Physiatry Physician- Primary Care West Haven- Hartford Area

Physiatry Physician- Primary Care West Haven- Hartford Area

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut (PACT, LLC) is a multi-specialty physician group that is in partnership with Hartford Healthcare is seeking a Physiatry Physician to work with our PACT Primary Care West Haven offices. The office will be located in Hartford.

Provides and manages health care for a specified patient population.

Essential Functions

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.
• Engages patients and their families or caregivers in understanding, setting and monitoring self-management care plans, and documents individualized care plans and care coordination in the patient chart.
• Analyze patients medical history, medication allergies, physical condition and examination to determine best care
• Diagnose medical condition
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists or to internal medicine as appropriate.
• Respect and promote patient rights and privacy.
• Responding appropriately to emergency situations.
• Participate in meetings to evaluate practice processes and work flows pertaining to patient care and quality improvement efforts.
• Participate in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
• Participates in population health activities as directed by the practice.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
• Understanding of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage.
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluations, diagnosis and treatments in Physiatry.
• Demonstrated skill in interviewing and patient coaching.
• EHR documentation as it pertains to patients and populations of patients.

Education and Experience

• Medical Doctor with 3 to 5 years of direct patient experience which may include residency.
• Medical License, Board certification, Federal DEA certification
• Board Certified Physiatrist

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