FAMILY MEDICINE - MD

Located 1.5 hours north of New Orleans and 1 hour south of Jackson, MS in the Scenic Rivers Region

Family Medicine Physician Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Family Medicine Physician to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Meeting attendance at monthly General Staff Meeting and Monthly Departmental Clinician Meeting;
• Will refer to support services (when appropriate) for counseling and education;
• Interact with and maintain referral resources;
• Review laboratory, x-ray and referral documents prior to filing;
• Provides assistance in coordinating and reviewing referrals;
• Refer to approved medical protocols and/or guidelines for treatment;
• Efficient productivity levels according to health center standards;
• Medical records;
• Participate in CQI: Quality Improvement Meetings and discussions as requested;
• Prepare, supervise, and implement treatment plans. Review developed plans;
• Provide supervision to health center Mid-level practitioners, including consultations and review of charts;
• Record/dictate, in timely fashion, notes for each patient visit using SOAP format;
• Function as day-to-day clinical leader, providing decision support to nurse practitioners and directing the multidisciplinary team;
• In situations where there is no existing PCP for the patient, assume responsibility as PCP to drive care and continuity for patients;
• Perform Hospital rounds in the am and Clinical rounds in the afternoon

Requirements:

• Current Mississippi DEA certificate required to start;
• Board certification or board eligible in internal or family medicine;
• MS licensed or eligible for licensure in MS;
• No health status contraindications to granting clinical privileges;
• Completion of a residency program in the specialty approved by the American specialty board or AOA, board certification, or board eligible;
• New and experienced Family Medicine Physicians are encouraged to apply;
• General outpatient practice;
• Call: will be rotated with other in house Physicians
• Graduate of a 4-year Medical School or equivalent and completed Internal or Family Medicine residency or Board Certified;
• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine;
• Licensed or ability to obtain licensure through the Mississippi Board of Medical Practice;
• Basic Life Support (BLS);
• Ability to obtain and /or maintain DEA certification for the State of Mississippi;
• Experienced physicians and new physicians are encouraged to apply.