Physician - Primary Care

Summary

Provides high quality medical care to patients and their families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.

Brown University Health Employees

Employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, which guide everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

Core Success Factors

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities

• Examine, diagnose, and treat clinical patients to meet their medical needs
• Educate patients (and families) on wellness, prevention, and early detection by providing materials and resources, and determining referral needs based on examination and patient needs
• Determine the level of urgency for follow-up, referral, and consultation appointments
• Exercise final medical judgment in all health care issues
• Prescribe medical treatment and clinical drugs to patients
• Order studies, tests, and ancillary services
• Document all services in the patient’s electronic medical record
• Review long-term cases requiring ongoing medical attention regularly
• Consult with the Medical Director and other professionals on staff regarding patient care, assessment, and education issues
• Participate in quality improvement, management, continuing education, and other established patient care programs
• Provide clinical oversight to a medical staff, including a medical assistant
• Aid in resolving complaints, requests, and inquiries from patients
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient information according to federal and state guidelines and regulations

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: N/A

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Pay Range: EEO Statement

Schedule

M-F 8:00am-4:30pm

Location

99 EAST MAIN RD - 99 East Main Road Middletown, Rhode Island 02842

Work Type

Day

Hours

8 hours