Physician - Family or Internal Medicine

Description

UCFS strives to use person-centered care to improve the health and well-being of everyone in our community. Share in our vision of being Eastern CT’s best choice for patient-centered healthcare!

In collaboration with the UCFS Behavioral Health Team, the Physician is responsible for planning and carrying out patient centered medical care including diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems for adults by performing the following duties in accordance with UCFS, AMA, NCQA and Backus Hospital Standards of Practice.

UCFS Hours of Operation:
Open 8:00am - 7:00pm;
Hours Vary By Day & Location

Expected

Schedule:

Full-Time, 40 hours/week, Monday through Friday

Clinical - 35hrs, Admin - 5hrs

• Provides patient centered medical care to clients/families of all ages in accordance with standards of professional ethics and practice, NCQA guidelines, AMA standards of care and WWBH hospital privileging standards and UCFS policies and procedures;
  Meets documentation standards; analyzes records, reports, test results or examination information to diagnose patient medical condition; ensures patient communication with clinical findings, recommendations, and treatment plans
• Provides continuity of care for clients and families through participation in on-call rotation; when appropriate, provides care in the acute care setting in which one has admitting privileges and provides back up coverage for other primary care providers;
  Makes referrals and follows up on education, counseling and self-care management strategies.
• Ensures that special and holistic needs of clients/families are met through utilizing preventive health screening, treating common health problems, referring to specialists, utilization of primary care team members and other providers of care (i.e., dental, behavioral health, etc.), participating in interdisciplinary case conferencing and collaborating with other departments within UCFS and the community
• Identifies and responds to potential and/or high-risk situations inclusive of notification of such agencies as Department of Elderly Affairs, Department of Children and Families as appropriate; participates in the development of health risk management protocols;
• Participates in regular staff meetings, chronic care meetings, provider meeting and clinical record review sessions to address clinical issues, new protocols, changes in procedures, review of infection control issues, Etc.
• Meets health care outcome expectations as identified in the Health Care Plan;
  Facilitates the development of healthy behaviors/lifestyles through preventive screening and assessment programs, patient education and counseling and use of community resources and patient navigators; incorporates cultural backgrounds into the teaching process as appropriate
• Advocates for the Health Center and serve as a liaison to local and State professional societies, organizations etc.; provide presentations as may be needed at Board Meetings, Professional Advisory committees, funding requests, etc.
• Maintain best practice knowledge level by participation in continuing education opportunities, and utilization of current professional reference materials; maintain affiliation with and evaluation of teaching programs as needed

Our team is passionate about the services we provide and is committed to making a difference for our clients and community. At UCFS, a Federally Qualified Health Center, we specialize in integrated care which means having access to essential services to meet the complex needs of those we serve. We work collaboratively across programs at our agency to remove barriers and streamline access to services including behavioral health services, primary care, dental, case management and more.

If you are committed to improving the health and well-being of our community, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

• Doctoral degree (MD) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
• A strong community health/public health orientation, patient care management experience

• Physician Licensed to practice in the state of Connecticut
• Valid DEA license
• BLS and ACLS required
• Board certified or board eligible in a primary care specialty
• Must maintain credentialing requirements for acute care hospital, third party payers and standards as may be needed by agency accrediting body