Physician - Primary Care

Provide day-to-day management and medical care to patients as appropriate under licensure and standards of care defined by specific scope of practice.

• Communicate with the patient in a professional manner, explaining the procedure and addressing patient questions or concerns.
• Obtain health history and perform examinations
• Diagnose and direct counseling for each patient on a plan for treatment
• Prescribe medication in accordance with Indiana statute and professional guidelines
• Perform procedures in accordance with professional credentialing
• Arrange referral for patients requiring services outside of the scope of specialty area, including transfer to inpatient care
• Review In-Basket each work day and addresses time sensitive patient information with appropriate urgency.
• Initiate coverage of assignments and ensures continuity of care prior to anticipated absences
• Complies with Riverview Health medical staff bylaws, applicable requirements, policies and procedures, and Infection Control plan.
• Assist in updating protocols and principles of practice as requested
• Actively support and participates in all quality of care, performance improvement, and patient safety activities
• Actively support achievement of identified performance and quality metrics including but limited to cycle time, capacity utilization, no show rates, missed opportunities, and patients per hour.
• Support patient experience and customer services initiatives, uses AIDET, and ensure all patient interactions are professional
• Accurately and consistently complete and attest notes from patient visits, sign and close encounter within defined time frames.

• Graduate from a medical school recognized or approved by the Medical Licensing Board

• None

• Physician license valid to practice in the state of Indiana
• Controlled Substance Registry license in the state of Indiana
• DEA license

PHD or better in Medicine or related field.

Controlled Substance Reg

Physician