Lawndale Christian Health Center

Key Responsibilities

• • Obtains health history and performs a physical exam to determine and execute a diagnosis and treatment plan in accordance with established standards, procedures, and practices.
• • Requisitions lab tests and x-rays, writes prescriptions, and makes referrals, as appropriate.
• • Follows LCHC clinical practice guidelines.
• • For providers with hospital duties, performs duties specified by the physician’s hospital to maintain admitting privileges to provide diagnosis and treatment of clinical disease in hospitalized patients.
• • Participates in the call schedule on a predetermined basis.
• • Delegates patient care responsibilities that fall under the scope of practice of other Care Team members to those individuals (medical assistant, nurse, care coordinator, patient educator, registration representative, behavioral health).
• • Attends staff and medical provider meetings and maintains involvement with health center committees as needed to ensure quality patient care.
• • Participates in peer/chart review, performance evaluations, and quality improvement efforts.
• • Provides patient care to approximately 9-10 patients per 4 hour shift per day as per productivity expectations for all providers.
• • Collaborates with nurse practitioners or supervises physician assistants in providing patient care; may assist in education and training of medical students and residents.
• • Participates in continuing medical education, including Life Support Training, to maintain necessary skills and meet medical board and State requirements.
• • Maintains own physical health required to perform physician duties; maintains current immunizations and up-to-date PPD.
• • Maintains communication with Administration regarding personal issues related to drugs, felonies, discipline, loss of license or privileges, litigation where the provider or clinic is harmed or at risk, or other serious issues.
• • Participates in quality improvement efforts on the Care Team.
• • May perform other duties as assigned by the Medical Director.
• • Confirm patient identity according to current procedure before rendering any service.
• • Thoroughly, accurately, and promptly document all service rendered in the electronic medical record for every patient.
• • Perform all tests, procedures, and other services according to LCHC policy and procedure; notify appropriate supervisor timely of instrument or procedural problems.
• • Be knowledgeable of and in compliance with CLIA, OSHA, and JCAHO regulations for safety, infection control, equipment operation, and other applicable areas.
• • Participate in proficiency testing as required by LCHC or departmental policy to ensure proper standards of care are maintained.
• • Maintain confidentiality of patient health information in accordance with HIPAA and other applicable regulations.