South Shore Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.
• • Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• • Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• • Manages patient medications and prescribes appropriate medications as needed
• • Orders and interprets laboratory studies, x-rays and other diagnostic tests.
• • Makes referrals to other healthcare providers for comprehensive patient care.
• • Establishes a therapeutic patient-health care provider relationship.
• • Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• • Documents patient clinical activities clearly, concisely and with-in the expected time frames as outlined in the Medical Records Completion and Documentation Policy.
• • Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties assigned.
• • Establishes effective working relationship with physicians, APCs, nurses, medical assistants and other support staff, to ensure a coordinated team approach to patient care.
• • Attends appropriate department and organizational meetings to stay abreast of current issues, trends, processes, systems and programs that affect the delivery of patient care and changes in the work environment
• • Brings important issues of concern and ideas to the Department Chief for discussion and appropriate resolution and/or planning.
• • Attends both internal and external educational conferences and seminars that enhance current medical knowledge and skill development
• • Participates in professional activities, such as active membership in professional organization.
• • Maintain current board certification as defined by certifying organization and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.