Internal Medicine Physician (Alvarado)

Internal Medicine Physician

The ideal Internal Medicine Physician will provide comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages, focusing on preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment of various medical conditions. This role requires a commitment to practicing medicine in a professional and ethical manner, ensuring compassionate and respectful interactions with patients.

Responsibilities:

• Performs history and physical examinations on adults and children (if trained to do so). Physical exams include pre-employment, school, sports, well child periodic screening, etc.
• Performs Pap smears, breast examinations, and other medical services and health prevention and screening as needed.
• Counsels for birth control and prescribes as appropriate.
• Gathers complete medical history and performs a physical exam on each client.
• Provides Treatment for and documents various related diseases.
• Review results of lab tests and diagnostic imaging and arranges appropriate follow-up.
• Provides for the provision of health education and appropriately documents all health education.
• Reviews referral/consultant reports and arranges appropriate follow-up.
• Answers miscellaneous medical questions in the absence of the Nursing Director or Medical Director.
• Assists in training of staff.
• Participates in provider meetings.
• Participates in chart review and quality assurance activities as detailed in the Quality Assurance policies and procedures.
• Supervises physician assistants, nurse practitioners, resident physicians and students.

Provides back up for nursing director and medical director as follows:

• Responds to calls form pharmacies regarding prescriptions and refills.
• Responds to calls from other physicians.
• Responds to calls from patients requiring medical advice when the Registered Nurse is not available.
• Triages walk-in patients when the R.N. is not available at the request for front or back office staff.
• Assists the front office staff in arranging for appropriate arrangements for patients who arrive when the provider they were scheduled with has been canceled-i.e. reviews the medical record and helps determine how soon and where the patient should be seen.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Current Medical License from the Medical Board of California.
• A Medical Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. Medical school.
• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration Certification with current DEA registration Number.
• Board Certification or evident for being Board Eligible in a primary care specialty. (Highly Preferred)
• Knowledge of practice of medicine according to the standard of care in our community.
• Skill in written and verbal communication.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies.
• Ability to manage and lead clinic operations.
• Selected applicants are subject to, and must pass, a full background check.