Job Description

Job Location: FPWC - GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81506
Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $150,000.00 Salary
Job Shift: Any        Physician
Job

Summary:
The responsibility of this position is to provide medical care that is personal, continuous, cost-effective, and of high quality.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Provides direct patient care to adults, pediatrics, and newborn patients in the outpatient setting, as well as the possibility of hospital, skilled nursing facilities and nursing home rounds.
- Assesses patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories in the outpatient setting.
- Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering appropriate and resource efficient diagnostic tests. This includes interpreting some results and subsequent patient follow up and notification.
- Documents necessary medical information into the EMR in accordance with coding, billing, COPIC, and Primary Care Partners expectations.
- Performs therapeutic procedures such as: injections, suturing, wound and infection management, fracture care, and GYN procedures.
- Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens:
- - Providing normal growth and development information.
- - Family planning discussions
- - End of life planning
- - Providing counseling for emotional and/or mental health problems.
- - Promotes overall wellness and health maintenance.
- Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
- Works with and directs clinical staff on triage, care management, and refill requests.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Abides by and promotes CDC vaccine schedule for both pediatric and adult populations.

General Requirements:
Able to work independently; detail oriented with good organizational skills; able to multi-task and change priorities/focus; good communication skills, team oriented; the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of personalities; good decision making skills.
Education Requirements:
Licensed physician in good standing.
Working Environment:
This job operates in a professional medical office environment.  This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines in addition to patient care services.
Risk
Level:
High