Physician

Ammonoosuc Community Health Services; New Hampshire; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ammonoosuc Community Health Services seeks a Physician to provide comprehensive, patient-centered medical care in a family medicine/general practice setting. You will evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage a broad range of acute and chronic conditions while promoting preventive health and coordinating care with patients, families, and a multidisciplinary team.

The role includes taking medical histories, conducting exams, ordering tests, administering treatments, immunizations, referrals, minor

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid medical license to practice in the state.
• Experience in family medicine or general practice preferred.
• Ability to provide comprehensive patient-centered care and preventive guidance.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and record patient medical history.
• Examine patients to assess general health.
• Order or perform tests and imaging to inform diagnoses.
• Complete and sign clinical documentation accurately and timely.
• Analyze test results and formulate diagnoses.
• Administer or prescribe treatments and medications.
• Oversee immunizations for patients.
• Advise on diet and disease prevention strategies.
• Refer patients to specialists when needed.
• Perform minor surgical procedures.
• May conduct house or emergency visits when required.
• Conduct physical exams for admissions, jobs, or insurance purposes.
• Provide age-appropriate care across the lifespan.
• Work within licensed scope of practice; other duties may be assigned.

Job description

Description

The Physician provides comprehensive, patient-centered medical care, including the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and management of a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses, injuries, and health conditions within a family medicine or general practice setting. The Physician promotes preventive healthcare, coordinates care across the continuum of services, and works collaboratively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Requirements

• Elicits and records information about the patient's medical history
• Examines the patient to determine general physical condition
• Orders or executes various tests, analysis, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition
• Complete and sign all documentation in an accurate and timely manner
• Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnosis condition
• Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs
• Oversees timely immunizations of patients
• Advises patients concerning diet and methods for prevention of disease
• Refers patient to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment
• Performs minor surgery
• May have to make house and emergency calls to attend to patients unable to visit office or clinic
• Conducts physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and is able to identify and categorize each patient's age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescents, or geriatric patients
• Must complete work within scope of practice for current licensure or certification
• Other duties, hours, and ACHS site placement may be assigned.