Family Practice
Job ID: JN -052023-14588
• Maintains up-to-date working knowledge of the latest changes, updates, and literature relating to medical care.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely completion of medical charts.
• After consultation with the AP Program Medical Director, oversees patient issues and concerns which may include but are not limited to patient medical care.
• Provides and manages direct patient care, including assessments, physical examinations, evaluations, diagnoses and treatment. Works in collaboration with designated Physician(s).
• Orders diagnostic tests, including but not limited to: x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests and with direct medical oversight, interprets the test results for deviation from normal.
• Performs procedures, including but not limited to: I&D, splinting, suturing, managing infection, and wound care.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care. May be required to supervise ancillary staff.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions and refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care options as appropriate.
• Communicates with patients regarding test results and appropriate clinical information as care necessitates.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens.
• Requires working in a clinical setting. The noise level is moderate and there is a potential for exposure to infectious diseases and blood-borne pathogens. Also requires travel to other Centers.
• Expectation is 6+ shifts per month