Physician - Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

About the role

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Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide medical evaluation and treatment of patients based on scientific knowledge.
• Maintain accurate and detailed medical records for each patient.
• Preserve appropriate referrals, encouraging continuity of care.
• Prescribe appropriate medication, therapy, and/or diagnostic studies as indicated.
• Recommend lifestyle changes to improve the quality of life for patients.
• Follow up and interpret diagnostic test results and inform patients with recommendations for any further steps needed.
• Participate in the peer review process.
• Serve as a liaison with the medical community and establish and maintain linkages with external agencies and organizations when appropriate.
• Collaborate with a team (MA, RN, LPN, RD, pharmacist, social worker, others) to better serve patients.
• Assist in the coordination and/or supervision of prevention and health maintenance services (e.g., well-adult care, immunizations) for a panel of patients.
• Assist in the implementation of in-service training programs when needed.
• Assist in maintaining the Quality Assurance program.
• Attend regular internal departmental and organizational meetings discussing progress in meeting clinical program and agency goals.
• Understand and adhere to CSHS’s compliance standards as they appear in CSHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Keep abreast of all pertinent federal, state, and CSHS regulations, laws, and policies, and ensure compliance.
• Afford assistance in ensuring that staff are trained and evaluated on their knowledge of and adherence to compliance policies and procedures specific to their jobs.

Additional Duties And Responsibilities

• Afford basic life support/CPR training according to requirements of license and/or certification.
• Show tact and similar qualities necessary to effectively meet and deal with others in person and on the telephone.
• Show willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff members.
• Show effective use of electronic health records and information systems.
• Show effective communication orally with diverse individuals and groups.
• Show exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making decisions.
• Show ability to work with interpreter or electronic interpreter services.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Show basic life support/CPR training according to requirements of license and/or certification.
• Show tact and similar qualities necessary to effectively meet and deal with others in person and on the telephone.
• Show willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.
• Show ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff members.
• Show effective use of electronic health records and information systems.
• Show effective communication orally with diverse individuals and groups.
• Show exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making decisions.
• Show ability to work with interpreter or electronic interpreter services.

Education / Licenses / Certificates

• Show licensed to practice medicine in the State of Michigan.
• Show board certification or eligibility.
• Show insurable for liability coverage as a primary care physician in Michigan.
• Show understanding and adherence to medical advances through continuing medical education.

Experience

• Show equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job as listed above.

Working Conditions

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

• Show operating in a professional office environment.
• Show routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• Show ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Show ability to hear conversational voice.
• Show exposure to patient elements through procedures such as vascular access, treatment of minor/major injuries, invasive examinations, lifesaving/CPR procedures, disposal of contaminated waste, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, handling contaminated sharps, and collection of contaminated specimens.
• Show frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertions during positioning of patients and/or moving equipment.
• Show independently mobile with the possibility of climbing stairs.
• Show specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Client/Patient Population Served

May serve all patient populations.

Working Environment

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