Physician

About the Role

Florida Atlantic University Student Health Services heals, cares, and educates, empowering students to thrive. Through accessible, compassionate care, we help students achieve their academic and personal goals.

Responsibilities

Clinical

• Provides high quality medical care to patients, including taking an appropriate medical history and performing an accurate physical examination.
• Orders and correctly interprets appropriate diagnostic studies to assist in diagnosis.
• Uses evidence-based strategies to guide diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Provides education and information to the patient.
• Refers for additional consultation, evaluation, or care when medically indicated.
• Records findings in a systematic, comprehensive, and clearly stated form.
• Performs primary care procedures, including laceration repair, incision and drainage, pap smear, and Dermabond.
• Practices within the scope of approved privileges.
• Follows FAU and FAU SHS guidelines, policies, and protocols.
• Institutes emergency procedures that might be required in life-threatening situations to stabilize a patient's condition or prevent further trauma until emergency medical transport arrives.
• Consults with other members of the medical staff about patients with special medical problems in accordance with established guidelines.
• Participates in peer review and quality improvement activities.
• Maintains current and appropriate medical credentials.
• Able to travel to partner campuses as needed (Jupiter).
• Assists in providing basic first aid and initial triage services during emergency situations, including on-campus mass-casualty incidents, as needed.
• Reports to the Medical Director.

Administrative Duties

• Provides direct clinical supervision, mentorship, and performance oversight for assigned clinical staff.
• Provides supervisory coverage and assumes delegated supervisory responsibilities during the absence of designated supervising physicians to ensure continuity of clinical operations, patient care, and clinical decision-making.
• Provides medical advice and guidance for clinical staff seeking consultation on challenging cases.
• Assists with clinical scheduling to ensure adequate coverage.
• Assists the Medical Director with ongoing educational programs and furthering the delivery of clinical excellence.
• Assists with recruiting, onboarding, and training of new medical providers.
• Assists with ensuring clinical staff are compliant with established workflows and adherence to policies.
• Informs Medical Director of any workplace or workflow issues.
• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with community and university partners, including subspecialists.
• Serves as the primary clinical contact during the Medical Director's absence when assigned or when the designated covering physician is unavailable.
• Actively participates in the three-year AAAHC re-accreditation review with support from the appropriate committee members.
• Assists the Medical Director with the peer review process, quality improvement projects, other meetings, and projects as assigned.
• Serves as backup for the medical director and the nursing supervisor in clinical operations.
• Assists the medical director with other administrative tasks and job-related duties as needed.

Requirements

• A Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited institution with four years of appropriate experience.
• Licensed or license eligible in field of study by the State of Florida in accordance with Chapter 490 or 491, FS.
• Must be familiar with HIPAA confidentiality regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must comply with federal, state, and university regulations and statutes, as well as internal policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.
• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• Sick Leave Pool Program.
• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion).
• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day.
• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty – Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

For details on FAU's benefits, visit FAU Benefits.

Pay

$175,000 annually.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm. Some nights and weekends are required.

Location

Boca Raton, with occasional travel to the Jupiter campus.

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