Primary Care Physician

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Company: UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH CENTER

Location: Roxbury, MA 02119

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Job Details

Job Location
36 Dearborn St - Roxbury, MA

Description

Position Title: Primary Care Physician

Department: PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)

Supervisor: PACE Medical Director

Status / Hours per week: Full-Time / 40 hours per week

Primary Function:

Responsible for the primary care of PACE participants.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Acts as the primary care physician for PACE participants in community and institutional settings.
Provides routine care, episodic, and urgent care.
Performs initial and semiannual evaluations.
Establishes collaborative practice with PACE nurse practitioner.
In conjunction with nurse practitioner, performs routine. assessments and examinations of PACE participants.
Together with the interdisciplinary team, develops care plans for PACE participants.
Works collaboratively with members of interdisciplinary team.
Communicates with consulting physicians and integrates recommendations into plans of care.
Prescribes in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Participates in on-call rotation.
Attends interdisciplinary team meetings.
Maintains appropriate medical records and related documentation.
Maintains appropriate licensure and board certification.
Practices in accordance with appropriate PACE guidelines.

Qualifications

Minimum Basic Knowledge:
Experience working in an interdisciplinary team
Comfort working in a multicultural health care environment
Knowledge and comfort working in a managed care setting

Experience & Qualifications:
Physician holding MD or DO degree and licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts
Interest and at least one-year of experience working with the geriatric population

Define Access Level to PHI: Level 4: Authorized to access full health information. UCHC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member. Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter/circumstance.

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