UMMG Staff Physician - Family Medicine and Community Health

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides health care for individuals in the primary care clinic commensurate with training and in accordance with the general policies and standards of practice, as established by the clinic.
• Delivers care appropriate for a primary care clinic with a multicultural patient population.
• Elicits detailed patient histories and conducts complete physician examinations.
• Reaches diagnosis and orders appropriate laboratory tests and referrals, etc., as well as counsels patient and family on health and disease.
• Provides clinical care in 6 clinical sessions per week.
• Supervises and directs the center’s other clinical staff (Medical Assistants, etc.).
• Collects biological specimens and processes them in the laboratory for testing.
• Maintains high standard of medical practice and participates in the training development of the medical team.
• Assists in medical education of both the patients and clinic staff.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings; refer and transfer patients for follow-up and/or specialty care and discharge patients.
• Participates in the development of clinic protocols and formulary.
• Document each on site/in office procedure, prescription, consultation and patient contact in patient's chart and on the clinic’s encounter forms, within a 24-hour period.
• Counsels patient regarding medical and other problems which might affect patient's health and well-being.
• Performs such clinical procedures for patient's benefit which are within scope and skill of practitioner/specialist and which are economically feasible.
• Provides direction and leadership to the clinic's medical support staff, with regard to the administering of a patient's care.
• Performs other job related duties, as may be assigned, by the Chairman of Family Medicine.

Required Credentials

• Doctoral Degree (MD, DO),
• Florida Physician License required,
• Three years of experience in area of Family Medicine,
• Graduation from ACGME Family Medicine Residency Program,
• Board certification in Family Medicine,
• Current active state and federal DEA license,
• Current CPR Certification

Benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Pay

Competitive salary offered.

Schedule

Part time, 60% clinical, with 6 clinic sessions per week. Distribution of effort may change in future years based on your interests and Departmental needs.