Family Medicine Physician in South Florida

The University of Miami of Miami Health System is initiating a search for a Family Medicine Physician at our SoLe Mia location.

Essential Job Functions:

* Provide all physician care generally provided at a primary care facility.

* Actively manage all aspects of patient care while on shift.

* Supervise and direct the center's other clinical staff (Medical Assistants, etc.).

* Collect biological specimens and process them in the laboratory for testing.

* Responsible for the delivery of care, treatment, and referrals. Arrange for referral resources for those medical specialties not provided at the primary care clinic.

* Evaluate patients, based on medical training and/or specialty, to determine the medical condition of the patient, through the performance of physical examinations, thereby, establishing a diagnosis and proposed treatment plan.

* Maintain a high standard of medical practice and participate in the training and development of the medical team.

* Assist in medical education of both the patients and clinic staff.

* Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings; refer and transfer patients for follow-up and/or specialty care and discharge patients.

* As a member of the health care team, exemplify an example in attitude toward patients and staff, thereby, performing duties with respect, dignity, privacy, and modesty to the patients.

* Participate in the development of clinic protocols and formulary. Make recommendations, suggestions, etc., on chart information forms.

* Document each on site/in office procedure, prescription, consultation and patient contact in patient's chart and on the clinic's encounter forms, within a 24-hour period.

* Counsel patient regarding medical and other problems which might affect patient's health and well-being.

* Perform such clinical procedures for patient's benefit which are within scope and skill of practitioner/specialist and which are economically feasible.

* Provide direction and leadership to the clinic's medical support staff, with regard to the administering of a patient's care.

* Provide supervision in case assignment to nurse practitioner/physician assistant, including sign off on charts, where applicable.

Required Credentials:

* Doctoral Degree, MD or DO, and Florida Physician License required.

* Three years of experience in area of Family Medicine.

* Graduation from an ACGME Family Medicine Residency Program.

* Board certification in Family Medicine.