Forest County Potawatomi Jobs Hiring Now

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.
• Provides direct patient care in outpatient and urgent care settings.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and coordinates care with outside specialists as appropriate.
• Orders laboratory tests, x-rays, special imaging studies and other diagnostic procedures. Interprets appropriate diagnostic procedures and tests. Explain the necessity of preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of procedures to patient and patient’s family.
• Evaluates and revises patient care/treatment plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health.
• Provides education for patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment.
• Provide accurate documentation of patient care, orders, directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and communicates them to other members of the health care team; maintain accurate, legible and confidential records.
• Work as a team member with medical/nursing staff to provide comprehensive care and promote continuity of care.
• Bill for clinical services.
• Actively participate in the advancement of a Medical Home. Incorporates the Medical Home Standards into practice: Relationship, Continuity of Care, Comprehensiveness of Care, Accessibility and Quality.
• Participates in clinic committees as requested.
• Attends meetings and in-services of the medical staff or as specified by the Medical Director.
• Ensures communication within the department as well as across departments to ensure that information is shared for effective operations.
• Maintain professional knowledge, skills and refine expertise by attending continuing education programs; maintain certification in compliance with current state law; participate in professional affiliations.
• May manage the daily operations of a specific medical clinic.
• Active participant in quality improvement and peer review.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
• Ensures strict confidentiality of records.
• Contributes to team efforts and accomplishes related results as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Completion of Medical School with MD or DO degree; at least three years of directly related experience which may include residency in Pediatrics. Unrestricted State of Wisconsin License and Federal DEA Certification; Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatrics.

• Ability to lead a team and direct team-based care
• Continuing education and knowledge of up-to-date pediatric practice recommendations
• Experience in working across cultures and with diverse populations
• Commitment to comprehensive care and family centered practice

• FCP complies with all CDC vaccine and testing recommendations for healthcare professionals. Proof of immunizations is required and immunizations/testing provided upon hire.
• CPR certification, or willingness to obtain certification.

Benefits you’ll love:

• Approximately 5 weeks of paid leave annually
• 2 weeks of CME annually
• 3 weeks of paid holidays
• Premium Free Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• 401k with match
• Generous Loan Repayment Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer
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