Attending Physician (MD/DO)

Medical Director Services PC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 210,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical Director Services PC seeks an experienced Attending Physician (MD/DO) to provide care at a skilled nursing facility in Huntsville, AL. The ideal candidate has prior SNF experience.

Excellent salary offered, commensurate with experience. Alabama licensure and DEA registration are required, with CME licensure kept current.

Qualifications

• Alabama medical license active and in good standing.
• Current DEA registration.
• CME licensure requirements current.
• Knowledge of health center licensing and operations in a managed care environment.
• Experience leading in culturally and linguistically diverse settings.
• Culturally aware and sensitive to the needs of diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Assuring delivery of quality care services to all patients in a respectful and professional manner.
• Participating in planning, development, and organization of medical services provided.
• Develops and reviews medical policies related to patient care.
• Conduct physical examinations at admission and as-needed.
• Provide ongoing medical training and staff education.
• Participate in regulatory site visit preparations.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and city regulatory requirements.
• Order, evaluate, adjust and discuss medication dosages with patients.

Skills

Leadership

Cultural sensitivity

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Alabama Medical License

CME licensure requirements

Tools

Current DEA Registration

Job description

Attending Physician(MD / DO)

Medical Director Services PCis looking to hire an experiencedAttendingPhysician (MD/DO)to provide care at a skilled nursing facility in Huntsville, AL. The ideal candidate will have previous skilled nursing experience.

Excellent salary will be offered, commensurate with experience.

DUTIES:

• Assuring delivery of quality care services to all patients in a respectful and professional manner.
• Participating in planning, development, and organization of medical services provided.
• Develops and reviews medical policies related to patient care.
• Conduct physical examinations of patients upon their admission and thereafter on a regular and on an “as-needed-basis.”
• Participating in the comprehensive care planning, discharge planning, and client and staff development by providing ongoing medical training and education to staff.
• Participates in preparation for regulatory agency site visits.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and City regulatory requirements and ensures all aspects of clinical care conforms to these requirements.
• Order, evaluate, adjust and terminate prescription of medication dosages using sound medical, ethical and responsible discretion and meets with the patient to discuss any adjustments in medication dosage

REQUIREMENTS:

• Alabama Licensure to practice medicine
• Current DEA Registration, in good standing.
• Current with the Continuing Medical Education (“CME”) licensure requirements
• Current, relevant, and substantial knowledge of areas related to health center licensing and operations, e.g., legal/regulatory, administrative, policy, protocols, and other clinical issues, especially within a managed care environment, required.
• Previous experience providing services and exercising leadership in a culturally and linguistically diverse setting, with demonstrated success.
• Culturally aware and sensitive to the special needs of population.

ABOUT US:

Medical Director Services PCwas founded in 2016 when SNF’s were shifting a focus on value at the same time treating residents with higher level of acuity. MDS PC puts an emphasis on quality and customer service first. Another crucial focus is treating in place when possible and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations.