Primary Care Physician (PCP)

Job Summary
Provides direct primary medical care to all participants of the PACE program.
Specifications
Education and Special Training: Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine; Residency in Internal Medicine or Family Practice; Additional training/Fellowship in Geriatrics preferred.
Experience: At least 2 – 3 years experience, minimum one year experience working with the frail/elderly population.
Licensure, Registry or Certification Required: Current license to practice medicine in North Carolina (NC), valid NC driver’s license and vehicle.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Proven clinical leadership; Ability to excel with others in a team environment; Act within the scope of his or her authority to practice; Meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by PACE of Guilford and Rockingham Counties and approved by CMS before working independently.
Key Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive history and physical on new referrals.
• Performs interval history and physicals on established participants completed quarterly and as indicated.
• Evaluates and treats participants with episodic illnesses.
• Refers participants to medical specialists as indicated.
• Admits participants to the hospital:

(a) Provides primary care (attending) responsibilities for management.
(b) Provides updates to the team on a regular basis.
(c) Judiciously utilizes specialty consultants.
(d) Responsible for coordinating discharge planning with the team.

• Manages all care of participants in the nursing home:

(a) Provides regular visits.
(b) Performs telephone contacts with nursing home staff as required.
(c) Admits nursing home participants to hospital when necessary.

• Actively participates in family conferences.
• Coordination of 24-hour care delivery.
• Documents participant changes appropriately in the medical record and communicates participant change to team members.
• Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team. Takes part in participant care planning.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

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