STAFF PHYSICIAN

Job Details: Job Location: Pinnacle - Houston, TX 77053-1800, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Travel Percentage: Up to 25%, Job Shift: Day, JOB SUMMARY:

Provides comprehensive medical services to individuals and families, regardless of age, sex, or type of medical condition, on a continuing basis. Works collaboratively to ensure the delivery of quality clinical care in a safe, efficient, competent, and effective manner. Prepares records and reports as required to support services rendered in accordance with established procedures. Attends and participates in patient care reports, patient care meetings, professional staff meetings, and other appropriate professional activities as they relate to assigned cases and/or the performance of services, as determined by the Chief Medical Officer.

This is a floating position requiring the provider to work between AccessHealth's Pinnacle and Missouri City locations based on operational needs and patient care demands. The provider must be flexible and willing to provide services at both locations as assigned.

Assigned Locations:

Pinnacle Location: 5525 Hobby Rd., Houston, TX 77053

Missouri City Location: 307 Texas Pkwy., Suite 100, Missouri City, TX 77489

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Examines patient to ascertain presence of disease and to establish preventive health practices.
• Elicits and records information about patients medical history.
• Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patients condition.
• Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examination, and diagnoses condition of patient.
• Administers or prescribes treatments and medications.
• Promotes health by advising patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of diseases.
• Determines need for modified diet and physical activities, and recommends plan.
• Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
• Performs surgical procedures commensurate with surgical competency.
• Refers patient to other medical specialists for consultant services when necessary for patients well-being.
• Oversees, reviews, supervises, and acts in preceptor role to family practice residents.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein as may be assigned or delegated.

Qualifications: EDUCATION/LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners as a physician.
• Board eligibility in Family Practice or Internal Medicine; board certification desirable.
• At least one year experience in area of practice.
• High ethical standards.
• Well-organized and self-directed.
• Team player.
• Ability to relate to culturally diverse patients and community.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to speak enough Spanish to examine Spanish-speaking patients and converse on a basic level strongly preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools and controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Hours:

Employees will be assigned to a regular work schedule, which may include hours before 8:00 am, after 5:00 pm, and Saturdays as determined by department needs and requirements.