AddressCLINICAL SERVICES JOB DESCRIPTION Physician shall provide the following Clinical Services:
- Monitors and provides care to patients;
- Prescribes or administers medication, therapy and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease or injury;
- Analyzes records, reports and test results to diagnose patient’s medical condition;
- Interacts with patient to gather additional history and information about medical condition;
- Explains procedures and discusses test results or prescribed treatments with patient;
- Provides specific treatments and/or performs operations to treat patient medical conditions;
- Evaluates patient and records applicable notes about patient’s condition for purposes of serving as a record of treatment and/or making a possible referral to another member of the health care professional team;
- Liaisons with other medical and non-medical staff at the practicing locations to ensure quality patient treatment;
- Performs surgical procedures and operations as appropriate and within Physician’s scope of practice and qualifications;
- Completion of appropriate documentation of patient care services in accordance with applicable law and regulations and the System’s policies and procedures governing patient medical records;
- Completion of appropriate documentation to support professional billing for these clinical services in accordance with applicable law and regulations and System’s policies and procedures;
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and accreditation standards including but not limited to maintaining the confidentiality of patients’ protected health information, in the performance of Physician’s clinical duties;
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff;
- Plan, implement, or administer health programs in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention and treatment of injuries or illnesses;
- Participate in various community outreach activities, as directed by System, including but not limited to Continuing Medical Education lectures and activities, health fairs, and other community-oriented activities;
- Perform other reasonable clinical duties, as requested.
