Physician - Emergency Medicine, Charlotte, NC
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Location: Charlotte, NC 28269
Description:
Job Description
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, which is distinguished throughout the Southeastern United States for its excellent patient care and medical expertise.
CMC operates at 2 locations: CMC and Atrium Health Mercy. These locations are 1.3 miles apart.
From modest beginnings in 1943, we have evolved into the largest hospital in the region and a world-class facility that offers a full range of services to the Charlotte community and beyond, with more than 1,100 physicians and providers specializing in all areas of medicine.
CMC serves as the region's only Level 1 trauma center and is an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas and liver. We also serve as one of North Carolina's 5 Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serve as a regional campus for Wake Forest University School of Medicine, based in Winston-Salem, NC.
Carolinas Medical Center has been named the number 1 Best Hospital in the Charlotte region by U.S. News & World Report for 7 years in a row. Also located at CMC is Levine Cancer Institute's academic and research headquarters, Carolinas Rehabilitation, ranked #1 in the Southeast and top 10 in the nation, and Levine Children's Hospital, consistently ranked as a Best Children's Hospital in multiple specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 16 years in a row.
Carolinas Medical Center and its outpatient clinics, as well as Levine Children's Hospital, Levine Cancer Institute and Atrium Health Mercy, are Magnet designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program.
Job Summary
The physician is a patient-centered, system-oriented teammate who manages the care of all patients within their primary practice/clinical setting. The physician leads an interdisciplinary team to perform assigned clinical duties, while displaying the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct as well as acting in the best interest of Atrium Health, supporting our mission, vision and values.
Essential Responsibilities/Functions:
Performs medical history, physical examinations, routine assessments and determines treatment plan for patients.
Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a timely and medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record
Acts as a patient and family advocate for the population served
Participates in continuous quality improvement priorities, service delivery processes and service excellence initiatives
Adheres to access & productivity policies & protocols to ensure that patients' access to convenient care is optimized
Adheres to standards and care protocols to deliver appropriate, innovative and cost-effective care management in-person and virtually
Actively and regularly participates in the assigned meetings/committees
Models Atrium Health Core Values
Adheres to Medical Group Minimum Work Standards
Core Competencies:
Patient Care
Ability to provide patient centered care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health
Medical Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate (epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Ability to investigate and evaluate patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, families and professional associates
Professionalism
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population
Systems-Based Practice
Demonstrate an awareness of and responsibilities to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value
Education, Experience and Certification:
Degree of MD or DO from accredited medical school
Board Eligibility in a clinical discipline is required; Board Certification in a clinical discipline is required within three years of start date/contract effective date; Once obtained, Maintenance of Certification is required
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED:
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to age specific issues and data reflective of the patient's status. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the following age groups:
N/A
Neonate
Infant
Child
Adolescent
Adult
Geriatric
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION:
Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job
Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes
Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, which is distinguished throughout the Southeastern United States for its excellent patient care and medical expertise.
CMC operates at 2 locations: CMC and Atrium Health Mercy. These locations are 1.3 miles apart.
From modest beginnings in 1943, we have evolved into the largest hospital in the region and a world-class facility that offers a full range of services to the Charlotte community and beyond, with more than 1,100 physicians and providers specializing in all areas of medicine.
CMC serves as the region's only Level 1 trauma center and is an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas and liver. We also serve as one of North Carolina's 5 Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serve as a regional campus for Wake Forest University School of Medicine, based in Winston-Salem, NC.
Carolinas Medical Center has been named the number 1 Best Hospital in the Charlotte region by U.S. News & World Report for 7 years in a row. Also located at CMC is Levine Cancer Institute's academic and research headquarters, Carolinas Rehabilitation, ranked #1 in the Southeast and top 10 in the nation, and Levine Children's Hospital, consistently ranked as a Best Children's Hospital in multiple specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 16 years in a row.
Carolinas Medical Center and its outpatient clinics, as well as Levine Children's Hospital, Levine Cancer Institute and Atrium Health Mercy, are Magnet designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program.
Job Summary
The physician is a patient-centered, system-oriented teammate who manages the care of all patients within their primary practice/clinical setting. The physician leads an interdisciplinary team to perform assigned clinical duties, while displaying the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct as well as acting in the best interest of Atrium Health, supporting our mission, vision and values.
Essential Responsibilities/Functions:
Performs medical history, physical examinations, routine assessments and determines treatment plan for patients.
Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a timely and medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record
Acts as a patient and family advocate for the population served
Participates in continuous quality improvement priorities, service delivery processes and service excellence initiatives
Adheres to access & productivity policies & protocols to ensure that patients' access to convenient care is optimized
Adheres to standards and care protocols to deliver appropriate, innovative and cost-effective care management in-person and virtually
Actively and regularly participates in the assigned meetings/committees
Models Atrium Health Core Values
Adheres to Medical Group Minimum Work Standards
Core Competencies:
Patient Care
Ability to provide patient centered care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health
Medical Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate (epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Ability to investigate and evaluate patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, families and professional associates
Professionalism
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population
Systems-Based Practice
Demonstrate an awareness of and responsibilities to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value
Education, Experience and Certification:
Degree of MD or DO from accredited medical school
Board Eligibility in a clinical discipline is required; Board Certification in a clinical discipline is required within three years of start date/contract effective date; Once obtained, Maintenance of Certification is required
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED:
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to age specific issues and data reflective of the patient's status. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the following age groups:
N/A
Neonate
Infant
Child
Adolescent
Adult
Geriatric
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION:
Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job
Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes
Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.