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Consilium Staffing, LLC
Urgent Care Physician. Job in Chicopee Gr8Jobs
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What they do
A Physician (Other) diagnoses and treats illness and injuries in patients. May specialize in working with a particular group of people (such as children), or a particular area of health care and treatment (such as cardiology, oncology, surgery, radiology or anesthesiology). Works from a private practice or within a hospital or larger healthcare facility.
$245,764 / year median in Massachusetts
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Overview- Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment. Performs therapeutic procedures such as I&D, splinting, suturing, managing infection, and wound care. Documenting/Charting patient information in line with current policies and procedures. Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in the provision of continuity of care. Communicates with patients regarding testing results, follow-up care, and additional information. Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions. Refers patients to specialists and relevant patient care components as appropriate. Follows established policies, procedures, objectives, and recommended referral practices. Orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiograms, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviation from normal. Orientation and training of new practitioners when necessary. Supervision of midlevel practitioners when appropriate and abide by all associated rules and regulations. Duration of Service-on-going What is required for credentialing-? Background Screening and drug test required before starting, administered by a staffing agency, credentialing completed by UnitedHealth Group. Graduate of an Accredited School of Medicine, currently licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners. Must have and maintain a DEA license with no restrictions. A minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience in emergency medicine, urgent care, or ambulatory care setting.
- Knowledge of computerized information systems used in business applications and clinical management systems (EMR). Relevant drugs and their chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. Non-pharmaceutical patient care aids, their applicable uses, and relevance to patient care.
- Knowledge of current principles, methods, and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Accreditation and certification requirements and the ability to maintain all appropriate licenses. Urgent and occupational medicine fields. Professional communication principles and practices including business letter writing and advanced report preparation knowledge.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations including the requirements of the HIPAA and OSHA and applicable state rules and regulations pertinent to medical practices.
- Ability to perform duties by the customary rules of ethics and conduct of the applicable State Board of Medicine and other such regulating bodies.