Clinician-Mid Level, Correctional Health - Houston, United States - University of Houston

Description

Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine

Responsible for providing non-emergent primary medical care at one or more designated community facility(s) and/or through telemedicine or other virtual health delivery technologies.

Ensures organizational compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

This mid-level clinician will be responsible for all patient care activities, including chronic care management, acute care, and care coordination.

This mid-level clinician will practice comprehensive primary care medicine including the provision of women's health and some office-based procedures.

• Responsible to the Chief of Staff and general clinic physician.
• Provide primary care for patients and adjust therapeutic regimens as needed.
• Complete medical assessments including history, physical, and social assessments
• Formulate diagnosis based on data collected and within scope of practice.
• Assess patient for admission, discharge or transfer. Initiate transfer of acutely ill patients to appropriate service after completion of diagnostic tests and/or consultation with the attending physician.
• Discriminates between normal, normal variations, and abnormal deviations by specific screening tests and refers patients with abnormal findings to appropriate members of the health care team.
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings obtained by history, physical screening, behavioral assessments and, in collaboration with the designated physician, implements an appropriate management plan.
• Order appropriate diagnostic studies and executes such diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as the physician may assign.
• Provides health maintenance and anticipatory guidance.
• Executes physicians orders in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed; write or renew medication orders. Supervises students. Assists with the provision of in-service education Adheres to internal controls for the Health Services Division. Initiate appropriate referral and consultation. Order equipment, prosthetic devices and supplies as needed. Performs related duties as required.

EEO/AA

Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine

Masters and 3 years experience

Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge.

Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job-related Master's degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.