Physician - Internist

Diagnoses and treats a variety of diseases and injuries in general practice by performing the following duties.

• Elicits and records information about patient's medical history.
• Examines patient to determine general physical condition.
• Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition. Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition. Refers to medical specialists or other practitioners for specialized treatment.
• Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs and performs minor surgery or procedures as appropriate to specialty training. Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases. Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease. Provides emergency medical treatment as presented up to the level of license, training, facilities, or resources available.
• Provides prenatal care to pregnant women as pre-arranged with a local obstetrician, delivers babies in emergencies, and provides postnatal care to mother and infant.
• Reports births, deaths, and outbreaks of contagious diseases to governmental authorities as required.
• Makes house and emergency calls within the scope of service to attend to patients unable to visit the center or to whom doing so would be a hardship.
• Conducts physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, eligibility for insurance coverage surgical procedures, disability.
• Represents the organization during itineration, mission events, etc.
• Strives to meet spiritual, mental, and emotional needs of patients as appropriate and available.
• Oversee mid-level providers.
• Call coverage will be required for after hours and weekends.

Diagnoses and treats a variety of diseases and injuries in general practice by performing the following duties.

• Elicits and records information about patient's medical history.
• Examines patient to determine general physical condition.
• Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition. Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition. Refers to medical specialists or other practitioners for specialized treatment.
• Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs and performs minor surgery or procedures as appropriate to specialty training. Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases. Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease. Provides emergency medical treatment as presented up to the level of license, training, facilities, or resources available.
• Provides prenatal care to pregnant women as pre-arranged with a local obstetrician, delivers babies in emergencies, and provides postnatal care to mother and infant.
• Reports births, deaths, and outbreaks of contagious diseases to governmental authorities as required.
• Makes house and emergency calls within the scope of service to attend to patients unable to visit the center or to whom doing so would be a hardship.
• Conducts physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, eligibility for insurance coverage surgical procedures, disability.
• Represents the organization during itineration, mission events, etc.
• Strives to meet spiritual, mental, and emotional needs of patients as appropriate and available.
• Oversee mid-level providers.
• Call coverage will be required for after hours and weekends.

• Directly supervises assistants (nurses or medical assistants) especially those to whom medical tasks or procedures have been delegated.
• Assists the Chief Medical Officer with…