Physician- Internal Medicine

• 1. Examines patients, obtains medical histories and treats acute and chronic illnesses
• 2. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests
• 3. Involves patients and their families in care and treatment decisions
• 4. Creates treatment plans and completes orders in patient's charts
• 5. Collaborates on improvements in care delivery and service with staff, other physicians and management
• 6. Initiates appropriate specialty referrals
• 7. Provides clinical information to the interdisciplinary team in a clear and timely manner
• 8. Ensures that proper patient documentation is timely, accurate and complete
• 9. Works with practice management to ensure proper compliance with billing, coding and CPT code assignment
• 10. Achieves and maintains optimal patient access
• 11. Provides interdepartmental medical consultation as requested
• 12. Participates in the development of medical protocols, standard procedures and management of
  patient-care-related activities
• 13. Provides on-call coverage
• 14. Gives feedback to and accepts feedback from all staff in respectful manner
• 15. Acts in a positive and professional manner, complying with practice policies, procedures and federal and
  state laws
• 16. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned
  16 .1 Promotes health education in conjunction with other health professionals
  16 .2 Efficiently uses group practice and healthcare resources
  16 .3 Contributes to quality improvement activities by actively participating in the medical staff activities ,
  serving on various committees and suggesting and supporting process improvements
  16 .4 Advises the Chief Medical Officer of any problems that can affect the efficiency of the organization

EDUCATION

(number of years and type required to perform the position duties):
Degree of MD or DO with ABIM-recognized internal medicine residency (three years minimum) or ABFM-recognized
family medicine residency (three years minimum)

EXPERIENCE

(number of years and type required to meet an acceptable level of performance):
Preferred: Professional clinical experience in primary care practice, either family medicine or internal medicine

LICENSURE

Valid American Board certification in either internal medicine or family medicine and renewed (if needed) prior to
expiration
Valid and unrestricted Connecticut medical license
BLS certification
Valid DEA registration and Controlled Substance Certificate

SPECIAL SKILLS

Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques. Thorough knowledge
of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment. Ability to effectively manage and direct medical staff support
activities while providing quality patient care. Ability to receive detailed information and express and exchange ideas
orally. Ability to perform under stress.
Possesses excellent written and oral communication, listening and social skills. Ability to interact effectively with
people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems. Professionally
performs in a tactful manner. Taps experience and uses independent judgment to plan and accomplish goals .

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Must possess the physical and mental abilities to perform the tasks normally associated with the practice of internal
and family medicine.