Physician

Hattiesburg is a wonderful place to live, work, and play. There is an array of family-friendly places to explore including the Hattiesburg Zoo and Serengeti Spring (the new water park addition), museums, walking trails, the Hattiesburg Station that Amtrack still uses, the historic Saenger Theater, Camp Shelby, and so much more. Hattiesburg is also home to several colleges, universities, and private schools.

This physician position is an opportunity to live and work in a community that you will love and you will be able to practice medicine here, too!

Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the Physician is responsible for providing comprehensive, high quality medical care to patients of Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrate ability to provide general medical care activities
2. Maintain case histories, examination reports and other medical records in the approved format
3. Assess, diagnose and treat medical problems of SeMRHI patients
4. Develop and document appropriate plans for the management of problems identified
5. Promote preventive care and healthy lifestyles for all patient life-cycles
6. Refer patients to the hospitalist for care as necessary
7. Maintain courtesy hospital privileges as required
8. Coordinate services with other center providers, local specialists and community resources
9. Serve as preceptor for center nurse practitioners as necessary
10. Establish health care standards and protocols for each medical service and program
11. Ensure confidentiality of patient information and records
12. Participate actively in Performance Improvement activities
13. Maintain complete, up to date and accurate problem oriented medical records
14. Comply with credentialing and other administrative requirements necessary for meeting regulatory standards
15. Demonstrate positive personal attributes such as honesty, integrity and professionalism in all aspects of the job
16. Work to ensure the productivity and effectiveness of clinical staff, in terms of utilization and patient satisfaction
17. Attend classes, workshops, and seminars as appropriate to maintain clinical competency and stay informed of changes in community health
18. Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural issues and a positive attitude when dealing with patients, colleagues and resource people from outside the center

Job Requirements:

1. Graduation from an approved school of Medicine or Osteopathy
2. Completion of an approved residency program in family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, or obstetrics/gynecology
3. A valid Mississippi Medical License and unrestricted privileges under the Controlled Substances statutes of the Drug Enforcement Agency
4. At least 3 years' experience in providing care in a community health or related setting
5. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association
6. Must be able to use sound analytical thinking in providing patient care
7. Must be able to reason in the practice of medicine
8. Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
9. Must be able to deal effectively with patient and staff emergencies
10. Must continuously listen, visualize and have dexterity and eye-hand coordination
11. Must have full range of body motion, frequently sit, squat, reach, use both right and left forearm rotation, walk, stand, kneel and twist
12. Must have ability to grasp firmly, lift and carry, push and pull in excess of 10 lbs

Some Benefits of Working for SeMRHI:

1. Competitive salary
2. Malpractice Insurance
3. CME (Continuing Medical Education)
4. No Hospital Work - Office Practice Only
5. No Weekend Work

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

1. Family Medicine Physician: 3 years (Required)

License:

1. Mississippi Medical License (Required)
2. Current Basic Life Support (BLS through the American Heart Association) (Required)