UVA Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Works in conjunction with the medical director, administrative management, office manager and nursing staff to facilitate patient management through the health care system.
• • Exercises independent judgment in the assessment, diagnosing and initiation of medical processes or procedures commensurate with training and experience and as credentialed by the UVA Health System.
• • Performs and legibly documents comprehensive health histories and physical assessments on assigned patients and episodic evaluation on others, to include initiation of CPR or other appropriate emergency therapy as needed.
• • Formulates diagnoses and identifies problems and health risk profiles of selected patients and documentation and communicates this information to other members of the health care team.
• • Performs, orders, and interprets diagnostic studies, such as x-rays and laboratory tests, in consultation with staff.
• • Performs procedures and/or surgeries with scope of practice and UVA Health System credentials/privileges.
• • Orders medications, treatment and therapies in accordance with Virginia Prescriptive regulations.
• • Requests consultation and initiates referrals to other physicians, including specialists and other healthcare providers when and if needed.
• • Evaluates and analyzes patient responses to the disease process or therapeutic or diagnostic interventions.
• • Provides information and support to patients and families regarding disease process and treatment plan, thus facilitating communication between patients/families and healthcare team.
• • Participates in on-call responsibilities either in practice or inpatient environment.
• • Educates patient and families regarding planned diagnostic procedures, medications, and treatments.
• • Manages patients in accordance with established UVA Health System and UVA UPG policies and procedures.
• • Participate in hospital, nursing home, assisted living or other institutional care setting practice if appropriate.
• • Examines systems and processes in populations and recommends, develops, implements and evaluates strategies for improvement.
• • Promotes timely and compassionate communication between families and health care team.
• • Report in a timely manner births, deaths, outbreaks of contagious diseases and other information critical to the patient’s and/or the public’s health as required by legal or governmental authorities.
• • Meets quality standards as determined by the Medical Director and/or UVA Health System.
• • May serve on selected committees of nursing, medical and administrative staff as needed.
• • May participate in the clinical experience of medical students, interns, residents, and graduate nurses as appropriate.
• • Participates in group peer and other review activities.
• • Prepare and attend to all reports, claims, and correspondence necessary or appropriate to the performance of the professional services.
• • Promote the professional practice of the group.
• • Perform other duties as assigned occasionally that are commensurate with professional service normally and customarily provided by a physician.
• • Follow policies and procedures, including those of UPG, UVA Health System, CMS and other contracted payers with which the group may contract.
• • Accurately assigns Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes and ICD Diagnosis codes.
• • Works with Administrative Management on the implementation of policies regarding Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABN) and other payor requirements necessary to ensure the timely payment of claims.
• • Participates in activities that contribute to the education of other health care professionals.
• • Develops and presents educational programs to the medical and nursing staff.
• • Participate in the design and development of teaching materials.
• • Updates practice through continuing education by attending conferences, rounds, reports, lectures, journal clubs and regional/national professional conferences.
• • Serves as clinical resource in the care of patients to nursing, medical and allied healthcare practitioners.
• • Seeks professional growth opportunities that enhance professional practice through both formal and informal activities.
• • Performs other tasks as assigned.
• • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.