Physician Rheumatology Position Available In Cumberland, North Carolina

Physician Rheumatology Fort Brag Army Medical Center Job Description

PHYSICIAN

• RHEUMATOLOGIST

SITE OF SERVICE

Fort Liberty

• Womack Army Medical Center
• (Fort Bragg, NC)

POSITION QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS

Degree:

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).

Education:

Graduate from an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) at the time the degree was obtained (e.g. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination

Internship/Residency:

Successful completion of an internship and residency program (corresponding to the specialty required in the TO) which has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association. Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting (i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training). For purposes of this requirement, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below. o An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training an appropriate accrediting body. o A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by an appropriate accrediting body. o A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

Experience:

be required to demonstrate clinical competency within the past two years in the required clinical discipline as specified in this PWS

Cardiac Certifications:

Must be through

American Heart Association:

o Basic Life Support (BLS)
o Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
o Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP)
o Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Licensure:

Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice medicine as required

DEA:

Drug Enforcement Agency license registration

Board Certification:

Board certified/board eligible in Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

• U.

S.

Citizenship:

HCWs performing under this contract shall be U.S. citizens.

English Language Requirement:

The Contractor shall ensure that all HCWs providing services under this contract are able to read, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate.

HCW Physical Capability:

HCWs shall be physically capable of standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time and physically capable of performing all services required under the contract and

TO. DUTIES

• Provide medical examination, care, and treatment to MTF patients.
• Provide medical care and treatment of communicable diseases and/or injuries.
• Conserve health of patients by application of diversified knowledge of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic medical and surgical procedures.
• Seek advice of consultants when appropriate.
• Instruct and monitor other medical personnel in care and treatment of patients to include nontherapeutic services such as physical examinations.
• Initiate requests for tests, x-rays, and admissions to the medical treatment facility, as appropriate.
• Follow-up on abnormal reports. Abnormal x-ray and lab reports received on patients seen by contract provider shall be reviewed by the contract provider at the time these reports are available for review. Each report shall be reviewed within one week of its receipt.
• Prescribe medications, as appropriate, in accordance with the privileges and MTF rules and regulations.
• Prepare and document appropriate history physical examinations, and diagnosis.
• Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with MTF directives and prepare such records and reports as may be required by the policy. Ensure all documentation and reports are legible and complete.
• Review medical histories and progress of patients. Examine patients, make diagnosis of disease, disaster, or injury, and treat patient or prescribe a course of treatment. Abide by all facility rules, regulations, and policies.
• Utilize paraprofessional staff as appropriate. Respond to cardiopulmonary arrest as appropriate.
• Make preliminary interpretation of radiographs to include MRIs and CT scans.
• Monitor in-patient progress.

Contract provider will, on a daily basis, monitor inpatient’s progress
by physically examining/ observing the patient and reviewing and annotating the patient’s medical record/chart. Monitoring will continue until patient is discharged or until patient’s care is transferred to another service. If patient care is transferred to another service, contract provider will continue to serve as a consultant to the gaining provider for as long as the gaining provider deems necessary.

• Contract provider shall also be expected to maintain the minimum productivity, measured
  in patients per month and relative value units (RVUs) per month.

The MEDCOM targets
for productivity for a Rheumatologist are 245 patient encounters a month and 780 RVUs
per month. MTF will regularly monitor and advise contract provider of individual provider
productivity. Failure to meet the productivity minimum standards will result in Contractor being notified of non-compliance; efforts will be made by both the Contractor and the MFT to identify and rectify any conditions that impede the provider’s efficiency. If the contract provider is still unable to meet the productivity minimums, the Contracting Officer may request that the contractor replace the contract provider.

• Advise the chief of the clinic where contracted services are being provided of any problems encountered or anticipated in connection with meeting the needs of patients treated.
• Continuing problems of any nature shall be reported by the contractor in writing to the COR.
• Refer all requests for patient/hospital information that cannot be handled by the clinic personnel to the Patient Administration Division (PAD).

After normal duty hours, requests should be referred to the Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD) or appropriate authorized personnel. Neither the contractor nor the contract provider shall release medical information without prior coordination with the PAD/AOD.

• Adhere to the Center for Disease Control guidelines concerning universal precautions and the MTF Infection Control Program at all times while providing services under this contract.
• Perform all duties in such a manner that they meet all Joint Commission standards.

HOURS:

0730 to 1630, Monday through Friday. Provider shall be available via pager at all times during business weekdays and when in an on-call status. A one-hour unpaid lunch period is authorized and shall be scheduled