Internal Medicine Physician

Company: Silver Medical Staffing
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: October 22, 2024

Job Description:

Our Physician is responsible for the medical care of enrolled geriatric participants across a variety of settings, including but not limited to our Day Center clinic, participants homes, the nursing home, assisted living facilities and personal care boarding homes. Most participant visits occur at the center clinic, though some physicians may specialize in nursing home care. Close coordination of care with hospital-based providers is essential. Physical attendance at a facility is essential to performing the job duties with 4 days of participant visits and 1 administrative day.

• Provide medical care to participants, including the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of their medical conditions, including but not limited to taking of a medical history, performance of physical examination, ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests, formulation of an assessment of condition and a treatment plan, writing prescriptions, ongoing follow up of same, and management of medical information from specialists and hospital teams.
• Document medical care in the participant s medical record, in compliance with documentation policies. May include involvement with the establishment of electronic medical records and providing the Center Medical Director with input around needed ongoing EMR enhancements
• On a rotational basis provides after-hours on-call coverage every few weeks. All calls are first triaged by an RN with only a subset (
• Participate within the interdisciplinary team in the formulation of care plans for participants, as well as in other interdisciplinary team settings that further the care.
• Contribute to the quality improvement initiatives of programs
• Present input into, initiate and/or facilitate new medical programs and processes in support of strategic goals.
• Provide, by example and leadership, motivation, and direction to help set the tone of the department to ensure morale, teamwork, and that the positive culture of the organization is maintained.
• Additional work functions and duties may be assigned.
  

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