JOB TITLE: Medical Doctor
REPORTS TO: Medical Director
MEDICAL DOCTOR
Are you looking for a position that has no insurance hassles, coding or billing, or computer work to follow you at the end of the day or weekend, has potential loan repayment, and offers a competitive salary in a wonderful East Texas town that is an ideal place to raise a family? Do you desire to have a say in how patient care is delivered and to treat patients the way you were trained with adequate time for each visit? Bethesda Health Clinic is a certified Best Christian Workplace and is driven by a mission to provide hope and healing to our low income community through medical and dental care. We are a Christian ministry, and our team comes to work every day ready to make a tangible difference in the community.
We take zero insurance and don’t deal with insurance denials, forms or difficulties. We are a charitable clinic that works side by side with volunteer specialists to provide the highest quality care for our patients. Here, you won’t have a quota to meet but you will change lives.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience working with a diverse range of patients and be excited to work in conjunction with our team to deliver medical services in a professional manner. The right individual for this position will have excellent management and communication skills as well as strong technical skills, and will enjoy opportunities for professional development.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
Efficiently see primary care patients and deliver quality acute and chronic disease care.
Maintain accurate and quality records on all encounters.
Review and handle lab tests, office tests and outside medical records.
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Responsible for delivering outstanding patient care in a primary care setting. The position will require working with various staff and volunteer nurses and doctors during the clinic hours. In addition, the job will consist of assisting the medical director in assisting with any procedures, and reviewing any test results that might come to the office.
CLINICAL DUTIES
Assist in medical and surgical care of clinic patients
Provide support to other physicians
Provide routine medical care of patients including ordering of diagnostic tests, labs, X-rays, medications nutrition
Administer medication
Perform physical assessment and document in records
Apply, remove and change dressings and bandages
Respond to telephone inquiries by patients
Placement and removal of sutures
Perform simple procedures such as skin tag removal
Incisions and drainage of abscesses
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Good organizational skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy clinical environment
Exceptional customer service skills
Above average oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Complete annual Continuing Medical Education requirements
Ability to effectively communicate and work with physicians, residents, nurses, patients, families, staff, other health care professionals, and management
Maintain confidentiality of patient, patient account and personnel data
Ability to work as a team member is necessary
SKILLS REQUIRED
Education
Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) Graduate.
License
Licensed or eligible for licensing in the State of Texas.
Experience
Experience working in a medical clinic, although new graduates are also eligible.
Computer Skills
Intermediate knowledge of and experience utilizing a personal computer; intermediate word processing skills required.