Internal Medicine

Principle Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide direct patient care services within area of expertise.
  • Affirms patient needs and treatments.
  • Affirms appropriate follow-up.
• Maintains a practice that is culturally and linguistically sensitive, using interpreters and other assistance as appropriate.
• Designs a plan of care based on assessment of physical, emotional, and social needs, and in collaboration with the patient and if appropriate, the family.
• Refers patients, as appropriate, to specialists and other practitioners and facilities.
• Reviews patient charts and ensures that appropriate treatment plans are developed and followed.
• Collaboratively works with other caregivers regarding patient education and rehabilitation including promotion of mental and physical health.
• Serve rotation for on-call schedules.
• Cooperates with efforts of the CHC administration to monitor and improve the quality of patient care provided.

Communications/Interpersonal Skills

• Demonstrates sensitivity and responds appropriately to verbal and non-verbal communications of patients, families and co-workers.
• Maintains patient's right to privacy, assuring dignity in the provision of care; is discreet in all communications, written or oral, about the patient's care.
• Utilizes tact, courtesy, patience, and discretion in dealing with others.

Problem Resolution

• Consistently utilizes good judgment in the resolution of problems, clinical and non-clinical.
• Posses the ability to act independently and is willing to make decisions utilizing good judgment.
• Has the ability to visualize and anticipate new problems and to be part of the problem solving process.

Career Development

• Attends and actively participates in scheduled staff meetings.
• Participates in professional staff teaching, both formal and informal as required.
• Maintains clinical competence through on-going medical education and training.
• Maintains admitting privileges at local hospitals (Baystate, Mercy).

Working Conditions

• On-call coverage is generally required; frequency depends upon need.
• There is potential exposure to patient blood and body fluids.
• This position requires the ability to use a computer workstation.

Pay

Salary ranges from $240,000 - $290,000