Spring Branch Community Health Center

Key Responsibilities

• • Provides outpatient medical care in the clinic.
• • Maintains medical expertise and competency as well as demonstrates a thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary medical care. Provides medical sessions, as scheduled, in direct patient care at the health center.
• • Examines, diagnoses, treats and/or refers patients for appropriate specialty care services.
• • Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other forms of treatment.
• • Maintains a problem-oriented health record for each patient seen in accordance with the health center’s established information management policies and procedures.
• • Completes patient charts as required by health center rules not to exceed 72 hours after the patient is seen.
• • Perform, order, and interpret diagnostic studies and medical protocols.
• • Reviews all lab and x-ray reports for patients under his/her care on a timely basis and makes medical management decisions appropriately. Follows appropriate standards of care for each patient.
• • Refers clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab and x-ray, and any other ancillary services that are appropriate for patient’s management and care. Reviews all lab and x-ray reports for patients under his/her care on a timely basis and makes medical management decisions appropriately. Follows appropriate standards of care for each patient.
• • Provide education and support to patients and receive and address patients’ questions and problems.
• • Collaborates with the Chief Medical Director, other Physicians, Mid-level Providers, the Director of Clinical Quality, the Site Supervisor, Medical Assistants, Front Desk Staff, and other team members to assess the needs of patients.
• • Provides direct supervision of mid-level practitioners and students.
• • Assigns and monitor mid-level practitioners’ work performance.
• • Provides clinical direction and consultation to mid-level providers – assists in the development of diagnostic and treatment protocols.
• • Serves as resources and positive, proactive leader for the department.
• • Participates in peer review and other quality control processes.
• • Participates in the review and development of patient care policies, including health maintenance schedules and continuity of care.
• • Ensures that patient and family/significant others are educated about diagnosis and the plan of care. Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.
• • Participates in the evaluation of products, procedures, and patient care standards.
• • Participates in conferences, and workshops in specified health promotion, education, and/or prevention programs as needed; attends and participates in clinic meetings/departmental meetings and other clinic functions as required by the Health Center.
• • Performs other duties as assigned including traveling to other clinics to provide coverage for other providers’ absences.
• • Participates in all safety programs which may include assignment to an emergency response team.