Primary Care Physician - Saddle Brook

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.