosis, treatment and referral.
Participates in the establishment of office policies, procedures and medical protocol necessary to provide physician clinic services.
Appropriately refers patients to medical specialists.
Complies with BMA/BCHS policies, procedures and pricing.
Utilizes program forms/computer system for charting
Complies with case management protocols.
Agrees to assist with the clinic/practice’s quality assurance and quality improvement plan.
Works with Administration to ensure that the program operates in a manner consistent with appropriate medical policy and current professional standards in specific area of care.
Participates in community events and periodic public relations calls as time permits.
Maintains appropriate telephone contact with patients, payers and pharmacies.
Performs physical exams to include, but not limited to: Routine Examinations, Department of Transportation (DOT) examinations, Post-Offer Examinations, Executive Physicals, Commercial Drivers License (CDL), Annual Examinations, and School/Sport Physicals.
May serve as Medical Review Officer (MRO) for drug screens.
May serve as Director for on-site Laboratory services if applicable to specific site.
Directs appropriate clinical services, tests and referrals.
Performs physical exams and develops treatment plan.
Maintains continuing education requirements.