Travel Primary Care Physician (Monday-Friday)

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, the Primary Care Physician is primarily responsible for participating in the multi-disciplinary process of providing care and treatment to patients. The Physician provides the full scope of primary care services which fall under his/her field of training, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventive care and health maintenance to patients.

The Physician is additionally responsible for supporting clinical supervision (e.g. client oversight, case consultation, productivity reports, quality assurance) and support for medical services provided by the agency.

Essential Roles & Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive medical services to patients across the life course presenting for care at UFHC, on a continuing basis;
• Examines patients, using medical instruments and equipment;
• Where indicated, obtain complete medical history and physical data on patients; establish accurate diagnosis;
• Performs clinical services to patients who present with illness or disease;
• Orders or executes various tests and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition. Reviews incoming reports (e.g. lab, xray, EKG) signs, dates and followsup in a timely manner.
• Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases;
• Provides or directly oversees services and procedures appropriate in the outpatient setting;
• Educates patients regarding health and illness prevention;
• Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs;
• Administers or prescribes treatments and medications, and instructs patients on proper utilization;
• Refers patients to medical specialist for consultant services when necessary for patient’s wellbeing;
• Adheres to established clinical protocols and procedures;
• Maintains adequate and legible patient medical records in the established chart;
• Supervises or participates in and reacts calmly and effectively in emergency situations;
• Fulfills HRSA and health center productivity standards, such as UDS;
• Follows established health center procedures for patient billing and reimbursement;
• Maintains professional competence by completing appropriate specialty requirements of CME;
• Participates in peer review, quality assurance, provider meetings and other clinical meetings;
• Performs oncall duties as needed including responsibilities in the electronic health record and the afterhours telephone oncall.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Graduate of approved medical school with Board Certification;
• Unencumbered New York State License to practice medicine;
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a federal and state narcotic registration (DEA License).

Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Demonstrates professional, appropriate, effective, and tactful communication skills, including written, verbal and nonverbal;
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and respectful, professional customer service;
• Acknowledges patient’s rights on confidentiality issues, maintains patient confidentiality at all times, and follows HIPAA guidelines and regulations;
• Proactively acts as patient advocate, responding with empathy and respect to resolve patient and family concerns, and recognizes opportunities for improvement to meeting patient concerns;
• Demonstrates cultural competency and commitment to patients;
• Proactively continues to educate self on providing quality care and improving professional skills;
• Applies and actively shares knowledge, expertise and best practices with team;
• Behaves supports the mission, core values and objectives of the organization;
• Displays flexibility and openness in daily work and encourages others to stay open to change and improvement;
• Accepts and readily adapts to changing priorities, new ideas, strategies, procedures and methods;
• Demonstrates and promotes respect toward coworkers and adapts behaviors to work effectively with varying people and situations;
• Accumulates all relevant information prior to making jobrelated decisions;
• Presents wellconsidered alternatives when making recommendations;
• Makes decisions in a timely manner;
• Complies with quality assurance, OSHA, infection control, safety and other policies set forth.

Universal Duties

• Promotes and maintains a safe working environment;
• Attends department meetings and any mandated continuing education/training programs;
• Complies with all pertinent regulatory and agency regulations and operating standards;
• Establish a work environment that creates positive communication between supervisors and employees and assimilates new employees to the Agency’s culture, values and mission;
• Participates in activities as part of the team that may include meetings, trainings, and committees.

Contact Group

The Primary Care Physician has contact with all levels of employees of UFHC, patients and their families, community members, vendors and peers.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Upstate Family Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.