CommUnityCare Health Centers
Provides direct and appropriate clinical care and treatment to patients in the specialty area of Family Medicine including low risk maternity care, performing comprehensive physical assessments, ordering and executing diagnostic tests, diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and injuries, and prescribing medications and therapies. Instructs patients and families regarding family planning, procedures, plan of care, and follow-up visits, and directs professional and ancillary health care staff during patient treatment. Collaborates with patients, families, and staff across all disciplines and departments to deliver patient-centered care.
Key Responsibilities
- • Perform comprehensive physical assessment of patients using observation, inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion.
- • Order or execute various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition.
- • Diagnose and treat diseases, disorders and injuries based on patient’s medical history and results of physical assessment and refer patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.
- • Prescribe medications and therapies for treatment, preventive care, and contraception.
- • Instruct patients and their families regarding family planning, procedures performed, plan of care, and follow‐up visits.
- • Direct professional and ancillary health care staff during treatment of patients.
- • Respond to inquiries from staff and patients regarding preventive health and treatments.
- • Compile patient medical data including health history, treatment plans, results of physical examination, etc. and record in electronic medical record.
- • Report required information including deaths and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
- • Plan, promote, demonstrate, recommend and coordinate high standards of medical practice.
- • Perform other duties as assigned.
- • Directly effect improvements in patient well-being through accurate and timely diagnosis and delivery of relevant, high quality medical care.
- • Ensure all tasks provided and associated with patient care, patient administrative processes and related duties comply with all regulatory and accreditation standards including The Joint Commission and CommUnityCare Standard Operating Procedures and CommUnityCare Policies and Procedures.
- • Develop and maintain favorable internal relationships, partnerships with co-workers, including clinical managers, clinical support staff, providers and business office staff.
- • Interact respectfully and collaboratively with patients and their families, striving to develop favorable relationships with families.
- • Collaborate with all members of the care team in providing patient-centered care.
- • Ensure all actions, job performance, personal conduct and communications represent CommUnityCare in a highly professional manner at all times.
- • Uphold and ensure compliance and attention to all company policies and procedures as well as the overall mission and values of the organization.
- • Complete all mandatory training and maintain appropriate credentials/licensure.
Required
- • M.D. or D.O. from an accredited educational institution.
- • Direct care experience in low-risk maternity care, experience with gynecologic concerns
- • Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas.
- • Board Certification in Family Medicine (or alternate nationally recognized board certification and as approved by the Chief Medical Officer) or passage of Board Certification examination within two (2) years of employment.
- • Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration for the purpose of writing prescriptions.
- • Current Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
- • Demonstrated expertise in relevant medical practices, protocol, trends and best practices in clinical areas assigned.
- • Work within the scope of credentialing privileges.
- • Demonstrated knowledge and success in effecting overall clinical operations.
- • Proficiency in the use of a computer, software packages, and office machines.
responsible for providing direct and appropriate clinical care and treatment to patients in the specialty area of
Family Medicine including low risk maternity care.
ESSENTIAL/PRIMARY DUTIES
Perform comprehensive physical assessment of patients using observation, inspection, auscultation, palpation and
percussion.
Order or execute various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition.
Diagnose and treat diseases, disorders and injuries based on patient’s medical history and results of physical
assessment and refer patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.
Prescribe medications and therapies for treatment, preventive care, and contraception.
Instruct patients and their families regarding family planning, procedures performed, plan of care, and follow‐up
visits.
Direct professional and ancillary health care staff during treatment of patients.
Respond to inquiries from staff and patients regarding preventive health and treatments.
Compile patient medical data including health history, treatment plans, results of physical examination, etc. and
record in electronic medical record.
Report required information including deaths and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
Plan, promote, demonstrate, recommend and coordinate high standards of medical practice. Perform other duties
as assigned.
Demonstrated expertise in relevant medical practices, protocol, trends and best practices in clinical areas assigned.
Work within the scope of credentialing privileges.
Demonstrated knowledge and success in effecting overall clinical operations. Proficiency in the use of a computer,
software packages, and office machines.
Directly effect improvements in patient well-being through accurate and timely diagnosis and delivery of relevant,
high quality medical care.
Ensure all tasks provided and associated with patient care, patient administrative processes and related duties
comply with all regulatory and accreditation standards including The Joint Commission and CommUnityCare
Standard Operating Procedures and CommUnityCare Policies and Procedures.
Develop and maintain favorable internal relationships, partnerships with co-workers, including clinical managers,
clinical support staff, providers and business office staff.
Interact respectfully and collaboratively with patients and their families, striving to develop favorable relationships
with families.
Collaborate with all members of the care team in providing patient-centered care.
Ensure all actions, job performance, personal conduct and communications represent CommUnityCare in a highly
professional manner at all times.
Uphold and ensure compliance and attention to all company policies and procedures as well as the overall mission
and values of the organization.
Complete all mandatory training and maintain appropriate credentials/licensure.
MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
M.D. or D.O. from an accredited educational institution.
Direct care experience in low-risk maternity care, experience with gynecologic concerns
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE
- Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas.
- Board Certification in Family Medicine (or alternate nationally recognized board certification and as approved by the Chief Medical Officer) or passage of Board Certification examination within two (2) years of employment.
- Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration for the purpose of writing prescriptions.
- Current Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
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