Internal Medicine Opportunity - Lubbock, TX
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/05/24
UMC Physicians, a leading healthcare provider in Lubbock, Texas, is seeking a skilled and compassionate Internal Medicine Physician to join our team. As an Internal Medicine Physician, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive primary care services to our diverse patient population.
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- We are looking for an outpatient internal med physician
- The clinic would be at the UMC Medical Office Plaza with Dr. McPherson (this clinic is steps away from the hospital)
- Each clinic typically has 2 physicians, 2-3 APPs, lab rad, and CMA/CNAs
- You would have dedicated exam rooms and a dedicated office
- Cerner EMR
- Clinic hours: Monday through Thursday 8-5pm; Friday 8-12pm.
- Patient load of around 3 patients/hour.
- Hospital coverage: 25 days out of the year to cover Dr. McPherson's vacation days (some weekends). This includes the following.
- Visiting with New Admissions.
- Managing/overseeing x2 Hospitalist APPs
- Must make a single rond on New admissions. May round on all patients at Physician's discretion.
- Meet with team at noon to discuss patient care.
- Must be available by phone to assist APPs 24hrs
- APPs perform H&Ps and daily progress notes. Covering physician only needs to approve/sign treatment plan.
- On-call is dependent on day of coverage. Two versions of call coverage.
- "assigned days" - On-Call as an admitter, 24hrs (call volume low on this day)
- "unassigned days" - On-call as an admitter, starts 12am-3pm (call volume can potentially be high). An APP "evening admitter" will cover evenings 3pm-12am.
- UMC Physicians is the clinic group for UMC Hospital which is a 500-bed regional referral center with level 1 trauma, regional burn center, cancer center, & children’s hospital. Affiliated with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Located in Lubbock, TX (pop. 323K), growing, strong economy, low cost of living, thriving arts & culture, strong academics, airport, collegiate athletics
- 425,000 patients per year
- Top 4% in nation for employee satisfaction
- Guardian of Excellence (Press Ganey)
- #1 Best Company to Work for in Texas
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