Primary Care Physician

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services seeks a Primary Care Physician (Physician II) to provide medical care for adult and geriatric patients at Eastern State Hospital in Virginia. The role covers admission, physical exams, diagnosis and initial treatment within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include managing acute and chronic conditions, ensuring medical record compliance for regulatory standards, and serving as on-call physician as scheduled; board

Qualifications

• Virginia medical license in good standing.
• MD or DO and completed residency in Internal or Family Medicine.
• Available to serve as on-call physician.

Responsibilities

• Provide admission, physical exams, diagnosis and initial treatment for adults and geriatric patients.
• Monitor acute and chronic medical conditions as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Ensure medical record compliance for reimbursement and regulatory standards.
• Provide on-call coverage as scheduled.

Skills

On-call readiness

Adult inpatient care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MD or DO medical degree

Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency

Job description

Title: PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN / PHYSICIAN II

State Role Title: Family and General Practitioners

Hiring Range: $220,000 - $309,000

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Eastern State Hospital

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position is responsible for patient care that includes admission, physical examination, diagnosis and initial general medical treatment of adult and geriatric patients. Monitors and manages acute and chronic medical conditions and is an ancillary member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Ensures medical record compliance with regard to state, federal regulations, JC Standards and other accrediting bodies or agencies. Ensures medical record documentation compliance and appropriate completion of documentation to support reimbursement activities for medical coding and billing practices. Serves as an on-call physician when scheduled and as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Virginia license to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy and completion of an accredited / approved Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency program.
• Available to serve as an on-call physician when scheduled

Additional Considerations

• Board Certification in Internal Medicine preferred.
• Experience with an acute, adult inpatient psychiatric population preferred.

Special Instructions

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