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Westerly Hospital

Physician, Gastroenterology

Westerly Hospital, Westerly, Rhode Island, us, 02891

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Overview Specialty: Physician - Gastroenterology

Hospital Site: Westerly Hospital Location: Westerly, RI Work Schedule: Day / Evening Scheduled Hours: 40 Position Type: FTE EMR System: EPIC

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion - guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Responsible for providing appropriate and continuing gastroenterology care to all patients in Northeast Medical Group, as well as leadership, coordination, and administration duties. The Physician joins an interdisciplinary care team of caregivers and administrative support staff to perform assigned duties while displaying the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct as well as acting in the best interest of Northeast Medical Group supporting our mission, vision and values to optimize the health and well-being of our patients.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

Examines patients, obtains medical histories and treats acute and chronic illnesses

Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests

Involves patients and their families in care and treatment decisions

Creates treatment plans and completes orders in patient's charts

Collaborates on improvements in care delivery and service with staff, other physicians and management

Initiates appropriate specialty referrals if needed

Provides clinical information to the interdisciplinary team in a clear and timely manner

Ensures that proper patient documentation is timely, accurate and complete

Works with practice management to ensure proper compliance with billing, coding and CPT code assignment

Achieves and maintains optimal patient access

Provides interdepartmental medical consultation and/or collaboration as requested

Participates in the development of medical protocols, standard procedures and management of patient-care-related activities

Provides on-call coverage

Gives feedback to and accepts feedback from all staff in respectful manner

Acts in a positive and professional manner, complying with practice policies, procedures and federal and state laws

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Promotes health education in conjunction with other health professionals

Qualifications Education:

Degree of MD or DO with Gastroenterology Board Certification. Physician agrees to maintain specialty certification, and subspecialty certification in Gastroenterology, fulfilling all necessary qualifications.

Experience:

Preferred: Professional clinical experience in primary care practice, either family medicine or internal medicine

Licensure:

Valid American Board certification in Gastroenterology and renewed (if needed) prior to expiration. Valid and unrestricted Connecticut and Rhode Island medical license. BLS certification. Valid DEA registration and Controlled Substances Certificate.

Special Skills:

Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques. Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment. Ability to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality patient care. Ability to receive detailed information and express and exchange ideas orally. Ability to perform under stress. Excellent written and oral communication, listening and social skills. Ability to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems. Taps experience and uses independent judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Physical Demand:

Must possess the physical and mental abilities to perform the tasks normally associated with ambulatory practice.

Additional Information To learn more, please email or schedule an interview with our In-House Provider Recruiter: James Hammell

475-339-6050 James.Hammell@ynhh.org

Websites: www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers www.ynhhs.org

YNHHS Requisition ID: 150779

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Health Care Provider Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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