Physician - Primary Care (Troy) (Req 100982)
Whitney M Young Jr Health Center·City of Troy, New York
About the role
The physician provides direct primary care focusing on health promotion, illness prevention, and the management of complex health issues. They are also responsible for supervising clinical staff, maintaining regulatory compliance, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Description Be a part of the mission at Whitney Young Health (WYH) to provide high quality healthcare that is affordable and accessible to our diverse community.
WYH has a robust benefits package including generous time off, affordable health, dental and vision insurance, 401k with safe harbor employer match, tuition reimbursement, term life insurance, commuter benefits and more!
General responsibilities
The physician functions in the primary care group at Whitney Young Health coordinating medical care, providing medical supervision and direct patient care.
Specific responsibilities
- Clinical
- Responsibilities: Provides primary care directly, emphasizing accessibility, health promotion, illness prevention and continuity of care to patients presenting with both minor and complex health issues. Takes a complete history including medical, psychosocial, economic, relationship and family status. Completes physical examinations, performs/orders appropriate diagnostic tests. Discusses health concerns/diagnosis with the patient and together determines an appropriate plan of care. Develops reviews and approves clinical protocols and best practice guidelines.
- Quality of
- Service: Documents all patients encounters completely and in a timely manner. This includes proper documentation of phone calls, prescription, and if applicable, the complete dictation of patient visits for a session prior to leaving the health center. Adheres to clinical practice guidelines that are adopted by the specialty group or an appropriate committee. Keeps medical knowledge current through attendance at medical CME programs at least 40 hours per year. Maintains an acceptable level of compliance with clinical and regulatory standards including medical record documentation per The Joint Commission standards. Demonstrates appropriate interactions toward patients in a manner that helps to put patients at ease. Participants in the Performance Improvement activities of the Health Center through chart audits, development and implementation of practice standards. Actively support the implementation of the Chronic Care Model to manage patient with chronic illness.
