Locums Primary Care Need in Florida
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Macclenny, Florida, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
11/18/24
- Coverage Needed:
- ASAP - ongoing
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a half hour for lunch
- Clinical Information:
- Complete updated medical history and perform a physical assessment annually on individuals, utilize assessment techniques, such as inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion. Perform physical assessments, including breast, abdominal, pelvic, and rectal examination on female individuals on an annual gynecological screening or for evaluation of gynecological problems and referral to the GYN consultant as indicated
- Elicit comprehensive health history, including developmental, activities of daily living, physiological function, and emotional wellbeing on female admissions. Perform complete physical examination including gynecological screenings on female admissions, employing techniques of inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion
- Conduct sick calls on assigned wards, provides accurate diagnosis of medical problems, and provides appropriate treatment and follow-up care. Provide other treatments as needed based on experience and training, such as, but not limited to incision and drainage of abscess/cyst, removal of foreign bodies, etc
- Monitor and provides treatment for individuals with multiple medical problems, many of which have complicated medical problems, including HIV and Hepatitis C. Carefully monitor for side effects (some potentially fatal) of medications used to treat these conditions
- Monitor, initiate and alter medication and treatment orders within the established protocol
- Initiate and update monthly treatment and immunization orders according to facility's policy
- Write monthly medical summaries on designated persons
- Refer individual(s) to other health care professionals and specialty clinics as appropriate for specialized services. Coordinate the services required to meet the individuals needs for primary health care
- Perform pre-release physical assessments on designated individuals, utilizing assessment techniques such as inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion. Compile discharge and/or transfer summaries
- Plan and conduct consumer education in health care and maintenance. Develop and design patient educational material for clients. Develop plans for health promotion for patient population
- Provide coverage in the scheduled and unscheduled absences of the Unit physicians
- Perform pre-operative physical assessments and write pre-op orders for individuals undergoing various in-patient and out-patient procedures outside of facility
- Prepare petitions for court orders for medical treatments. Obtain medical emergency treatment orders
- Assist in Critical Case Review Clinic
- Required:
- DEA must remain in state to maintain privileges. Provider must be willing transfer and maintain DEA in state for the duration of privileges being active, or obtain a new in state DEA to remain in state for the duration of privileges being active
- Current Flu Vaccine
- Must be fully vaccinated for Covid 19
- Exemptions only allowed for religious or medical reasons, once approved by the facility.
- Active FL License
- Certification in CPR, MANDT, Infection Control, CustomerService
- Obtain all OSHA requirements annually
- Intervention with combative individuals may be required
- Pay rate includes all travel expenses