Job Description

Job Description

Valley View Medical Center

The position of a Primary Care Physician involves evaluation and management of patients and formal and informal educational activities. Provides direction to support personnel and provides for patient teaching and understanding of their disease process. Provides treatment and care of patients in the outpatient setting as well as in the Inpatient/consult environment.

Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with Case Manager for admitted patients.

Documents patient care performed, assessments made, and orders given

Recommends, participates in, and actively works to ensure the success of efforts to improve costeffectiveness of care provided to patients throughout the organization.

Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.

Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.

Develops and oversees the patient care plan in connection with entire clinical care team.

Works to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care, in a timely, effective, service-oriented manner.

Provides care in the context of promoting age- and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making, and the right to self-determination.

To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Every effort has been made to make this job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties the incumbent will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position. This position description does not restrict the right of management to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities with and

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

Doctor of Medicine Preferred X Required

Required Skills

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.Must have strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. Effective human relations skills are required for interfacing with team members, all levels of staff, physicians, patient, families and other contacts. Must be able to use a computer, telephone, fax machine, and adapt to new technology as it becomes available and necessary for the job. Must have a positive attitude and even temperament and function in a stressful environment or conflict situations.

Certifications:

Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (Obtained within 30 days of hire)Arizona Medical License, DEA Certificate on hire.

Required Licenses

[Arizona, United States] Physicians
Successful completion of an accredited program.

Essential Functions

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