Primary Care Physician

Responsibilities

• Provides episodic, preventive, and acute health care to patients.
• Provide Musculoskeletal Sports Medicine care to patients (ie injury management, chronic and overuse condition management, ultrasound-guided procedures).
• Congducts histories and physical examinations and prescribes medications and/or medical treatments based on best practice standards
• Develops treatment plans in collaboration with patients; educates and advises on medical issues as needed
• Provides referrals both internally and externally to appropriate medical resource or specialty
• Evaluates the effectiveness of medical care and monitors progress of patients
• Identifies emergency situations and provides care within legal scope of practice and as defined by Premise Health privileging process
• Participates in the development of annual health center goals and objectives
• Maintains medical records using (In some health centers it may be using Electronic Medical Record software)
• May formulate and administer health programs as needed
• Provides overall responsibility for the care of patients seen in the health care clinic in the absence of the Medical Leader
• May require other duties as assigned

Requirements

• All state licenses to practice
• Federal DEA license (matching each state of practice/oversite)
• State Narcotic/Controlled Substance license if required in your state (Alabama, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana-paperless, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri-paperless, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Puerto Rico.) (New York ROPES registration)
• Current board certificate (ABMS, AMA or AOA)
• Medical Degree
• CPR (BLS for the Healthcare Provider/Professional Rescuer or ACLS-the copy must include the front and back of card as applicable) Certification must include “hands on" evaluation of skills by the trainer/instructor. Total on-line courses will not be accepted. Course must also meet the American Heart Association (AHA) standards but need not be an AHA certificate
• At least three years of post-residency clinical experience
• Sports Medicine experience preferred.
• Experience in a primary care, urgent care or emergency room setting. (Occupational healthcare experience may apply in some clinics)