Family Medicine Physician

Family Medicine physician employment in New Mexico : The primary purpose of this position is to provide the full scope of primary and preventive health care services to male and female patients of all ages in a Military Treatment Facility (MTF). MAJOR DUTIES: 1. Serves as the Primary Care Optimization (PCO) team leader providing comprehensive outpatient care to beneficiaries ranging from newborn to geriatric age presenting with complex and interdependent acute and chronic conditions. These conditions include but are not limited to the management of insulin & non-insulin requiring diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, asthma, inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritic conditions, cancer diagnosis/management/surveillance, physical and/or extremity injuries, as well as acute and chronic psychiatric/ psychological disorders. Provides pre- and post-deployment health assessments as well as preventive health assessments (PHA). Addresses, manages, and documents medical conditions pertaining to the Personnel Reliability Program (PRP), security clearances, overseas clearances, pre-confinement evaluations, line of duty (LOD) investigations, and occupational and fitness for duty medical evaluations. Provides medical evaluations for active duty, reserve components, Department of Defense (DoD) civilian, and family member beneficiaries. Provides direct primary outpatient care including gynecologic, prenatal obstetric, pediatric, and geriatric care. Performs ambulatory surgical procedures including but not limited to casting/splinting, suturing, excisional skin biopsies, and flexible sigmoidoscopies. The range of outpatient procedures that may be performed include Loop Excision Electrocautery Procedure (LEEP), colposcopy with biopsies, flexible sigmoidoscopy, nasopharyngoscopy, exercise treadmill testing, microexcisional dermatologic techniques, colonoscopy, esophagoduodenocopy, vasectomy, trigger point injection, joint aspiration and injections, joint splinting and casting, multiple layer skin closures, etc. Orders and interprets diagnostic and testing procedures including laboratory and radiological examinations. Ensures follow-up and documentation of all clinical and diagnostic procedures compliant with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), The Joint Commission (TJC), and Health Services Inspection (HSI) guidelines. Independently formulates full treatment and management regimens based on sound diagnoses consistent with current and/or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Coordinates with facility and community resources to provide multi-disciplinary comprehensive care to all patients, considering factors such as new and/or emerging procedures and techniques and the patients personal history, as well as information gained through diagnostic tests. When there is a shortage of medical specialty support due to physicians deployed, incumbent provides some sub-specialty care services within limits of their current granted privileges. Advises other physicians, non-physician providers, and nursing and para-professional staff on the care of patients with urgent, emergent, and non-urgent medical problems. Documents clinical encounters and patient instructions into the medical record via current electronic medical record system and prepares clinical narrative summaries for both civilian and military occupational programs promptly. 2. Provides clinical and administrative leadership to the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) team. Facilitates and manages full spectrum of professional and patient care activities for the PCMH team. Evaluates and analyzes how the team provides care through a continuum to facilitate efficient, high quality, and cost-effective healthcare. Guides, counsels, and supervises PCMH team personnel including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical technicians, and administrative personnel. Provides input and guidance on clinical aspects and/or resolves issues relating to management of provider templates to meet access-to-care standards. For an enrolled population, supervises interpretation of population-based health assessments to identify strategies for effective resource utilization, disease management, case management, and preventive health. 3. Serves as member of the professional medical staff following and modifying hospital plans and policies to meet accrediting agencies (AAAHC or TJC) requirements. Participates in continuing education programs to maintain and update skills and knowledge in accordance with AFMS, MTF, and unit policies including department in-services education. Participates and contributes to medical oversight activities including peer review programs. Serves as clinical preceptor for other professional providers e.g. other Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, etc. Participates in hospital/clinic committee work assigned by the Chief of Medical Staff commensurate with other physicians of the same specialty performing like duties (i.e. Credentials, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Population Health, Occupational Health committees, and other related activities). Provides professional guidance concerning military unit/MTF policies and standard operating procedures. 4. Participates in local disaster training exercises as directed by the Chief of Medical Staff or MTF Commander; responds to real-world disaster situations. Participates in local disaster training exercises to maintain preparedness levels. Responds to assigned MTF in real-world disaster to deliver primary care in an emergent local situation. Coordinates with local, state, and county medical emergency personnel to deliver primary care following the assigned facilitys Medical Contingency Response Plan (MCRP). Performs other duties as assigned.