What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician - Primary Care position at Riverview Health?
Job Summary
Provide day-to-day management and medical care to patients as appropriate under licensure and standards of care defined by specific scope of practice.
Job Responsibilities
- Communicate with the patient in a professional manner, explaining the procedure and addressing patient questions or concerns.
- Obtain health history and perform examinations
- Diagnose and direct counseling for each patient on a plan for treatment
- Prescribe medication in accordance with Indiana statute and professional guidelines
- Perform procedures in accordance with professional credentialing
- Arrange referral for patients requiring services outside of the scope of specialty area, including transfer to inpatient care
- Review In-Basket each work day and addresses time sensitive patient information with appropriate urgency.
- Initiate coverage of assignments and ensures continuity of care prior to anticipated absences
- Complies with Riverview Health medical staff bylaws, applicable requirements, policies and procedures, and Infection Control plan.
- Assist in updating protocols and principles of practice as requested
- Actively support and participates in all quality of care, performance improvement, and patient safety activities
- Actively support achievement of identified performance and quality metrics including but limited to cycle time, capacity utilization, no show rates, missed opportunities, and patients per hour.
- Support patient experience and customer services initiatives, uses AIDET, and ensure all patient interactions are professional
- Accurately and consistently complete and attest notes from patient visits, sign and close encounter within defined time frames.
Education Requirements
- Graduate from a medical school recognized or approved by the Medical Licensing Board
Experience Requirements
- None
License/Certification Requirements
- Physician license valid to practice in the state of Indiana
- Controlled Substance Registry license in the state of Indiana
- DEA license