Primary Care Physician
St. Louis, MO, United States
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Primary Care Physician
- Patient Care
- Medical Records
The Primary Care Physician provides comprehensive medical care to patients through direct treatment, hospital care coordination, and collaboration with care teams. Responsibilities include patient consultation, medical record documentation, inpatient care management, call coverage, and educating advanced practice providers. The role requires a medical doctorate, board certification or eligibility, and adherence to professional and safety standards.
BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician-led organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with top-ranked hospitals in the Midwest region.
Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to extraordinary care in over 145 locations and over 25 specialties in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas. Our providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction, quality health care, and improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
Role Purpose
The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.
Responsibilities
- Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.
- Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.
- Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.
- Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
- Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.
- BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- Doctorate-Medicine
Experience
- <2 years
Supervisor Experience
- No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
- BOARD ELIGIBLE OR BOARD CERTIFIED IN PRACTICING SPECIALTY
- Licensed Physician
Preferred Requirements
Experience
- 2-5 years
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.
Responsibilities
- Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.
- Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.
- Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.
- Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
- Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.
- BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- Doctorate
- Medicine
Experience
- <2 years
Supervisor Experience
- No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Practicing Specialty
- Licensed Physician
Preferred Requirements
Experience
- 2-5 years
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