Physician (Locums) - Gastroenterology - Columbia

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Job Summary: Provide direct primary medical care to all participants of the program. Accountabilities: - Performs comprehensive history and physical on new referrals. - Performs interval history and physicals on established participants completed quarterly or as indicated. - Evaluates and treats participants with episodic illnesses - Refers participants to medical specialist 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) Is 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. - Participates in team meetings, committees and work groups as assigned. Supervisory/Management Responsibility: This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or execut...