Family Practice
Company: Defense Health Agency
Location: Fairfield
Posted on: October 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Family Practice physician job in California : MAJOR DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES DUTY 1: Serves as the Primary Care Optimization
(PCO) team leader providing comprehensive outpatient care for over
1,500 TRICARE Prime enrolled beneficiaries as well as TRICARE for
Life and space available beneficiaries ranging from newborn to
geriatric age presenting with complex and interdependent acute and
chronic conditions. These conditions include, but are not limited
to the management of: insulin & non-insulin requiring diabetes
mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, asthma,
inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritic conditions, cancer
diagnosis/management/surveillance, physical and/or extremity
injuries, as well as acute and chronic psychiatric/ psychological
disorders. Provides Pre-and Post Deployment health assessments as
well as Preventive Health Assessments (PHA). Addresses, manages,
and documents medical issues pertaining to the Personnel
Reliability Program (PRP), Security Clearances, Overseas
Clearances, Pre-Confinement evaluations, Line of Duty Determination
(LOD), and Occupational and fitness for duty medical evaluations
all of which will be performed for active duty, reserve, and
National Guard members as well as eligible civilian, DoD, and
dependent beneficiaries. Provides direct primary outpatient care to
include gynecologic, prenatal obstetric, pediatric, and geriatric
care. Performs ambulatory surgical procedures including but not
limited to: casting/splinting, suturing, excisional skin biopsies,
vasectomies, and flexible sigmoidoscopies. (The range of outpatient
procedures that may be performed include Loop Excision
Electrocautery Procedure (LEEP), colposcopy with biopsies, flexible
sigmoidoscopy, nasopharyngoscopy, exercise treadmill testing,
microexcisional dermatologic techniques, colonoscopy,
esophagoduodenocopy, vasectomy, trigger point injection, joint
aspiration and injections, joint splinting and casting, multiple
layer skin closures, etc.). Orders and interprets diagnostic and
testing procedures to include laboratory and radiological
examinations. Ensures appropriate follow-up and documentation of
all clinical and diagnostic procedures IAW the Accreditation
Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), The Joint
Commission (TJC), and Health Services Inspection (HSI) guidelines.
Independently formulates full treatment and management regimens
based on sound diagnoses consistent with current and/or
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Due to the possible
lack of consistent medical specialty support caused by deployment
requirements, may be required to provide some sub-specialty
services within current granted privileges to patients encountered.
Coordinates with facility and community resources to provide
multi-disciplinary comprehensive care to all patients, taking into
account factors such as new and/or emerging procedures and
techniques and the patients personal history, as well as
information gained through diagnostic tests. Provides advice by
telephone and/or in person to other physicians, non-physician
providers, and nursing and para-professional staff on the care of
patients with urgent, emergent, and non-urgent medical problems.
Documents clinical encounters and patient instructions into the
medical record via current electronic medical record system and
prepares appropriate clinical narrative summaries for both civilian
and military occupational programs in a timely manner. DUTY 2:
Provides clinical and administrative leadership to the Patient
Centered Medical Home (PCMH) team. Facilitates and manages full
spectrum of professional and patient care activities for the PCMH
team. Evaluates and analyzes how the team provides care through a
continuum, thereby facilitating the achievement of efficient, high
quality, and cost-effective healthcare. Guides, counsels, and
supervises PCMH team personnel to include physician assistants,
nurse practitioners, medical technicians, and administrative
personnel. Provides input and guidance on clinical aspects and/or
resolves issues relating to the management of the provider
templates to ensure access-to-care standards are met. For an
enrolled population, supervises interpretation of population-based
health assessments in order to identify strategies for effective
resource utilization, disease management, case management, and
preventive health. DUTY 3: Serves as member of the professional
medical staff and complies with hospital plans and policies to meet
accrediting agencies (AAAHC or TJC) requirements. Participates in
continuing education programs to update and maintain skills and
knowledge in accordance with AFMS, MTF, and unit policies including
department in-services education. Actively participates and
contributes to medical oversight activities to include peer review
programs. Serves as clinical preceptor for other professional
providers which may include other Physicians, Physician Assistants,
Nurse Practitioners, etc. Participates in hospital/clinic committee
work as determined by the Chief of the Medical Staff commensurate
with other physicians of the same specialty performing like duties
(i.e. Credentials, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Population Health,
Occupational Health committees, and other such activities).
Provides professional guidance concerning unit/MTF policies and/or
operating instructions. DUTY 4: Participates in local disaster
training exercises as directed by the Chief of the Medical Staff
(SGH) or MTF Commander; responds to real-world disaster situations.
Participates in local disaster training exercises to maintain
preparedness levels. Responds to assigned MTF in real-world
disaster to facilitate primary care delivery in the face of an
emergent local situation. Coordinates with local, state, and county
medical emergency personnel to execute primary care delivery in
accordance with the assigned facilitys Medical Contingency Response
Plan (MCRP). Performs other duties as assigned. Board Certified or
Board Eligible Medical Doctor with or w/o US residency with current
US work visa.
Keywords: Defense Health Agency, Yuba City , Family Practice, Other , Fairfield, California
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