Internal Medicine Physician
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Job Summary
Cooperative Health is seeking mission-minded, compassionate Internal Medicine Physicians to join its dedicated medical staff. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive adult oriented primary, preventative, and episodic care. The physician is a part of a dynamic care team that works in a holistic manner addressing each patient’s physical, emotional, social, and mental health needs to promote well-being and deliver extraordinary outcomes.
Positions are available on both full-time and part-time bases across well-established rural and urban practices. All physicians work in an office-based, Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) setting. Integrated support from in-office Behavioral Health and Social Service team members is available at many locations.
In the spirit of the Good Samaritan, Cooperative Health serves as a safety net provider, delivering care with dignity and compassion to patients from all walks of life. We are returning the HEART to medicine — Bringing Humanity Back to Healthcare — by empowering physicians to serve as true partners in the well-being of their patients.
Job Responsibilities
• Assist patients in the completion of paperwork related to their clinical and patient care
• Perform clinical procedures based upon skill set and training
• Be knowledgeable of and engage patients on population health clinical quality measures
• Engage, educate, and empower patients to take control of their personal health
• Coordinate care of the patient with members of the clinical team
• Responds to patient messages from support staff and other members of the office team
• Periodically serves as a preceptor for professional clinical students
• Attends Cooperative Health meetings and participate in all trainings
Qualifications
• Completion of four (3) years of post-graduate medical residency training in Family or Internal Medicine
• Must have an active (or plan to have an active) South Carolina license that is in good standing
• Must have (or plan to have) a current DEA and South Carolina controlled substance registration
• Current BLS certification (if ACLS certified, the BLS certification is waved)
Working Hours
• Periodic early evening hours
• Weeknight telephone call
Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate with people from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to prioritize, organize and carry out work assignments independently and efficiently
• Ability to maintain appropriate degree of confidentiality
• Compassionate and personable with an exemplary bedside manner
• Sound judgment and expert decision-making abilities
• Proficient in use of electronic medical records – Athena – company EMR
• Excellent keyboarding ability