Internal Medicine, Geriatric- Bell Gardens

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills. Oral communication skills are required to give clear, concise instructions to patients and/or families regarding treatment, to consult with the medical team, to teach and present recommendations on programs, and to interact with department staff, other departments. 

• Commitment to a collaborative approach, inclusive of other perspectives, and the ability to coordinate efforts with other departments. 

• Demonstrates behaviors per AltaMed’s Standards of Behaviors, including Accountability, Teamwork, Respect, and Professionalism at all times. 

• Ability to develop positive rapport with patients and families to foster the physician/patient relationship.

• Reading and writing skills in the English language are necessary to evaluate patient charts and documents, to participate in research programs and collect data, and to understand written instructions. 

• Able to develop positive rapport with patients and families to foster the physician/patient relationship. 

• Model of patient-centered approach, promoting wellness and advocacy for strong and healthy communities.

• Strong work ethic, model of integrity, and appreciation for culturally diverse patient populations. 

• Leverages AltaMed’s Team-Based Care Model to ensure all members of the clinic team are practicing at the highest scope of practice.

• Courteous, responsive, and overtly hospitable to customers and employees in all departments.

• Ability to develop positive rapport with patients and families to foster the physician/patient relationship.

• Demonstrates behaviors by AltaMed’s Standards of Behaviors, including Accountability, Teamwork, Respect, and Professionalism at all times. 

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the physician is regularly required to speak and hear.

• The physician frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell.

• The physician must be able to execute the physical requirements of treating patients, occasionally lift and/or move up to ten pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodation may be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Environmental Conditions Critical to Performance

• Work is in an office environment, climate-controlled through central air conditioning.

• Low risk for contamination when adhering to Universal precautions, related to the performance of treatments.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs thorough medical history and physical, and timely completion of detailed and accurate documentation of assessment, including updated problem lists and care plans for each patient encounter. 

• Completes orders or performs various tests, analyses, and diagnostic procedures as required and recommended by an evidence-based practice. 

• Documents gather information in medical records as required by policies and analyze reports, findings of tests, and examinations.

• Acts timely and appropriately on the results of tests, analyses, and diagnostic procedures. 

• Administers or prescribes appropriate treatments and medications. 

• Practices age-appropriate preventive care, including vaccinations, screenings, and recommendations on lifestyle, diet, exercise, etc. 

• Follows the quality (HEDIS) requirements in health management of each patient, with emphasis on performing cervical cancer screening, mammogram screening, chlamydia screening, immunizations, colon cancer screening, and other health metrics, as applicable. 

• Appropriately refers patients to a medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment as needed, or is outside the scope of the physician’s practice. 

• Reports births, deaths, and outbreaks of contagious diseases to governmental agencies. 

• Conducts physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage. 

• Provides continuity of care for patients requiring hospitalization, including admitting and providing primary care for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage.

• Participates in the Quality Management Program, Utilization Reviews, Peer Reviews, AltaMed Medical Provider activities, and AltaMed’s On-call schedule, if applicable.

• Supervises, teaches, and assists advanced-level practitioners (PAs, NPs, RNPs, Midwives) and other learners, as applicable. 

• Performs minor surgery as applicable.

• Performs other duties as assigned.