Physician

Basic Qualifications

• Graduate of a U.S. based residency program.

• Board certified or eligible in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Family Practice with current licensure in Massachusetts.

• Current BLS/ACLS certification.

Additional Information

• Harvard University requires a pre-employment reference and background screening.

• Harvard University is unable to provide work authorization and/or visa sponsorship.

• This position has a 90-day orientation and review period.

Position Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Has outpatient responsibilities for acute and non-acute patient complaints.

• Performs problem-based physical exams and orders appropriate laboratory, x-ray, and other diagnostic and medical procedures to meet short-term health care needs.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates the acute medical care as needed.

• Coordinates the appropriate referrals and follow-up care of patients to other health care providers for specialized needs.

• Educates patients - based on age, gender, psychosocial and cultural context, and overall health of the patient - on illness or its complications and on ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

• Advises the patient with an illness on the most clinically appropriate and cost-effective therapy, weighing and discussing the potential risks and benefits of treatment. HUHS embraces the principle of patient-centered care and shared decision making.

• Works closely with other members of the Urgent Care team.

• Participants in quality projects, daily huddles, Lean activities, and other continuing education, utilization management, and other departmental activities.

• Fosters positive working relationship and coordinates activities with other HUHS service areas.

• Complies with HUHS professional staff by-laws, policies, and procedures and applicable local, state, and federal accreditation regulations.

• Ensures that all lab results that he/she ordered are reported to patients in a timely fashion with clinically important abnormal results communicated by telephone and most other laboratory results communicated by mail or secure message.

• Fully documents the care of his/her patients utilizing the electronic medical record. Complies with all institutional policies related to the electronic medical record, including writing prescriptions electronically; documenting telephone and email communications; reviewing and signing off on nursing visits that require physician co-signature.

• May participate in the instruction of medical students and residents.

• Participates in all team meetings, including daily huddles, as often as possible.

• Participates in practice-improvement projects and functions as a "process owner" of projects as determined at daily huddles.

CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM FUNCTION AND THE HUHS MISSION:

• Participates in team and committee efforts to solve problems, proposing ideas to improve quality of care.

• Makes a continuous effort to satisfy the needs of patients and assist other clinicians.

• Works closely with the HUHS Patient Advocate and Chief of Urgent Care to address and resolve satisfactorily any specific patient-based concern or complaint.

• Promotes a positive image of HUHS by demonstrating knowledge and understanding of patient needs.

• Maintains written and verbal confidentiality of all patient and department information at all times, following the HUHS Confidentiality and electronic mail policies without exception.

COMPLIANCE:

• Adheres to the expectations and professional responsibilities of the department.

• Employs the standards, practices, and procedures of the department.

• Completes and complies with HUHS training requirements including HIPAA Privacy and Security.

• Reports non-compliance incidents to the supervisor, manager, and/or Compliance Officer.

Job Summary

Provides urgent health care to the University's student, faculty/staff and retiree populations. Responsible for urgent care visits. Participates in a team with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses to provide high quality and compassionate care. May participate in teaching residents and medical students.