Physician, Family Medicine

Job description

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