Family Physician

Responsible for the care of patient at all clinical sites and programs as assigned by their supervisor. Responsible for ensuring the care of their patients meets, the organizations productivity goals, quality performance measures, regulatory compliance, training needs, and research initiatives.

Requirements

• Maintaining an active medical practice of TBD clinical sessions weekly
• Demonstrates competency in following areas

Medical Knowledge:

• Demonstrates good fundamental knowledge of established clinical practice and use of Evidence Based Medicine
• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment
• Demonstrated appropriate use of consults
• Keeps current with the medical literature

Clinical Practice:

• Provides compassionate, appropriate and effective patient care
• Available to patients and staff
• Maintains good quality medical records
• Demonstrates good clinical/technical skills
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills:
• Establishes and maintains professional, courteous, and respectful relationships with patients, families, colleagues and other members of the health care team
• Demonstrates an understanding and sensitivity to diversity and a responsible attitude towards his/her patients, profession and society.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrates to continuous professional development (CME), and ethical practice.
• Fulfils CME requirement (50 hours CME/2 year)
• Timely Medical Record Completion
• Compliance with open encounter policy
• Timely response to MyChart (patient portal) requests
• Compliance with IFH Policy and Regulations
• Attends clinical site and program meetings as required
• Assists with sites peer review process
• Participates in sites CQI endeavors/projects
• Systems-Based Practice:
• Demonstrates an understanding of health care systems and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care.
• Advocates for quality of care on behalf of patients and the organization
• Demonstrates appropriate use of health systems resources
• Practical-Based Learning and Improvements:
• Uses scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate and improve patient care
• Demonstrates acceptable use of organizations best practice alerts, quality
• Improvement initiatives, use of clinical registries, core measures compliance, and use of EBM
• Demonstrates knowledge of CQI activities at IFH

Teaching and Training:

• Precept’s residents, medical students, and other health professional trainees as appropriate
• Participation in Residency Faculty Meetings as appropriate
• B. Organizational/Managerial
• Is punctual and maintains a satisfactory attendance record.
• Is appropriately attired for the office
• Demonstrates reliability and trustworthiness.
• Effective in taking action without being told (takes initiative)
• Manages time and other resources to meet established goals within the agreed upon time frames.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the acceptance and completion of work assignments.
• Participates in the Organizations performance improvement activities.
• Observes the Policies and Procedures of IUFH.
• Contributes to a cooperative, friendly and mutually supportive work environment: a Team player.
• C. Educational/Professional Development
• Participates in the development of other staff members.
• Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements.
• Identifies learning strengths and needs
• Identifies and utilizes learning resources to develop professionally.
• D. Communication/Relationships
• Demonstrates a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with clients.
• Displays courtesy, tact, and patience during interactions with all members of the hospital staff, and extended community.
• Answers telephones in an appropriate, professional manner, and resolves problems in a reasonable time frame