Full Time Family Practice Job PORT HUENEME, CA

2024-8104

3 months ago

Posted by: Defense Health Agency

Employer: Defense Health Agency

Job Description

Serves as a Physician, Board Certified/Board Eligible in a primary care specialty (Family Medicine), assigned to the Medical Homeport at NMRTU Port Hueneme, to provide examinations, diagnostic and treatment services. Duties also include oversight and training of corpsman and providing assistance to physicians assistants and nurse practitioners also practicing within Medical Homeport. 1. Provides a variety of professional medical services to authorized beneficiaries in the outpatient setting, on a walk-in or scheduled appointment basis to include the following: Examines patients; determines need for and orders laboratory test, x-rays, and other procedures necessary to complete medical facts on the case. Interprets examination findings and test results, makes diagnoses of disease, illness, disorder, or injury, and treats patients or prescribes course of treatment. Makes presumptive diagnoses off more serious or uncommon conditions and seeks advice of appropriate consultants. Prepares proper documentation of action taken on case. Performs direct outpatient care; consultation; medical advice over the telephone; paperwork completion. Perform administrative functions to include performing military physical examinations and medical evaluation boards; obtains an adequate history, physical, assessment and plan in a timely and appropriate manner on each patient and develops treatment plan; utilizes paraprofessional staff as appropriate; responds to cardiopulmonary arrest as appropriate in the BLS capable clinic and arrange appropriate backup from NMRTU Port Hueneme staff; interprets electrocardiograms; preliminarily interprets basic imaging studies to include plain radiographs. Performs a variety of specialty appropriate physical examinations including child examinations, well woman exams, general physicals, prenatal care (non-obstetric related), and health certificates for employment. Orders laboratory tests, imaging, etc., and arranges consultations as necessary. Completes medical work-up as pertinent to the type of examination, coordinating all laboratory and consultation findings and making diagnoses. Ensures that physical profiles adhere to regulatory and procedural requirements. Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries to include, but not limited to, skin, head, eyes, ears, nose throat/mouth, neck, cardiovascular system, pulmonary system, gastrointestinal system, lymphatic system, musculoskeletal system, genitourinary system, reproductive system, psychiatric disease, central nervous system, endocrine system, peripheral nervous system. Performs procedures for which credentialing has been delineated, which include vasectomies, colposcopy, intrauterine device insertion/removal, subcutaneous contraceptive device insertion/removal, minor skin procedures, endometrial sampling, skin incision and drainage, nail trephination, reduction of dislocations and fractures when appropriate, stabilization and evaluation of cervical spine injuries as appropriate, removal of foreign bodies as appropriate, venous punctures for lab studies and interpretation of results, simple laceration repair, suture removal. In emergency situations, able to provide basic life support care including CPR and management of AED care. Serves as attending staff physician within the outpatient medical homeport clinic of NMRTU Port Hueneme. Performs specialty appropriate outpatient clinical duties. Participates in a rotating weeklong call system which includes notification and management of critical lab results. Provides professional guidance to military and civilian medical personnel assigned to the clinic. Manages patients on limited duty and patients anticipating medical separation from the military. 2. Maintains credentials in compliance with medical staff standards and requirements. Participates in quality assurance, quality improvement, peer review, and similar professional medical activities in conjunction with accreditation and other standards required of medical facilities. Performs administrative duties inherent to medical center/clinical activities. Participates in continuing medical education, both departmental and non-departmental. Provides professional guidance to assigned medical personnel on duty. Provides in-service training in support of quality improvement efforts. Attends and participates in clinical and administrative staff meetings. Performs other duties as assigned.

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