Family Medicine Physician (MD/DO)

Job Description

Health Advocates Network is currently seeking a Family Medicine Physician (MD/DO) to work at a facility in Williamsburg, VA. These are registry positions with our company.



Pay Rate: $237 / hour

*1099 Independent Contractor

Assignment:

• Available to start immediately (pending credentialing)


• Initial Appointment for 3-month assignment, with option to extend 3 -6-month assignment, if the position remains unfilled


• Full-time, 40 hours a week with assigned office hours of Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm with 1 hour lunch break; no alternative schedules accepted


• NOT approved for overtime


• No weekends, no holidays, no on-call duty


• Ability to provide cross coverage, to include forensic populations, as required


• Once a month, participation in Lunch Coverage Call (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)

Qualifications:

• 3+ more years as a Physician/Practitioner, autonomous preferred


• Strong experience working with patients having Serious Mental Illness (SMI)


• Psychiatric Crisis Management and Forensic experience, a plus


• Experience working with adult admissions or geriatric admissions and acute and chronic health management of adult and geriatric populations.


• Comfortable working on admissions work up and potential rapid turnover


• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary treatment team


• BLS Healthcare Provider certification is required

Position Details:

• Facility Hospitalizations: Acute, Adult, Inpatient wards (male & female)


• Facility Demographics: Forensic, NGRI, Civil, Jail Transfer, and Geriatric populations


• Facility Stay: Short and Long-term length of stay


• o Caseload varies by ward and assignment (40-45)


• Psychiatry coverage is provided


• Full complement of interdisciplinary team members

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for patient care that includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient population.


• Serves as medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner.


• Completes admission medical assessments (including history and physical examinations, mental status examination) and entering admission orders.


• Orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and procedures.


• Monitors patients' progress, including laboratory values and special procedures with appropriate follow-up or referrals as needed.


• Consults with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status.


• Collaborates with attending psychiatric practitioner if needed providing DSM-5 Diagnoses that are valid, complete, and supported by timely and appropriate assessment.


• Provides coverage to the medical clinic, the admission suit to ensure the admission process is completed.


• Prescribes medications at the lowest effective dose in accordance with rational clinical practices. Assesses and address medication side-effects and report adverse drug reactions.


• Ensures timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow-up and annual, etc.) in patient records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines.

If interested, please apply through this job post. You may send a copy of your most recent resume. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at 800-928-5561 and ask to speak with Vanessa Monday-Friday (08:30 AM - 05:00 PM PST)





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