PHYSICIAN

SUMMARY

Clinic based Internal Medicine position at premier practice in the Texas Medical Center Area. Large independent group practice with full ancillary testing on-site, internal medicine subspecialty colleagues, and dedicated hospitalist team. EPIC EMR.

Competitive base salary with bonus structure and benefits. Opportunity for advancing to an ownership/equity position.

24/7 hospitalist coverage.

A. Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing medical services in the general care and treatment of patients in the Clinic and at the hospital(s); diagnoses and treats illnesses or diseases of the patients; instructs patients in their proper care and treatment alternatives; instructs staff as needed; informs and educates the patients; provides appropriate emotional support; makes referrals for specialized treatment; follows up on progress.
• Responsible for seeing any patient presented to the doctor through Clinic’s “central scheduling/patient distribution” coordinator, through any Partner-physician, or at any time while on call for another Clinic physician.

B. Standards

• Thoroughly evaluates and manages each patient appropriately.
• Demonstrates excellent interpretive skills of test results.
• Demonstrates excellent procedural skills and appropriate use of procedures and testing.
• Understands and is responsive to patients’ needs and concerns.
• Interacts with patients in a caring, sensitive manner.
• Receives minimal number of patient complaints. Receives positive patient satisfaction surveys.
• Demonstrates excellent diagnostic skills and identifies relevant medical issues accurately.

C. Education and Experience

• Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine, U.S. residency trained.
• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas.
• Board certified in internal medicine and in area of specialty, if applicable, (must be board certified/eligible upon date of hire and must become board certified within first twelve months of employment).