SALARY RANGE: $200,000 - $240,000
POSITION SUMMARY:
The family medicine physician provides acute, chronic, and preventative medical care to individuals and families from all life cycles, including pediatric, adolescent, perinatal, adult and geriatric patients.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Refers or admits patients with serious conditions to the hospital for inpatient care.
- Assesses patients and develops diagnostic and treatment plans. Educates patients and families.
- Orders appropriate laboratory, radiology, or other ancillary tests and interprets results.
- Orders/prescribes medications according to NYS law and monitors for efficacy and reactions.
- May perform minor surgical procedures (e.g. suturing, removal of skin lesions and cysts, incision and drainage) and certain GYN procedures (e.g. IUD insertion and removal) pending approval of privileges.
- May provide obstetric care, if appropriately privileged by St. Peter’s Health Partners or Ellis Medicine. May perform D&Cs and colposcopies, with appropriate privileges.
- Consults with and refers to specialists and ancillary HHC staff as necessary.
- Completes medical records, correspondence, and forms in a timely manner as per protocols.
- Completes appropriate medical records flow sheets, problem lists, and medication lists.
- May participate in an after-hours call schedule shared with other physicians, PAs and NPs.
- May participate in a rounding schedule with other physicians to care for hospitalized patients. If providing in-patient care, must maintain clinical privileges at St. Peter's Health and/or Ellis Hospitals and must abide by the by-laws of those hospitals.
- Provides medical supervision to the assigned staff of nurses, NPs, PAs, and other medical support staff.
- Precepts medical students, residents and other students.
- Participates in QA/QI activities and assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by the CMO.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Medical supervision of assigned nurses, NPs, PAs, and other support staff.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Must be willing to travel to Schenectady, Amsterdam, and School-Based sites.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $200,000.00 - $240,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person