PRN Physician

Working Title PRN Physician Working Location (City, State) Boone, North Carolina Position Number N32400 Department Health Services - 320000 Description of University

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Position Summary Information

Minimum Qualifications

Minimal Qualifications required: Active medical practice (BE/BC) in Family Practice, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine and eligible for licensure in North Carolina.

License/Certification Required

Active medical practice (BE/BC) in family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, or emergency medicine and eligible for licensure in North Carolina as a MD or DO

A valid DEA license, NPI registration, updated basic CPR, eligibility for medical malpractice coverage, and other documentation for the health service's credentialing process.

A satisfactory criminal background report is required. Documentation of identity and employability of the applicant will be required before the hiring process can be finalized.

Essential Job Functions

The student health physician at the M.S. Shook Health Service is a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy who is licensed to practice in North Carolina and is board eligible/board certified in Family Practice, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine.

The student health physician reports to the Director of the Health Service.

Specific duties of the student health physician include:

• Provide out-patient ambulatory care for students with specific disease entities, injuries, minor surgical needs, and mental health problems;

• Perform physical examinations, such as pre-participation sports physicals and gynecological exams;

• Provide on-call services during evening and weekend hours during the regular academic school year;

• Work cooperatively with Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants acting as a supervisor/consultant;

• Refer patients requiring specialized care to competent consultants;

• Collaborate with the Counseling Center in providing medical treatment for their clients;

• Maintain confidential medical records which are completed in a timely manner;

• Attend and participate in administrative conferences, in-service, and continuing education programs;

• Act as a consultant and resource person for student and community health promotions, research projects, and health-related courses;

• Serve on Health Service and university committees, as appropriate;

• Adhere to regulatory guidelines and laws in the provision of care;

• Keep credentials file current and complete, complying with required criteria and annual updates;

• Accept other assignments as delegated by the Director of the Mary S. Shook Student Health Service.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in college health or outpatient patient medicine.

Work Schedule/Hours

M-F 8-5, occasional weekends, as assigned on-call duties

Number of Hours Per Week as needed Number of Months Per Year 11 Mandatory Staff Yes Physical Demands of Position

Light work. Exert up to 20 lbs of force occasionally &or up to 10 lbs of force frequently &or a trivial amt of force constantly to move obj. Light work if use of arm &or leg controls require exertion greater than sedentary and required to sit most of the time.

Hiring Range 91.16

Pay will be commensurate with applicant competencies, budget, equity and market considerations.

Posting Details Information

Posting Date 10/06/2021 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes Applicant Pool Preference External (Post on the Web) Special Instructions to Applicants Quick Link https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/30201 Posting Number 201500638P