Urgent Care Physician - Per Diem

Department:  Clinical Services: Provider

Entity:  Team members affiliated with Joint Ventures

Job Relationships

Responsible to: Medical Director, Associate Medical Director

Assignments received from: Medical Director, Associate Medical Director

Positions supervised: None

Job Summary

Physicians independently perform a wide variety of clinical services including treatment of acute episodic conditions such as sore throats, colds, flu-like symptoms, cuts, sprains and minor infections and are also responsible for selecting and utilizing appropriate diagnostics and/or therapeutic procedures for patients. 

Job Requirements

Education

- Graduate of an accredited medical school required

Work Experience

• 2-5 years of post-residency clinical experience required
• Minimum 18 months experience in applicable practice setting required
• Adult and pediatric practice experience  strongly preferred

Required Licenses/Certifications

- Board Certified or Board Eligible by an ABMS member board or AOA specialty board in Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine

- Active state medical licensure

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

- Experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine setting

- Applicable office procedures including but not limited to suturing, splinting, etc. 

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred

- Knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records     

- Ability to be attentive with strong listening skills

- Strong communication and customer service skills 

Essential Functions

Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the job.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Examining and treating patients

• Taking patients’ medical histories

• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and X-rays
• Making diagnoses and prescribing medications
• Treating minor injuries that may require sutures, splints, or casting
• Recording progress notes for follow-up patients
• Educating and counseling patients
• Ordering and/or carrying out therapy with patients
• Giving vaccinations, and referring patients to additional care
• Supervising GoHealth PA/NPs remotely when cases are presented to you for supervision
• Act as a Collaborating Physician for up to four PA/NPs in the credentialing process, including signoff of the PA/NPs delineation of privileges (DOP)
• Each provider will work an anticipated eight (8) or twelve (12) hours per shift
• All other duties as assigned