Internal Medicine

Location

Lebanon, NH | United States

Job description

• POSITION STANDARDS
  
  • Unrestricted NH Medical License Required
  • Current DEA license Required
  • BLS Certification Required
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine. If Board Eligible, must be actively working toward Board Certification.
  • Demonstrated competence in providing comprehensive primary care to adults as delineated on the Clinical Privilege list.
  • Demonstrated competence in providing care to adults with complex or serious medical problems as delineated on the Clinical Privilege list.
• POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  
  • Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.
    
    • Physical Activity:
    • none specified
    • Upper Extremity:
    • Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:
• PART TWO: FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
  
  
  • Position Objective
    
    • Provides continuing and comprehensive primary care to adult patients.
    • Provides care to adult patients with complex or serious medical problems and/or co-morbidities.
  • Performance Expectation
    
    • Evaluate all assigned adult patients presenting to the RAMCCC.
    • Obtain an appropriate history and physical exam.
    • Order and interpret diagnostic laboratory and imaging studies.
    • Provide appropriate treatment to all assigned adult patients presenting to the RAMCCC.
    • Obtain consultation as clinically indicated and appropriate.
    • When available, provide consultative services for inpatient or outpatient medically complex adult patients as requested by managing practitioners.
    • Document the history, physical exam, laboratory and imaging studies as well as treatment in the medical record.
    • Obtain appropriate informed consent for all procedures as described in APD Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and Policies.
    • Complete all inpatient and outpatient hospital records within 30 days of day of service.
    • Provide consulting providers with complete and accurate medical records. Communicate in a timely and collegial manner.
    • Communicate with practitioners who request consultation in a timely and collegial manner.
    • Review previously ordered laboratory and imaging studies and determine appropriate course of treatment for patient based on results. Communicate results to patients in a timely manner.
    • Document all "after-hours" communication with patients.
    • Provide call coverage for call group's established adult patients.
    • Provide "back-up" call coverage for hospitalist service between hours of 7PM and 7AM and on weekends.
    • Participate in Night Hospitalist On-Call rotation as desired or as requested by CMO (see Night Hospitalist On-Call Job Description for specific responsibilities).
    • Provide ER call coverage for unassigned medical patients.
    • Treat all patients and staff with respect.
    • Participate in staff education and clinical Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement activities.
    • Attend clinic staff meetings when requested to do so by the RAMCCC Medical Director or Practice Manager.
    • Abide by CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals.
    • Abide by the APD Medical Staff bylaws, Rules and Regulations and policies.
    • Abide by all APD policies.

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