Physician, Family Medicine

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Treats a mixed patient population, across gender, age and ethnicity, as well as insured and uninsured patients.

• Interviews and examines patient to determine health history and general physical condition.  Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines.

• Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition.

• Analyzes reports and findings from labwork and imaging ordered by providers

• Diagnoses conditions as appropriate

• Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.  

• Orders vaccinations for patients as appropriate  

• Performs minor surgery.  

• Refers patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.

• Educates patients on a variety of health topics as appropriate during patient encounters

• Provides accurate and timely documentation of all patient encounters including phone encounters

• Completes Electronic Superbills on a daily basis that includes accurate ICD-9 and CPT codes 

• Reports births, deaths, and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.

• Participates in provider staff meetings to develop problem-solving techniques, and acquire team-building skills.  

• Participates in peer reviews.

• Represent CMCF at conferences, meetings, and continuing education programs

• Takes call at Bibb Medical Center; also, will share phones call with the other providers for Cahaba Medical Care

• Serves as site coordinator for Woodstock clinic

• Performs other duties as assigned or as needed.

• Administrative and Supervisory responsibility:

Will perform clinical and/or other organizational related services as directed by the Medical Director.  Will also participate in precepting medical students and residents as assigned by the CMO. Serves as a resource to mid-level providers in clinic.  

Will sign off on the notes of the residents and mid-levels that were precepted on the assigned half days

Qualifications:

• Must be able to secure credentialing through identified agencies (Hospitals, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)

• Board certification in field of residency training

• Previous experience working with target population highly desired.  

• Certifications through the Drug Enforcement Agency and valid licensure in Alabama 

• Must maintain board certification and a license in good standing with the state

• Must submit to the necessary privileging requirements including peer review, background checks, random drug tests, attestation by the physician and CMO that the physician is fit to perform his / her duties, participating in necessary quality improvement projects including PQRS, MU, and METRIC