DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Shall provide medical services as assigned by the Health Administrator. Services shall include, but not limited to, the following:
- Health services for acute illnesses (outpatient); the diagnosis and treatment of minor acute and chronic illnesses, and direction/referral of more complex problems to appropriate resources;
- Obstetrical services – diagnostic,; patient referrals to appropriate health resources; prenatal visits on site coordinated with obstetrical provider;
- Health maintenance services including, but not limited to, the following:
- Well Child Care- including immunizations
- Maternal health care- including diagnosis of pregnancy and referrals to other physician resources
- Family planning- counseling and interim renewal of medication
- Identification and maintenance of health services of chronic diseases
- Diabetic care- identification and maintenance
- Cancer care- identification and maintenance
- Cardiac care- identification and maintenance
- Infectious diseases care- identification and maintenance
- Arranging for referral and coordination of patient care for outpatient and inpatient services
- Providing continuing education counseling to appropriate personnel as requested
- Participation in the overall quality assurance program
- Participation in screening programs and data collection
- Use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in connection with the performance of duties
- Office visits for new, existing, and urgent care patients
- Consultation visits for new and existing patients
- Minor medical procedures and treatments, including injections, intravenous treatment, and other medical treatments within the scope and practice of the Provider and able to be performed at the Health Center
- Ordering of all laboratories and diagnostic testing for patients of KBIC Health System
- Completion of required documentation
- Consultation with other medical staff
- Home visits with Community Health Staff, as required
- Assesses, prioritizes, and refers eligible patients to the Purchase Referred Care (PRC) Program, utilizing the current KBIC PRC Priority System and participates and provides services according to managed care programming or components that may arise. Such programming may include health maintenance activities through which KBIC Health System may participate.
- Participates on various committees such as: Purchase Referred Care, Health Board, etc. Participation includes presenting the viewpoints and concerns of the medical department and communicating the policies of the Department.
- Consultation on pre and post-admission for clients of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Substance Abuse Programs (KBICSAP); available for medical questions related to New Day Clients.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
This position announcement summary is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks which will be required of this position and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of the position will be. It is not intended to limit or modify the right of the supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of this position, nor to exclude other similar duties not mentioned. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not beheld to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level difficulty.