Physician

Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc.; Woodsville (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc. seeks a family medicine physician to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care in a general practice setting.

You will evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage a wide range of illnesses, emphasize preventive health, and coordinate care with patients, families, and the care team. The role includes ordering tests, administering medications, immunizations, minor procedures, and making referrals to specialists as needed; some home or emergency visits may be

Qualifications

• Experience recording patient medical histories and exam findings.
• Ability to order and interpret tests and imaging to assess conditions.
• Proficiency in documenting care accurately and timely.
• Skill in administering medications and vaccines.
• Competence in advising on prevention and health maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medical care in family medicine/general practice.
• Evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic illnesses.
• Coordinate care across services and with interdisciplinary teams.
• Promote preventive health and coordinate immunizations.
• Perform minor procedures and manage referrals to specialists.
• Attend to house or emergency calls as needed and ensure age-appropriate care.

Skills

History taking

Physical examination

Diagnostics ordering

Treatment prescriptions

Immunizations

Patient counseling

Care coordination

Referral coordination

Minor surgery

Age-specific care

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.