Physician

Healthcare Specialist 4

A Physician employed by ASU Health Services (ASUHS) is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of university students, faculty and staff in an ambulatory care facility. Specific responsibilities include the practice of medicine in an outpatient setting, providing consultation/supervision of other healthcare professionals, teaching of undergraduate and graduate students and post-graduate resident physicians, and involvement with educational activities within the university. The position requires involvement with health promotion, wellness concepts and preventive health care. Special responsibilities might include provision of medical care to the disabled, providing and/or supervising women's health care or providing other specialty services.

Arizona State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes valuable employee benefits to enhance the total compensation of its staff. This package includes: Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one. Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits. Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement. Paid time for volunteer and professional development. 10 Paid Holidays and competitive Vacation and Sick accruals each Pay Period. Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings. Disability and leave program for income protection. Employee assistance for free and confidential behavioral health services. ASU Discounts to sports/events along with discounts with ASU partnerships.

Currently hiring for the following shift: Monday – Friday (scheduled as assigned by supervisor) 40 hours per week

Essential Duties:

• Provides professional medical services.
• Takes health histories and performs physical examinations; interprets x-ray, ekg, and laboratory data.
• Prescribes medications, diets, rehabilitation programs and other treatments as appropriate.
• Refers patients to appropriate consultation resource as required.
• Assists in health education programs.
• Utilize electronic health records for recording of patient encounters, treatments, and billing.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings as required by ASUHS bylaws.
• Participates in ASUHS Staff committees as requested by the Medical Director, Lead Physician, and/or Executive Director.
• Participates in afterhours phone response system, as requested by the Medical Director, Lead Physician, or and/or Executive Director. Maintains continuity of care for patients to include coordination of care pre- and post-hospitalization and pre- and post-consultant referral.
• Meets or exceeds continuing medical education requirements of the Arizona Board of Medicine and participate in ASUHS educational programs as required by the ASUHS professional bylaws.
• Completes reports for communicable disease as required by the state or county health department regulations.
• Available for emergency response as part of the University Disaster Plan.
• Participates in after hours/weekend clinics as requested by the Medical Director or the Lead Physician.
• Participates in the teaching of students and post-graduate residents/fellows as requested by the Medical Director or Lead Physician.
• Maintains current basic life support CPR (BLS) certification or advanced life support (ALS) as directed by either the Medical Director, Lead Physician, and/or Executive Director.
• Actively supports University Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity objectives. Performs other duties assigned by the Director.

Desired Qualifications:

• Considerable knowledge and skill in the practice of medicine.
• Experience with health care of the late adolescent and young adult population.
• Experience and interest in health promotion and preventive health care.
• Ability to utilize electronic health records
• Knowledge of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security rules
• Experience or training with medical care of the disabled.

Working Environment:

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse (75%); required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work (15%)
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds (10%)
• Periodic travel involving local, regional, and national destinations requiring operation of a motorized vehicle which may also involve non-standard work hours.
• Regular use of standard office equipment including, but not limited to: computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), printer, fax, calculator, copier, telephone, and associated computer/technology peripherals.
• This position provides supervision of assigned health care professionals for completion of patient health care related tasks as needed.