University of Miami Medical Group Staff Physician - Family Medicine and Community Health

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Position Description

Physician reports directly to the Chairperson for Family Medicine and is primarily responsible for the provision of high quality medical/cardiac care to our patients. This staff physician will be located at the UHealth at Kendall location. This position is 100% clinical, at a full-time FTE, with 9 clinic sessions per week. This distribution of effort may change in future years based on your interests and Departmental needs.

Physicians must also:

• Provide clinical care in 9 clinic sessions per week.
• Provide all physician care generally provided at a primary care facility.
• Actively manage all aspects of patient care while on shift.
• Supervise and direct the center’s other clinical staff (Medical Assistants, etc.).
• Collect biological specimens and process them in the laboratory for testing.
• Ensure that all charts and medical records are accurately completed in a timely manner; and adhere to all clinical policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the delivery of care, treatment, and referrals. Arrange for referral resources for those medical specialties not provided at the primary care clinic.
• Evaluate patients, based on medical training and/or specialty, to determine the medical condition of the patient, through the performance of physical examinations, thereby, establishing a diagnosis and proposed treatment plan.
• Maintain high standard of medical practice and participate in the training development of the medical team.
• Assist in medical education of both the patients and clinic staff.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings; refer and transfer patients for follow-up and/or specialty care and discharge patients.
• As a member of the health care team, exemplify an example in attitude toward patients and staff, thereby, performing duties with respect, dignity, privacy, and modesty to the patients.
• Participate in the development of clinic protocols and formulary. Make recommendations, suggestions, etc., on chart information forms.
• Voluntarily participate in the training of our medical students and family medicine residents at UMMSOM. As a non-faculty physician, a stipend will be provided.
• Document each on site/in office procedure, prescription, consultation and patient contact in patient's chart and on the clinic’s, encounter forms, within a 24-hour period.
• Counsel patient regarding medical and other problems which might affect patient's health and well-being.
• Perform such clinical procedures for patient's benefit which are within scope and skill of practitioner/specialist and which are economically feasible.
• Provide direction and leadership to the clinic's medical support staff, with regard to the administering of a patient's care.
• Provide supervision in case assignment to nurse practitioner/physician assistant, including sign off on charts, where applicable.
• Perform other job related duties, as may be assigned, by the Chairman of Family Medicine.

Required Credentials:

• Doctoral Degree (MD, DO,), Florida Physician License required.
• Three years of experience in area of Family Medicine.
• Graduation from ACGME Family Medicine Residency Program
• Board certification in Family Medicine.
• Current active state and federal DEA license
• Current CPR Certification

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.