Physician - Primary Care

SUMMARY

Provides high quality medical care to patients and their families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide medical patient care by examining, diagnosing, and treating clinical patients in order to meet their medical needs
• Educate patients (and families) on wellness, prevention, and early detection by providing materials and resources to patients and families, as well as determine need for referrals based on examination and patient needs
• Determine level of urgency of follow-up, referral, and consultation appointments
• Exercise final medical judgment in all issues of health care
• Prescribe medical treatment and clinical drugs to patients
• Order studies, tests, and ancillary services
• Document all services in patient’s electronic medical record
• Review on a regular basis long-term cases that require ongoing medical attention
• Consult with Medical Director and other professionals on staff, as needed, regarding patient care, assessment, and education issues
• Participate in quality improvement, management, continuing education, and other established patient care programs as established
• Provide clinical oversight to a medical staff, including a medical assistant
• Assist in the resolution of complaints, requests, and inquiries from patients
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient information according to federal and state guidelines and regulations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Pay Range

Location

Providence-146 West River Street - 146 West River Street Providence, Rhode Island 02904

Work Type

M-F 8:00am-4:00pm

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

8 hours

Driving Required

No

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.