Southeast Community Health Systems

Key Responsibilities

• • Directs and coordinates medical care at the outpatient clinic.
• • Serves as a clinical director and physician for the outpatient clinic.
• • Provides clinical supervision for outpatient clinic staff: nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, etc.
• • Participates in administrative decision making, establishes policies, procedures and guidelines designed to ensure the provision of adequate, comprehensive care.
• • Communicates with the medical staff regarding policies, standards and specific patient problems.
• • Serves as a member of the organized medical staff, attends medical staff meetings and ensures adherence to the medical staff bylaws and rules and regulations.
• • Participates in the development and implementation of educational programs at the clinic for staff and the community.
• • Able to evaluate medical services provided by the outpatient clinic and makes recommendations as appropriate.
• • Understands and ensures compliance with the clinic's policies and procedures for safety, infection control, hazardous materials and waste, etc.
• • Available for consultation for outpatient clinic staff.
• • Knowledgeable of social, regulatory, political and economic factors that relates to patient care services.
• • Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• • Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of medical services as an integral part of the overall quality management program.
• • Provides medical leadership for research and development activities in outpatient care.
• • Provides direct patient medical care:
• • Performs histories and physicals
• • Makes diagnoses
• • Treat a variety of disease processes and acute injuries
• • Orders appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments
• • Prescribes drugs and regulated medical devices
• • Provide preventive healthcare education to patients and the community
• • Refers patients to other healthcare professionals as appropriate
• • Takes patient phone calls as needed
• • Provides clinical training to nurses and other staff