Family Medicine Physician

• Provides primary health care under standardized protocols in accordance with provisions of the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance.
• Provides the highest quality of care utilizing the resources of the organization in the most prudent manner, and within the scope of incumbent’s training, experience, and skill level.
• Assists the Medical Director and Executive Director in developing level of care standards to be used as a quality-of-service measurement and that will enable the organization to meet external accrediting requirements (i.e., JCAHO or AAAHC).
• Cooperates and helps establish and maintain understanding and cooperation with local, state, and national organizations toward effective community health.
• Maintains hospital privileges at appropriate inpatient facilities.
• Serves as a staff physician by performing duties which may include examining patients for symptoms or physical information including eliciting and recording information about patient’s medical history; ordering or executing various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition.
• Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examinations and diagnoses conditions.
• Administers or prescribes treatment and medication to patients.
• Promotes health by advising patients concerning diet, exercise, hygiene and methods of prevention of disease, utilizing the public health model of disease prevention.
• Orders and/or administers immunizations as appropriate, providing supervision of the immunization program.
• Refers patients to medical specialists or other practitioners for consultation and/or specialized treatment.
• Reports births, deaths and outbreaks of contagious diseases to appropriate government agencies.
• Must be willing to use EHR system.