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Frontera Healthcare Network
Staff Physician Job Description
Title: Staff Physician
Supervisor(s): Medical Director
Department: Medical
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Scale: TBD by salary survey
Job Summary
The Staff Physician is responsible for delivery of quality medical care to patients of the Center and functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team within the scope of his or her medical practice.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provides clinical services.
a. Maintains clinical expertise and competency (to include age specific competency) as well as demonstrates thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary health care.
b. Provides clinic sessions, as scheduled, in direct patient care at clinic site, including extended hours clinics.
c. Provides a minimum of four thousand two hundred (4200) primary care encounters for the contract year and provides services equaling to at least forty (40) hours per week in clinic.
d. Examines, diagnoses, treats and/or refers patients assigned to physician’s panel, on an in-patient and out-patient basis (as per individual employment agreements); prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
e. Refers clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab and x-ray and any other ancillary services that are appropriate for patient’s management and care. Reviews all lab and x-ray reports for patients under his/her care on a timely basis and makes medical management decisions appropriately. Follows appropriate standards of care for each patient.
f. Provides continuity of care to center patients on his or her patient panel and other patients as assigned, including routine in-patient and nursing home care to center patients. Performs emergency on-call on a scheduled basis with other physicians only if required by the local hospital(s).
g. Maintains a problem oriented health record for each patient seen in accordance with the Center’s established Health Information Management policies and procedures.
h. Ensures that patient and family/significant others are educated about diagnosis and the plan of care. Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.
i. Participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs as needed i.e. diabetes collaborative/health fairs etc.; attends and participates in clinic meetings / departmental meetings and other clinic functions as required by the Center.
2. Provides clinical oversight under the supervision of the Medical Director.
a. Assumes responsibility/accountability for delegating, directing, and supervising patient care activities. Trains, mentors and supervises students and clinical support staff engaged in activities and procedures, as appropriate.
b. Participates in the analysis of community health problems and assists in the development of the community health care plan.
c. Participates in Compliance and Performance Improvement activities for continuous care quality improvement and risk management purposes.
d. Participates in the review and development of patient care policies, including health maintenance schedules and continuity of care.
e. Participates in the review and development of protocols and standing orders.
f. Implements the plans, procedures and protocols for the medical team.
g. Serves as a resource and positive, proactive leader for the department.
h. Is familiar with PCMH standards and works as part of the medical team to provide patient centered care.
i. Accepts responsibility for remaining current with medical and health care trends and information that impact the medical practice.
j. Leads the health care team in identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing patient and family needs to develop a plan of care.
k. Participates in the evaluation of products, procedures, and patient care standards.
3. Maintains professional courtesy at all times.
4. Performs all other related duties as assigned.
To Apply:
Nurse Practitioner Job Description
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner Job Description
Supervisor: Medical Director, Supervising Physician
Department: Medical
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Scale: TBD by salary survey
Job Summary
The family practice nurse practitioner is responsible for providing continuing healthcare service to individuals and families, irrespective of disease, age, gender, or body system. The FNP is responsible for delivery of quality medical care to patients of the FHN and functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team within the scope of his/her practice. His/her job description entails the delivering of a variety of healthcare services, including preventive, chronic, and acute services. He/she performs diagnoses and treatment of illnesses, as well as carries out health-risk assessments, routine checkups, screening tests and immunization, and counseling to individuals on ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle, so as to prevent diseases.
The role of this nurse practitioner in a healthcare facility also includes managing chronic illnesses and sometimes working with specialty physicians in coordinating care to patients.
Duties and Responsibilities
a. Maintains clinical expertise and competency as well as demonstrates knowledge of simple procedure to deliver quality healthcare.
b. Provides direct patient care at clinic site, including extended hours in clinics as scheduled.
c. Examines, diagnoses, treats and/or refers patients on schedule/provider panel.
d. Prescribes pharmaceuticals and treatments regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
e. Refer clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab, x-ray, screening exams for patient’s management and care.
f. Reviews all lab, x-ray and diagnostic tests for patient under his/her care in a timely manner and makes appropriate decisions following the standards of care.
g. Provides continuity of care to provider panel and all assigned patients.
h. Maintains complete and accurate medicals records with completion of charting as outlines by the health Center.
i. Ensures that patient’s and family members are educated about diagnosis and the documented plan of care.
j. Acts as a resource in facilitating communication between all members of the health care team.
k. Participates in specific health promotions, education programs and meetings/trainings/ staff meetings/ huddles/ and other clinic functions as required by the center.
l. Maintains professional courtesy at all times.
m. Actively participates in the CPI program and Risk Management.
n. Serves as a resource and positive, proactive member of the Medical Staff Team.
o. Identifies, evaluate and prioritizes patient and family needs and calls upon his/her supervising physician to meet all needs of the patient.
p. Performs all related duties as assigned.
q. Be proactive in the goals set by PCMH (Patient Centered Medical Home).
r. Maintain the orientation/reorientation as set by Frontera Healthstream
s. Attend all mandatory meetings.
t. Is familiar with PCMH standards and works as part of the medical team to provide patient centered care.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Professional highly trained individual that ensure quality and comprehensive care to both children and adults on a continual basis, with strong emphasis on public health education and prevention of illnesses.
• Maintains a good knowledge of community living to understand the specific needs of people from various cultural backgrounds.
• Maintains knowledge of Center’s protocols, medical terminology and appropriate abbreviations.
• Ability to provide timely and clear documentation.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as computers and phone.
