Full Time Urgent Care MD/DO- Long Island City, NY
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Family Practice-With OB
Salary
Up to $175,000
• yearly
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
New York, New York, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
10/15/24
TITLE: Physician
REPORTS TO: Chief Medical Officer
SUPERVISES: Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
REPORTS TO: Chief Medical Officer
SUPERVISES: Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Patient Care:
- Provide medical care to pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients.
- Take relevant patient history.
- Identify patient needs and make diagnoses.
- Perform complete well-care examinations, including complete physicals.
- Perform complete gynecological histories and physical examinations as indicated.
- Write prescriptions and inform patients about medications prescribed.
- Complete medical forms and documentation related to patient care.
- Answer patient telephone inquiries as needed.
- Make referrals to other agencies and providers, with follow-up care provided.
- Assist with immunization and phlebotomy as needed to ensure smooth patient flow.
- Encourage health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance.
- Provide health education on topics including preventative medicine and counseling on chronic diseases, as well as parenting, prenatal, nutrition, family-planning, medication usage and stress management.
- Provide patient advocacy, as appropriate for site.
- Work in a supervisory role with mid-levels and collaboratively with specialists for consultation and referral purposes.
- Participate in Peer Review process, as defined by the hospital.
- Provide technical assistance and teach Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
- Maintain ultimate responsibility for directing the course of patient’s medical treatment.
- Participate in case-conference and case management activities.
- Participate in the On-Call list, on a rotation basis.
- Participate in quality improvement activities.
- Participate and develop medical protocols with Clinical Guidelines Committee, for implementation by staff.
- Collaborate with Benefits Counselors and Outreach staff to ensure appropriate patient scheduling and flow.
- Collaborate with HIM supervisor to ensure appropriate documentation procedures.
- Observe, implement, and promote federal regulations as defined by HIPAA and Policies and Procedures.
As part of this job description, the Physician will supervise mid-level practitioners in accordance
with the terms of the collaborative agreement.
Qualifications
> Medical Degree from an accredited institution
> New York State Medical license; New York State
> Medical Board Certification
> Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferable
> Ability to speak Spanish or other languages (preferable).
Working Hours
Late - 11am-7pm