Physician

Job Title

Physicians diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs annual evaluations on patients and ensure preventative procedures take place.
• Diagnoses and treat illnesses or injuries.
• Prescribes medications; and orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic tests.
• Counsels patients on diet, hygiene, and preventive healthcare.
• Implements a plan of treatment, including diagnostic studies results.
• Determines final diagnosis.
• Works with staff to ensure that the medical needs of the patients are met.
• Ensures that the patient meets the medical admission criteria.
• Participates in the Quality Assurance of the medical documentation.
• Participates in the utilization review of the billing process.
• Directly supervises the work of medical assistants and phlebotomists.
• Keeps medical record documentation according to the State and Federal regulations and their guidelines.
• Participates in preparation of super bills.
• Performs duties in honest and ethical manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Education/Experience:
• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Florida as an MD.
• At least (5) years of experience as a licensed physician.

Skills

• Use relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines and standard accepted practices.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to work with individuals within and outside the organization, in professional and courteous manner.
• Must develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Strong ability to use independent judgment and initiative.
• Organized and able to manage competing priorities.
• Resourcefulness in problem solving.
• Actively look for ways to help people.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Must be extremely detail oriented.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of EHR.
• Bilingual skills preferred (English/Spanish or English/Creole).