| Job Description: |
• Provides full scope of primary care services to adult patients, including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventive care, chronic disease management, and health maintenance. • Establishes and manages a panel of primary care patients and provides ongoing, comprehensive care for acute and chronic medical conditions. • Works collaboratively with members of the healthcare team, including pharmacists, advanced practice providers, nurses, care coordinators, and other clinical support staff. • Reviews incoming reports, including laboratory studies, imaging, and other diagnostic tests, and follows up in a timely manner. • Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions. • Refers patients to specialists and other appropriate patient care services and coordinates care as needed. • Participates in health promotion, disease prevention, chronic disease management, and other population health activities as appropriate to the position. • May manage the daily operations of a specific medical program or patient care unit. • Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required. • Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, including continuous quality improvement, patient safety, regulatory, environmental, and infection control standards. • Participates in peer review, quality assurance activities, provider meetings, and other clinical and operational meetings as requested. • Assists in updating clinical protocols, workflows, and principles of practice as requested.
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| Preferred: |
Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine.
Clinical experience providing comprehensive primary care to adult patients.
Experience managing acute and chronic medical conditions, preventive care, and health maintenance.
Certification/Licensure in the state of Florida and Federal DEA Certification.
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