Physician / Internal Medicine / Alabama / Permanent / Internal Medicine Physicia

Job Description

MD/DO - Internal Medicine Physician
Welcome to the Happiest City

The Community - Montgomery, AL
Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, is the county seat of Montgomery County and is known as the Capital of Dreams. Named for Richard Montgomery, it is located on the Alabama River, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. It is the second largest city in Alabama, after Birmingham, and the 103rd largest in the US as of the 2010 Census. Montgomery has won several national awards including being voted Best Historic City by USA Today, being named an All-America City in 2014 by the National Civic League, and being named the happiest city in Alabama. Montgomery has also been recognized nationally for its successful and ongoing downtown revitalization and new urbanism projects with Montgomery having been one of the first cities in the nation to implement Smart Code Zoning. In addition to housing many Alabama government agencies, public and private universities, high-tech manufacturing and cultural attractions, Montgomery has a large military presence due to Maxwell Air Force Base.

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) locations:

Montgomery, AL

Dothan, AL

Monroeville, AL

Tuskegee, AL

Fort Rucker, AL

Columbus, GA

Requirements (duties include, but are not limited to)

• Primary Care Physician services to be performed include: completing notes, answering alerts, completing and closing daily encounters.
• Outpatient/Primary Care. Evaluation of new and returning outpatients as assigned for the CAVHCS, Montgomery, AL.
• Patient care: approximately 8-15 outpatients per day, per location- hour allotted for follow-up and 1 hour for new patients during regular work week schedule.
• Patient medical history and physical exams appropriate to the care setting and documented in accordance with CAVHCS Medical Staff Bylaws.
• Preventive health
• Refers patient to other specialty care as required
• Prescribing Medications: The physicians shall be responsible for prescribing medications as needed, and shall be required to utilize the VA formulary. The physician will be required to have DEA License number for prescribing Class II and Class III controlled substances. Medication reconciliation shall be completed during each patient encounter in the Clinic.
• Order labs, x-rays and other pertinent tests
• Initial screening of patients to determine eligibility
• Furnish technical and/or professional support for resident and physicians employed by the VA.
• Findings from an assessment or a reassessment shall be clearly documented in the medical record, which is used by all members of the interdisciplinary care team in care planning and treatment. Assessment for invasive procedures shall include all elements as explicitly outlined in CAVHCS Medical Staff Bylaws and applicable policies. All required documentation shall be fully completed within CAVHCS required timeframes.
• Responsible for coordination, evaluation, treatment, and overall medical management for eligible Veterans evaluated and treated within the clinic. Appropriate referral transfer of the Veteran shall be arranged by the Contractor for care that cannot be delivered in CAVHCS clinical setting.
• The physician(s) ensures that medical record documentation contains the minimum information in congruence with the Health Care Financing Administration/ Medicare guidelines, supporting patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) program.
• Must have completed an acceptable Internal Medicine Residency.
• Must be board certified or eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM).
• Must have at least two (2) years of experience as a Primary Care Physician or recent completion of an acceptable residency.
• Must have and maintain a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Must have and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

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