Family Medicine Physician Job at HCA Healthcare in Augusta, GA

Description

Specialization:
Family Medicine without OB

Job Summary:

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment for a specified patient population.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Trains and supervises medical students and residents engaged in specialty activities and procedures, as appropriate.
• May manage the daily operations of a specific medical program, patient care unit, or research function.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Serve as Employee Health physician for JMS and treat already established patients in the office.
• Manage Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy patients. Beginning with new HBO consultations on 3rd floor of JMS building, following through dives.
• Provide specialized care to 30+/- patients daily in the outpatient wound clinic (chronic wounds, diabetic ulcers, pressure injuries, post-op wounds, etc)
• Accept and manage new outpatient and inpatient wound care consultations as needed for the clinic and floors burn care services.
• Participate in call coverage approximately 10 times per month, including some weekends.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education, and/or prevention programs.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

• Must have 3 to 5 years of directly related experience which may include residency in a directly related medical specialty.
• Must be Board eligible or Board certified in Family Medicine
• Must have a Georgia license or the ability to get a Georgia license prior to starting.
• Must have Federal DEA Certification

• Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
• Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements
• Knowledge of current principles, methods, and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in area of expertise.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to supervise, advise, and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.

• Successful candidate must submit to post offer, pre-employment physical examination/medical history check.
• CPR Certified ACLS/BLS Certifications (PALS preferred as well)
• Pre-employment background investigation may be required.

• Work involves considerable exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average weight objects up to 25 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
• Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.
• Will work with blood or blood-borne pathogens and will require OSHA training.

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Full benefit package including health, disability, life, retirement planning, malpractice, fees/dues, CME's & vacation.

• A full service, 354-bed acute care hospital where we provide personalized care and are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
• Doctors was the first and only hospital in the CSRA to offer robotic-assisted total joint replacement with the MAKO system, as well as three daVinci XI robot systems.
• Leading the way in robotic surgery, advanced orthopedic procedures, emergency care, and women’s services, we have expert physicians our patients can rely on, who are committed to excellent outcomes in a safe environment.
• Recognized as one of America’s 50 Best in Surgical Care in 2022, along with numerous other Healthgrades excellence awards, demonstrating a culture of
• We are a Level II Trauma Center, Accredited Chest Pain Center, certified in Primary Stroke Care, and the first in the area to be designated a Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Surgery.
• As the home of the largest burn center in the United States, the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, we provide complex and comprehensive burn and wound care for more than 3,000 patients from across the country each year.