SUMMARY:       

Provide 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Position Description

Physician reports directly to the Chairperson for Family Medicine and is primarily responsible for the provision of high quality medical/cardiac care to our patients. This staff physician will be located at the UHealth at Palm Beach Gardens location. This position is 100% clinical, with 9 clinic sessions per week.

Physicians must also:

• Provide clinical care in 9 clinic sessions per week.

• Provide all physician care generally provided at a primary care facility.

• Actively manage all aspects of patient care while on shift.

• Supervise and direct the center’s other clinical staff (Medical Assistants, etc.).

• Collect biological specimens and process them in the laboratory for testing.

• Ensure that all charts and medical records are accurately completed in a timely manner; and

• adhere to all clinical policies and procedures.

• Responsible for the delivery of care, treatment, and referrals. Arrange for referral resources for those medical specialties not provided at the primary care clinic.

• Evaluate patients, based on medical training and/or specialty, to determine the medical condition of the patient, through the performance of physical examinations, thereby, establishing a diagnosis and proposed treatment plan.

• Maintain high standard of medical practice and participate in the training development of the medical team.

• Assist 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.

• As a member of the health care team, exemplify an example in attitude toward patients and staff, thereby, performing duties with respect, dignity, privacy, and modesty to the patients.

• Participate in the development of clinic protocols and formulary. Make recommendations, suggestions, etc., on chart information forms.