About the position
The position involves providing patient care services and maintaining responsibility for the medical services provided by the health care team. The role includes examining, diagnosing, and prescribing treatment for patients, ensuring that required health services are available. Additionally, the position supervises the care given by Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and other team members, including Medical Assistants.
Responsibilities
- Provides patient care services
- Examines, diagnoses, and prescribes treatment for patients
- Maintains responsibility for ensuring required health services are available to patients
- Supervises care given by Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Medical Assistants
Requirements
- Graduate of an approved medical school with an M.D. or D.O. Degree
- Successful completion of an approved internship and residency
- Board eligible or Board Certified
- Current California Physician and Surgeon's License
- Eligibility for hospital privileges in participating hospitals may be required for some positions
- Thorough working knowledge of business English, spelling, punctuation, and contemporary general office practices and procedures
- Math skills sufficient to prepare routine spreadsheets, calculate/balance invoices/expense reports, and similar
- Basic leadership skills
- Computer skills in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, etc.), electronic health record systems, and database systems
- Typing/data entry skills sufficient to meet production requirements
- Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively with patients and others
- Very effective oral and written communications skills including public speaking experience
- Effective work organization skills
- Ability to work effectively as a team player
- Ability to be flexible and work in a changing environment
- Sensitivity to the different cultures represented among members and staff
