Primary Care Physician - Saddle Brook

St. Joseph's Health; Saddle Brook (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Health seeks a physician to provide general Internal Medicine or Family Medicine within its licensed scope. The role includes maintaining standards of care, comprehensive history taking, physical assessments, and ordering tests and referrals as needed.

The physician will participate in quality improvement initiatives, provide night and weekend call/triage coverage, and help market the practice to the community while adhering to applicable laws and hospital guidelines.

Qualifications

• Provide general Internal Medicine or Family Medicine within licensure and scope.
• Meet regulatory requirements and maintain standard of care.
• Obtain complete history and perform systematic physical assessments.
• Order tests, medications, referrals and devices as needed.
• Ensure preventative medicine testing is conducted routinely.
• Participate in quality improvement and assurance initiatives.
• Provide night and weekend call/triage coverage.
• Market the practice through physician-to-physician communication and community outreach.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary care and manage routine and complex cases.
• Perform and interpret routine laboratory tests and imaging as needed.
• Coordinate referrals and follow-up for patient care.
• Maintain accurate medical records and compliant documentation.
• Collaborate with hospital and clinic staff to ensure high-quality care.

Skills

Clinical examination

Patient history taking

Laboratory interpretation

Preventive care

Triage/phone support

Job description

Physician shall provide all appropriate general Internal Medicine or Family care within the scope of the physician's specialty and license, including but not limited to:

• Maintain the standard of care for the delivery of primary care medicine services:
• Meet all DNV and other regulatory requirements.
• Obtain complete history and record findings in a systematic format.
• Perform complete physical assessments.
• Order, perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
• Order medications, referrals and or medical devices as needed.
• Ensure that appropriate preventative medicine testing is conducted on a routine basis.
• Participate with all quality improvement and assurance initiatives.
• Conduct appropriate follow up to ensure appropriate levels of patient care.
• Serve as practice site administrator during emergencies.
• Provide night and weekend call/triage coverage.
• Market the practice through direct physician to physician communication, community education, community service or other appropriate channels.
• Maintain and implement standards for health promotion and health maintenance.
• Follow current state, federal and local laws governing the delivery of care.
• Provide open and timely communication with patients, families and their significant others.
• Ensure that appearance and personal conduct are professional at all times.
• Accept and care as applicable for indigent and clinic patients in a manner consistent with compassionate and ethical patient care.
• Accept all managed care plans accepted by Employer.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current coding guidelines and requirements and maintain an error rate within hospital guidelines (currently 5% or less).
• Complete required reporting in a timely manner, such as medical records.
• If conducting hospital rounds, ensure accurate and timely billing for hospital services.
• Submit all bills for outpatient and inpatient work in a timely manner to the Department of Physician Practice Management Support.
• Use and endorse the use of all of Hospital's automated systems, as appropriate.
• Physician shall participate in community education and scientific programs as may be delegated or assigned to the Physician by Chairperson/ leadership and/or the Hospital’s President.
• Additional duties as assigned by Chairperson/Chief Medical Officer or CEO.