Job Summary
Job Description
Internal Medicine opening in KS Located in Pittsburg, KS Full-Time & Permanent FQHC Seeking a BE/BC Internist to join an in-clinic and inpatient care in a Patient-Centered Medical Home environment providing integrated medical, dental, behavioral health and addiction treatment to 25% of the county's residents in a high needs population.
- Supervision of one or more mid-levels; student-friendly clinic provides opportunity to inspire the next generation.
- In-house x-ray; radiologist overreads, walk-in care, dental, physical therapy, chiropractic, and dietician services are all available on site.
- Facility (built in 2007) is well equipped and serves a wide variety of patients.
- Positive work environment with great support staff made up of talented professionals to manage day-to-day operations allowing you to focus on patient care.
- Support staff and services include: an extensive onboarding process, patient navigators, pregnancy case managers, certified doulas, pharmacists, in-house IT, EHR support team (eClinicalWorks), medical assistants, medical scribes, RN/LPNs, billing specialists, continuing education management, credentialing, risk management team, in house general counsel, and more. Responsibilities:
- Provides complete, comprehensive outpatient care for patients including health examinations and treatment of medical conditions, to include follow-up of problems detected.
- Responsible to manage acute and chronic illness, routine care through care plans that are coordinated, when appropriate, with the patient's behavioral health provider
- Responsible to make appropriate referrals to internal disciplines of facility and/or external resources/agencies for additional services required.
- Prescribes medications for patients for treatment of conditions, as indicated.
- Provides clinical consultation to other providers within facility as needed.
- Oversee mid-level providers responsible for providing medical services, as assigned.
- Responsible for accurate, timely, and clear medical record documentation.
- Provide appropriate follow-up with clinical support staff to include telephone/written correspondence (e.g. inform patients of test results).
- Provides clear written and oral communication to patients/guardians, and employees.
- Participates in an on-call system for after-hours care and care for inpatient population, as assigned.
- Ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of a potential action.