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GENERAL SUMMARY Provides comprehensive primary health care to health center patients in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Acts as primary health care provider within the scope of his/her primary care specialty (i.e., Family Practice, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN)

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provider comprehensive primary health care:

• Performs physical examinations on new and return clients.
• Admits patients to the hospital at which he/she has admitting privileges; may refer some clients to other institutions for hospitalization as appropriate
• Refers clients to specialists as necessary.
• Documents all patient care activities per Health Center medical records protocol.
• Participates in the call coverage rotation during hours when center is closed.
• Participates in community and clinic education programs.
• Contributes toward the development of goals and objectives relevant to specialty/life cycle area or other annual action plan. Attends meetings when assigned.
• Maintains productivity level necessary to reach mandated level of client encounters.
• Participates as member of interdisciplinary health care team
• Maintains quality standards.
• Maintains current credentialing & licensure.
• Collaborates with other providers by including collaborative practice agreement with advanced practice nurses as assigned.
• Assists in supervision of health professions or residents when assigned.
• Participates in Health Center staff and team meetings as appropriate.
• Participates in other Health Center committee meetings such as Quality Assurance as assigned.
• Maintains minimum CME certificates as required by Law.
• Agreements with Erie externally as assigned.
• Arrives at “YES” for Erie Family Health Centers patient & staff.
• Adheres to all Erie Family Health Center policies & procedures.
• Performs procedures as qualified and privileged for the ambulatory setting.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.D. or DO from accredited institution.
• Licensed as a physician in Illinois
• Federal DEA license.
• Board certified or Board eligible in specialty.
• CPR certification.
• Bilingual preferred- Spanish