Family Medicine Job Description
Family medicine
provides medical oversight for clinical trials by serving as Medical Monitor for studies conducted by Novella Clinical on behalf of sponsor companies.
Family Medicine Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective family medicine job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included family medicine job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Draw and collect blood samples from patients, verifies records and prepares specimens for laboratory analysis
Lead a multidisciplinary care team
Ensure that high quality and cost-effective primary care is consistently delivered
Provide appropriate specialist referrals and follow-up when indicated
Maintain electronic medical records in compliance with facility standards
Examine patients for physical findings
Establish an assessment including differential diagnosis when indicated
Order appropriate diagnostic tests based on history, exam findings and differential diagnoses
Analyze test reports and communicate findings to patients along with any revisions in assessment and plan
Discuss potential benefits and risks of diagnostic testing and treatments
Family Medicine Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Family Medicine
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS
Education for Family Medicine
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the family medicine job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Doctorate and Master's Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Education, Medical, Graduate, Medical Assisting, Nursing Program, Medical School, College of Nursing, Practical Nursing
Skills for Family Medicine
Desired skills for family medicine include:
Medical terminology
Scheduling practices/referrals for physician offices
California Scope of Practice for Medical Assistants
Excel
Word
Use of MS Outlook
PowerPoint and Internet
TJC
HIPAA
DNV
Desired experience for family medicine includes:
Broad and deep experience within an academic health system or other environment where patient care, academic research and educational training are pursued with rigor
Ideally worked in an integrated health system and demonstrated the ability to build relationships and work effectively with other clinical departments and with community physicians and surgeons, particularly in the development and management of a regional system of Family Medicine care
An understanding of the ethics and cross-disciplinary nature of medical group practice
Committed to the mission of medical education and particularly graduate medical education
Record of achievement in research as a funded researcher and a developer of a successful research program involving others, ideally including translational and outcomes research
An understanding of the transformation occurring in health care delivery and financing from volume-based to value-based reimbursement and of the role of family medicine in that transition to population-based health care
Family Medicine Examples
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Family Medicine Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a family medicine. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for family medicine
- Embedded behavioral health professionals at several locations to provide quick access
- Central management of Pap and mammogram results, anticoagulation and medication refills
- Medication Therapy Management (MTM) pharmacists
- Develops collaborative practice agreement in conjunction with supervising physician
- Identifies and develops protocols and/or guidelines necessary for practice in conjunction with supervising physician
- Assists in collection of data for research projects
- Serve as a liaison between the students and the Department Chairs and the Associate Deans of the School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Assist with providing the foundation for delivery of the curriculum for the School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Teach in the clinical skills course, small group case studies, and simulation workshops
- Evaluate need-based items for successful curriculum delivery pertaining to audio-visual aids, travel, faculty development materials, teaching materials and aids, and any other related products
Qualifications for family medicine
- Prior operational experience leading groups of physicians, researchers and health care staff
- A commitment to continuously improving the quality of care delivery, including the level of customer service to patients and to referring physicians
- Washington Medical License (DO)
- Candidates must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Family Medicine
- Traditional Schedule
- On-site radiology and POCT testing
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Our company is looking for a family medicine. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for family medicine
- Assure integration of osteopathic principles in pre- and post-doctoral education programs
- Work in cooperation with the Curriculum Committee, Course Directors, Block Leaders, and Associate Deans to develop syllabi and curriculum for the students of the COM, schedule courses, assign educators, evaluate outcomes, and implement a continuous quality assessment and improvement system for the curriculum of the COM
- Participate in faculty meetings and committees as assigned
- Provide primary care to diverse patient population in a Family Medicine Residency office setting
- Precept residents and medical students
- Participate in curriculum development and resident evaluation and selection process
- Preparation and mailing of new patient letters daily
- Processing of patients who present at the front desk, answering questions and obtaining appropriate paperwork
