Job Information
Ingham County Human Resources Primary Care Physician in Lansing, Michigan
Under the supervision of the Medical Director, the Primary Care Physician (PCP) shall provide direct patient care to a diverse patient population. Patients care shall be provided consistent with education, training, and nationally recognized standards/guidelines. Provide clinical supervision to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. Additionally, the PCP may be asked to assist the Medical Director in development of medical policies and guidelines to assure consistent care to patients. Actively participate in applicable Federally Qualified Health Center program requirements.
Essential Functions
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following:
- Assess health status of patients consistent with education and training, through appropriate health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests.
- Provide care for acute/chronic medical illness and preventative services in accordance with national recognized standards
- Perform proper referral to specialists as deemed necessary
- Provide clinical supervision and consultation to nurse practitioners and physician assistants as assigned
- Provide leadership of the medical team which they are assigned(RN/LPN/medical assistants)
- Work in collaboration with multi-disciplinary providers
- May provide supervision and preceptorship to students and residents
- Assist the Medical Director in updating medical policies and guidelines in accordance to national standards.
- Expected to participate in quality improvement, compliance and incentive programs
- Participate in peer review as assigned by the Medical Director
- Participate in committees as assigned by the Medical Director
- Appropriate documentation, timely completion of billing and submission through the Electronic Health Record system for all clinical care
- Mandatory internal education as assigned.
- Participate in assigned Ingham County Health Department functions
Other duties as assigned
Other Functions:
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Must adhere to departmental standards in regard to HIPAA and other privacy issues.
During a public health emergency, the employee may be required to perform duties similar to, but not limited, to those in his/her job description.
(An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the above tasks. These examples do not include all of the tasks which the employee may be expected to perform.)
Employment Qualifications
Education: Graduation from an accredited school of medicine
Post-Graduate: Completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited residency program
*Experience: *One year of post full licensure experience in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine is preferred but completion and submission of appropriate residency training may be substituted.
Credentialing: The provider will be Board Eligible or Board Certified (Recommend) in appropriate specialty. Board Eligible individuals are expected to complete Board Certification within 2 years of employment. Maintenance of certification is required.
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Other Requirements:
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Applicant should have an unrestricted license to practice medicine/osteopathic medicine in the state of Michigan.
Compliance with continuing medical education as directed by both state and accrediting agencies
(The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualificati