Family Practice Physician

JOB SUMMARY:
Provide routine primary health care for patients of all ages. Provider must possess knowledge of patient care modalities for infants, children, adults and geriatrics.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and can identify patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs.
• Obtain appropriate medical history and physical data on all patients.
• Interprets and integrates data to determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as needed.
• Performs an appropriate physical exam and records findings. Collaborates with other physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.
• Analysis of data to determine preliminary diagnosis and therapeutic plan utilizing principles of prevention.
• Administers medications and injections per state licensing guidelines.
• Interviews and advises patients on issues of health maintenance, and illness prevention. Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions. Provides patient education.
• Maintains and reviews patients' records, charts and other pertinent information.
• Manages medical and surgical emergencies.
• Possesses knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement principles and supports the hospital's philosophy of performance improvement. Participates on Quality Action Teams.
• Participates in the development and review of Clinic's policies and procedures.
• Must have the ability to interact positively with Administration, directors, managers, supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients and visitors.
• Must meet regular attendance standard and must stay at or below average sick leave utilization levels.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings. Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and it may be amended from time to time as management may deem necessary with Notification and consultation with the employee.

UNIT MANAGEMENT:

• Maintains patient confidentiality
• Follows all Hospital District policies and procedures.
• Attends mandatory Hospital District sponsored in-service and education programs, annually.
• Adheres to the Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Washington State Physician and Surgeon's License.
• Knowledge and Abilities to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to
• Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.
• The ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, to perform the four operations with like ot common decimal fractions; to compute
• Ratio, rate and percent; to draw and interpret bar graphs; to perform arithmetic operations involving all America monetary units.
• Ability to read literature, charts, medical records, prescriptions, scientific and technical journals and business correspondence.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION:

• Physical Expectations: All Employees, will from time to time, will be required to bend, carry, climb, ( i.e. Stairs) lift, push, reach, and stoop during the normal functions of completing the duties of specific jobs.
• If, for any reason, physical expectations cannot be completed, as far as feasible and possible.
• The policy of Forks Community Hospital is to recruit, hire, train and promote all persons in all job groups in accordance with Law, without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or the presence of an sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability is recognized as and declared to be a civil right.