Geriatric Physician Opportunity in the Chicago Suburbs - Duly Health and Care

Duly Health and Care works to understand what matters most to you. We recruit and retain team members who share a relentless passion and pride for helping others live happier and healthier lives. We invest in helping our team members develop their talents in a way that is rich in personal meaning. We invite you to join us, fulfill your purpose and make your mark!

About Duly Health and Care: At Duly Health and Care, our physicians work together to ensure our patients receive the most compassionate, personalized and efficient healthcare possible. Our collaborative culture enables our physicians to have a positive influence on healthcare delivery in the communities they call home. We strive to make healthcare better not only for our patients, but also for our physicians. We support our physicians so they can focus more on caring for patients and less on administrative tasks, empowering them to succeed in value-based care and other initiatives to improve healthcare for our patients and communities. Our Board of Directors is comprised of practicing physicians who understand how to maintain the most efficient professional lives in healthcare. Unlike physicians employed by hospital systems, our physicians have autonomy over their schedules, how they practice medicine, as well as their salary. With our sustainable ownership model, entrepreneurial-minded physicians are given the opportunity to invest in their own practice and take advantage of innovative revenue streams. This model translates to flexibility in your practice without sacrificing income potential and security.

• Outpatient only (Hospitalist service)
• 36 patient hours/week
• No weekend requirement
• Shareholder track
• Epic EMR

Within the ambulatory care setting, the physician completes physicals; orders diagnostic and therapeutic modalities: e.g., laboratory, x-ray, EKG, etc.; performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management; prescribes medications; instructs and educates patients and their families in proper healthcare, appropriate illness prevention, and home care; and documents in the patient chart progress notes, orders, etc. These aforementioned responsibilities are performed under the scope of practice to optimize clinical outcomes.

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Definitions:

Patient Examinations and Treatment

Performs and records complete physical examinations, as needed to evaluate a specific health problem, including a history and physical. Analyzes and interprets data, formulates presenting problems and causes, and establishes care plans for resolutions. Evaluates and treats acute minor illnesses and traumas according to established practice protocols. May assist physician with procedures or based on scope of practice, under review conduct invasive or non-invasive procedures.

• Orders Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities

In consultation with the collaborative physician, orders laboratory, x-ray, and/or other non-invasive diagnostic tests and procedures. Initiates referrals to appropriate physician or other health care professional of problems that exceed the NPs scope of practice. 

• Prescribes Medication
• Patient and Family Education

Instructs patients and families in proper healthcare, appropriate illness prevention measures, and home care in accordance with practice protocols and patient's physical condition. Adjusts communication and instruction to the patient's age, psycho-social, and cultural needs to obtain optimal health outcomes.