Physician Urgent Care Per Diem - Las Vegas, NV - Full-time / Part-time

Southwest Medical Associates (SMA) is a multi-specialty group of physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants consisting of over 300 providers, 21 medical health centers including six urgent care clinics, four convenient care centers, two lifestyle centers catering to older adults, an outpatient surgery center, plus E-visits and online options via Now Clinic telemedicine technology.  SMA offers patients compassion, innovation, and quality care throughout southern Nevada. SMA is headquartered in the greater Las Vegas, NV area.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Supervises assigned primary care providers in their clinic, including coordination of paid time off, meeting attendance, and management of provider issues to include coaching and mentoring
Ensures physician compliance with SMA policies and procedures and serves as the liaison between Human Capital for SMA policy interpretation
Performs annual evaluations and participates in developing MAP and developmental goals for their Primary Care Providers, as well as participates in leadership readiness and job expansion activities of assigned providers
Provides diagnosis, treatment, therapy and management of patients according to current standards of care utilizing Best Practices recommendation
Utilizes evidence-based care processes for cost-effective and efficient use of lab, radiology and extended service providers, including specialists, hospitals, skilled nursing providers, and other ancillary services

Required Qualifications:

M.D. or D.O., appropriate residency / fellowship training
Ability to read, write, and clearly speak English
Excellent communication, interpersonal and computer skills
Must have completed an ACGME accredited residency
Must be board certified or Board Eligible (ABMS or ABOS)
Medical knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and social behavioral sciences and application of this knowledge to patient care
Practice-based learning and improvement involving investigation and evaluation of your own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence and improvements in patient care
Ability to use electronic medical record in practice
Preferred Qualifications:

Bilingual
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Job Keywords: Internal Medicine, Physician, Outpatient, Urgent Care, SMA, Las Vegas, NV, Nevada