Job Location: 36 Dearborn St - Roxbury, MA
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Position Title: Primary Care Physician
Department: PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)
Supervisor: PACE Medical Director
Status / Hours per week: Full-Time / 40 hours per week
Primary Function: Responsible for the primary care of PACE participants.
Duties & Responsibilities:Acts as the primary care physician for PACE participants in community and institutional settings.Provides routine care, episodic, and urgent care.Performs initial and semiannual evaluations.Establishes collaborative practice with PACE nurse practitioner.In conjunction with the nurse practitioner, performs routine assessments and examinations of PACE participants.Together with the interdisciplinary team, develops care plans for PACE participants.Works collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team.Communicates with consulting physicians and integrates recommendations into plans of care.Prescribes in accordance with state and federal regulations.Participates in on-call rotation.Attends interdisciplinary team meetings.Maintains appropriate medical records and related documentation.Maintains appropriate licensure and board certification.Practices in accordance with appropriate PACE guidelines.QualificationsMinimum Basic Knowledge: Experience working in an interdisciplinary teamComfort working in a multicultural health care environmentKnowledge and comfort working in a managed care settingExperience & Qualifications: Physician holding MD or DO degree and licensed to practice medicine in MassachusettsInterest and at least one year of experience working with the geriatric populationDefine Access Level to PHI: Level 4: Authorized to access full health information.
UCHC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member.
Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter/circumstance.
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