What are the responsibilities and job description for the MD Internal Medicine position at The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc.?
MD Internal Medicine or Nurse Practitioner Position
Expanding clinic to support the needs of providers and patients
SUMMARY:
Provide comprehensive medical care to patients served at PCHC, in accordance with the policies and procedures and philosophy of PCHC. All duties/responsibilities are performed across life cycle (infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric), as applicable.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Perform physical examinations, treat illness, injuries, health problems, and address preventive health needs appropriate to that physician's training, experience, and specialty, taking into consideration the ambulatory nature of the health center.
- Make appropriate referrals to specialists, subspecialties, hospital emergency rooms, hospital clinics, etc., when good medical judgment dictates such referrals.
- Provide first-aid to patients, but may refer serious injuries or severely acute conditions requiring hospital care to local hospital emergency rooms or in-patient facilities, as appropriate, after stabilizing the patient as clinically necessary at the health center.
- Ensure that standards of quality medical care are met. Participate in medical audits, performance improvement, and peer review activities, and participate in appropriate PCHC committees, when necessary.
- Provide in-service training sessions for other PCHC staff, as necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education – Board Certified or Board Eligible. Primary care specialist (Pediatrics, Family Practice, or Internal Medicine). Must have current M.D. or D.O. license in Rhode Island. Maintain ongoing professional education as mandated by state regulation. Maintain appropriate hospital privileges in accordance with PCHC policies.
PCHC requires certain PCHC physicians to have hospital privileges and these physicians, therefore, might be required to take hospital call and perform hospital outpatient and inpatient duties which may involve non-PCHC patients, in accordance with the requirements of the hospital bi-laws.
PCHC is EOE/M/F/D/V/SO