Family Medicine, Primary Care Opportunity in Mayfield, Kentucky

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) Authorized

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Diagnose, treat and manage a panel of patients.
• Provider comprehensive patient-centered primary medical care.
• Identify acute/non-acute, chronic health problems.
• Use principles of risk management to identify system issues which impact patient care.
• Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Adhere to clinical practice guidelines for patient chronic disease.
• Conduct appropriate preventative screens and diagnostic tests.
• Provider appropriate disposition of identified health care problems.
• Participate in Primary Care multidisciplinary activities.
• Inform Veterans to accomplish shared decision making in medical treatment/regimens.
• Demonstrate medical expertise in diagnosing and treating multi-symptomatic patients.
• Adhere to local policies, procedures and directives related to timeliness of documentation and encounters for verification of patient visits, findings, and medical recommendations in the electronic medical record.
• Use Computerized Patient Record System to review and update patient's electronic medical record.
• Maintain view alerts.
• Utilization of Telehealth services.
• Supervise mid-levels.

The Physician will report directly to the Chief of Primary Care Service.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. May include extended hours or an occasional Saturday based on patient needs. Due to the nature of the work, the Physicians may occasionally be required to stay later then 4:30pm, as required