Physician Urgent Care/Emergency Medicine

About the role

This position is responsible for examination and treatment of patients in our urgent care settings.

Responsibilities

• Arrive each day prepared to work at your scheduled time.
• Be prepared to leave at the end of the day only after patient care is completed.
• Attend staff meetings and offer suggestions.
• Listen to others with an open mind.
• Be willing to work collaboratively with APCs (NP/PA).
• Review lab results and imaging studies during down time (non-patient care periods during the clinical shift).
• Review patient file/record, including allergies, problems, medications, and immunization status.
• Elicit and record information about patients’ medical histories.
• Interview patients concerning their symptoms and conduct a thorough physical examination.
• Order or execute various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patients’ conditions.
• Interpret reports and findings of tests and examinations, and diagnose conditions of patients.
• When clinically indicated, administer or prescribe treatments.
• Determine and prescribe medication, dosage, and schedule given the patients’ conditions and allergies.
• Discuss any possible side effects to medication or immunization with patients.
• Utilize online resources to perform travel consultations.
• Be willing to obtain DOT medical examiner certification via online training and pass official examination.
• Be willing to learn and utilize EMR and tablet/laptop technology at the bedside.
• Preserve and administer vaccinations to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
• Promote health by advising patients about diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
• Document the patients’ visits including medical history, physical exam, diagnoses, and plan of action.
• Follow-up with patients regarding progress in high risk or emergency cases.
• Follow-up daily on laboratory tests and X-Rays.
• Conduct physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school/sports/camp or consideration for jobs.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (M. D., Doctor of Medicine or D.O., Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
• Must be board-certified or board eligible by the American Board of Emergency Medicine
• Full time, including 2 weekends per month.
• Employee will provide coverage to all Health Express locations as needed.