To Apply:
Frontera Healthcare Network
Staff Physician Job Description
Title: Staff Physician
Supervisor(s): Medical Director
Department: Medical
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Scale: TBD by salary survey
Job Summary
The Staff Physician is responsible for delivery of quality medical care to patients of the Center and functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team within the scope of his or her medical practice.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provides clinical services.
a. Maintains clinical expertise and competency (to include age specific competency) as well as demonstrates thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary health care.
b. Provides clinic sessions, as scheduled, in direct patient care at clinic site, including extended hours clinics.
c. Provides a minimum of four thousand two hundred (4200) primary care encounters for the contract year and provides services equaling to at least forty (40) hours per week in clinic.
d. Examines, diagnoses, treats and/or refers patients assigned to physician’s panel, on an in-patient and out-patient basis (as per individual employment agreements); prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
e. Refers clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab and x-ray and any other ancillary services that are appropriate for patient’s management and care. Reviews all lab and x-ray reports for patients under his/her care on a timely basis and makes medical management decisions appropriately. Follows appropriate standards of care for each patient.
f. Provides continuity of care to center patients on his or her patient panel and other patients as assigned, including routine in-patient and nursing home care to center patients. Performs emergency on-call on a scheduled basis with other physicians only if required by the local hospital(s).
g. Maintains a problem oriented health record for each patient seen in accordance with the Center’s established Health Information Management policies and procedures.
h. Ensures that patient and family/significant others are educated about diagnosis and the plan of care. Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.
i. Participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs as needed i.e. diabetes collaborative/health fairs etc.; attends and participates in clinic meetings / departmental meetings and other clinic functions as required by the Center.
2. Provides clinical oversight under the supervision of the Medical Director.
a. Assumes responsibility/accountability for delegating, directing, and supervising patient care activities. Trains, mentors and supervises students and clinical support staff engaged in activities and procedures, as appropriate.
b. Participates in the analysis of community health problems and assists in the development of the community health care plan.
c. Participates in Compliance and Performance Improvement activities for continuous care quality improvement and risk management purposes.
d. Participates in the review and development of patient care policies, including health maintenance schedules and continuity of care.
e. Participates in the review and development of protocols and standing orders.
f. Implements the plans, procedures and protocols for the medical team.
g. Serves as a resource and positive, proactive leader for the department.
h. Is familiar with PCMH standards and works as part of the medical team to provide patient centered care.
i. Accepts responsibility for remaining current with medical and health care trends and information that impact the medical practice.
j. Leads the health care team in identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing patient and family needs to develop a plan of care.
k. Participates in the evaluation of products, procedures, and patient care standards.
3. Maintains professional courtesy at all times.
4. Performs all other related duties as assigned.
To Apply:
Nurse Practitioner Job Description
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner Job Description
Supervisor: Medical Director, Supervising Physician
Department: Medical
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Scale: TBD by salary survey
Job Summary
The family practice nurse practitioner is responsible for providing continuing healthcare service to individuals and families, irrespective of disease, age, gender, or body system. The FNP is responsible for delivery of quality medical care to patients of the FHN and functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team within the scope of his/her practice. His/her job description entails the delivering of a variety of healthcare services, including preventive, chronic, and acute services. He/she performs diagnoses and treatment of illnesses, as well as carries out health-risk assessments, routine checkups, screening tests and immunization, and counseling to individuals on ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle, so as to prevent diseases.
The role of this nurse practitioner in a healthcare facility also includes managing chronic illnesses and sometimes working with specialty physicians in coordinating care to patients.
Duties and Responsibilities
a. Maintains clinical expertise and competency as well as demonstrates knowledge of simple procedure to deliver quality healthcare.
b. Provides direct patient care at clinic site, including extended hours in clinics as scheduled.
c. Examines, diagnoses, treats and/or refers patients on schedule/provider panel.
d. Prescribes pharmaceuticals and treatments regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
e. Refer clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab, x-ray, screening exams for patient’s management and care.
f. Reviews all lab, x-ray and diagnostic tests for patient under his/her care in a timely manner and makes appropriate decisions following the standards of care.
g. Provides continuity of care to provider panel and all assigned patients.
h. Maintains complete and accurate medicals records with completion of charting as outlines by the health Center.
i. Ensures that patient’s and family members are educated about diagnosis and the documented plan of care.
j. Acts as a resource in facilitating communication between all members of the health care team.
k. Participates in specific health promotions, education programs and meetings/trainings/ staff meetings/ huddles/ and other clinic functions as required by the center.
l. Maintains professional courtesy at all times.
m. Actively participates in the CPI program and Risk Management.
n. Serves as a resource and positive, proactive member of the Medical Staff Team.
o. Identifies, evaluate and prioritizes patient and family needs and calls upon his/her supervising physician to meet all needs of the patient.
p. Performs all related duties as assigned.
q. Be proactive in the goals set by PCMH (Patient Centered Medical Home).
r. Maintain the orientation/reorientation as set by Frontera Healthstream
s. Attend all mandatory meetings.
t. Is familiar with PCMH standards and works as part of the medical team to provide patient centered care.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Professional highly trained individual that ensure quality and comprehensive care to both children and adults on a continual basis, with strong emphasis on public health education and prevention of illnesses.
• Maintains a good knowledge of community living to understand the specific needs of people from various cultural backgrounds.
• Maintains knowledge of Center’s protocols, medical terminology and appropriate abbreviations.
• Ability to provide timely and clear documentation.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as computers and phone.
To Apply:
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