Physician

Responsibilities:

• Consults and collaborates with all professional staff of various disciplines
• Directly supervises all licensed medical staff (including podiatry)
• Provides clinical supervision for all licensed medical support staff (including RNs, LVNs, and Medical Assistants)
• Indirectly supervises all medical office staff
• Serves as the licensed professional Director of the Medical Department
• Provides a variety of primary care services
  
• Promptly obtains and maintains hospital (staff) privileges at one (1) or more proximal hospitals in the San Diego area
  
• Provides for night and weekend back-up coverage for after-hours telephone triage in response to urgent cases triaged through the existing nurse line
• Collaborates in advance with the Administrative Director to ensure 24-hour on-call/triage service arrangements are made in accordance with Federal Tort Claim coverage requirements
• Makes provisions for hospital admissions of SMDC patients
• Directs and supervises departmental activities and personnel
  
• Develops and maintains health care and health-related programs in collaboration with the Administrative Director and designees as well as the directors of the various departments.
  
• Legibly completes documents for record keeping and reporting purposes, assures compliance with applicable statutes, rules, and regulations and fulfills reporting requirements specified by the Administrative Director and/or SMDC’s funding agencies
• Recommends the purchase of and maintains the safe operable condition of all medical equipment, medical appliances, and hand instruments
• Purchases and maintains drugs, medication-related appliances, supplies and sundries in accordance with SMDC budgetary allowance and Fiscal Policies and Procedures
• Develops, establishes, and annually reviews Medical Department Policies and Procedures
• Reviews, updates, and approves all Medical Department protocols annually
• Enforces adherence to standards for infection control in accordance with local, state, and federal OSHA regulations
  

Requirements:

• Professional Degree from an accredited school of medicine
• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in good standing issued by the California State Board of Medical Quality Assurance or the California Board of Osteopathic Medicine
• Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training
• Board-certified, California licensed Medical Doctor or Osteopathic Physician
• 3 years of progressive experience in medical staff administrative leadership
• Management/business experience in clinical operations, in ambulatory setting
• Successful completion of an accredited training program in given specialty