Internist

Community Medical & Dental Care, Inc, located in Rockland County, NY is expanding its Adult Medicine Department and is seeking a part-time Internist.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible to take, evaluate, and record medical histories.
• Perform physical examinations required to evaluate medical problems.
• Order appropriate laboratory studies, x-rays and other examinations.
• Analyze and interpret data, formulate diagnoses and problem lists, and establish plans for the management of adult health problems.
• Treat problems within the scope of competence and exercise judgment on problems requiring consultation, referral or evaluation.
• Initiate consultation requests to specialists and other health professionals including physical therapists, occupational therapists, etc.
• Counsel patients on medical problems, use of medications, expected effects of treatment, diet, and other health maintenance matters.
• Perform health maintenance for well patients, including administering or supervising immunizations.
• Provide consultations on complex adult medical problems to other health care providers.
• Manage common medical problems encountered in primary care clinics and manage selected chronic illnesses.
• Provide health education to adults, promote healthy lifestyles and importance of preventative health initiatives.
• Prescribe medication(s) and monitor side-effects of medication and adverse reactions.
• Refer patients, as needed to specialty and sub specialty providers both in house and outside the center as needed, i.e. behavioral health, dental, nutrition counseling.
• Responsible to perform all duties and responsibilities as delineated in your deeming and scope of services as approved by the Medical Director.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be Board Certified
• Active NY State Medical License required

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• PTO
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunities for growth

Community Medical & Dental Care, Inc., is a non-profit community health center serving the medically-underserved population of Rockland County, NY. We offer linguistically-diverse and culturally sensitive health care to our patients. Community Medical & Dental Care, Inc., has over 60 health care providers who offer a wide range of services including Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Dentistry/Oral Surgery, Allergy, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Nutrition Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Podiatry, Speech Therapy, and Urology.

Community Medical and Dental Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.