Physician / Family Practice / Massachusetts / Permanent / Physicians Job

Physician

Seeking multiple Physicians to join our team! Family Physician, Acute Care Physician, Internal Medicine Physician, and Geriatrician. The primary function of these positions is to provide comprehensive and continuing care to patients requiring routine and emergency treatment through the diagnosis of disease processes and the provision of medical treatment at community health centers, hospitals, schools, and shelters.

Job Description

• Demonstrate clinical competence and professional commitment in the practice of medicine by adhering to established standards of practice and utilizing appropriate scientific principles.
• Oversee and provide direct medical care to patients.
• Refer patients to other providers as appropriate.
• Participate in patient care audits for quality assurance and utilization review to maintain and improve patient care standards of excellence.
• Maintain appropriate medical records on assigned patients.
• Maintain medical professional standards and knowledge by regularly attending medical conferences, seminars, continuing education programs, and teaching medical residents, medical students, and/or practitioners or students in other health care professions.
• Serve on-call including as a backup clinician as assigned.
• Serve as a member of related committees as requested/needed.
• Represent the health center with external authorities and the community as required.
• Pursue continued education opportunities for ongoing professional growth and accreditation status.
• Accept responsibility and be self-directed in developing and maintaining own level of competence, career development, and education.
• Provide leadership for employees to experience training opportunities related to quality improvement.
• Integrate department/workgroup improvement initiatives with system-wide projects and strategic aims.
• Travel between sites may be required.