- Swank Center for Memory Care
- Prescribe and administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care for all age groups
Qualifications for family medicine
- Beautiful brand new facility
- Recent nursing experience preferred
- Graduate of an accredited school of medicine
- New Jersey State M.D
- Potential leadership roles
- Licensed in MT, preferred or able to obtain
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a family medicine. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for family medicine
- Analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition
- Monitor patients' condition and progress, reevaluation treatments as necessary
- Collect and maintain patient information such as medical history, reports, and exam results
- Advise patients of preventative self-care including diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention
- On-Call services as necessary
- Identify serious or specialized illness or injuries, and refer patients to the specialist
- Work with nurses and other medical facility staff to ensure proper patient care
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of modern diagnosis and treatment techniques
- Initiate patient contact and prepare patient by obtaining vital signs and a brief history
- Assist physicians in patient examination, evaluation, and clinical procedures as needed
Qualifications for family medicine
- Ability to work as a group leader and group member
- The ability to manage multiple, cross discipline, projects to meet required deadlines and use good judgement
- Commitment to company valuesAbility to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with other employees and the public
- Excellent organizational and management skills with attention to detail
- Extensive supervisory experience
- Possess with the ability to speak comfortably before large groups
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a family medicine. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for family medicine
- Administer prescribed medications orally, topically, and by injection
- Maintain pharmacy supplies and prevents expiration of pharmaceuticals and IV solutions stocked by the Clinic
- Clean exam rooms after each use and prepare room for next patient
- Maintain patient medical records and ensure proper documentation of examinations, evaluations, and treatments rendered, laboratory and radiology procedures and results, and prescriptions written or authorized in the office or by telephone
- Instruct patient in examination and diagnostic procedures that are to be performed
- Accept responsibility for managing all patient telephone calls of a clinical nature, communicating with the physician as appropriate and providing information to the patient as directed by the physician
- Encourage a supportive environment for both staff and patients and is aware of the psychosocial and confidentiality needs of patients and their families
- Assist providers in patient examination, evaluation, and clinical procedures as needed
- Analyze patient data and plan nursing interventions based on assessed needs
- Validate patient's response to care or treatment and reassess when significant change occurs in patient condition to revise the patient's plan of care
Qualifications for family medicine
- Qualified to obtain medical staff privileges in local, North Carolina hospitals
- Consideration will be given to those with previous experience leading a community-based clinic
- Ability to prepare grant proposals and academic evaluation reports
- Experience or interest in clinical research
- Doctorate (professional)
- Must have earned an MD or DO degree or equivalent from a recognized medical school
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of family medicine. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for family medicine
- Maintain pharmacy supplies and prevent expiration of pharmaceuticals and IV solutions stocked by the clinic
- Ensure proper disposal of needles, blades, used syringes, and all contaminated articles, and perform other risk management activities
- Accept responsibility for managing all patient telephone calls of a clinical nature, communicating with the physician as appropriate and providing information to the patient as directed by the physician, documenting when necessary
- Maintain current knowledge of nursing practice state regulations and accept responsibility for professional practice within the scope of that practice
- Clean exam rooms after each use and prepares room for next patient
- Employee demonstrates knowledge of PSMMC/PMG’s policy on Patients Rights and Responsibilities and respects these rights and responsibilities in carrying-out daily activities
- Actively participates in departmental and organization performance improvement activities
- Demonstrates leadership by performing his/her work in a manner that meets or exceeds the level of care and service that PSMMC/PMG promotes to the communities we serve
- Participates in organizational and department specific practices to maintain a clean, safe and comfortable environment for patients and staff
- Maintains the security and confidentiality of data and information used in performance of his/her daily duties conforming to organization policy, laws and regulations as appropriate
Qualifications for family medicine
- Vocational / Technical School / Diploma Program required
- Oregon State Nursing License and BLS certification required
- Physical agility, which includes ability to maneuver body while in place
- 1 year or more of experience
- Weekday call is rotated among the physicians
- Three years experience as a NP/PA in a busy Family Practice or specialty site (Preferred) • Experience with an EMR (Preferred)