Full-Time
Physician – GP
University of Southern California
Research university in Los Angeles, CA
Compensation Overview
$205.7k - $339.4k/yr
Las Vegas, NV, USA
In Person
MD
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Patient Care
Care Coordination
Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Requirements
- An M.D. or D.O. degree is required.
- Zero to one year of experience as an M.D. is required, including successful completion of residency at an accredited healthcare institution.
- The physician must be able to provide diagnostic, treatment, and counseling services.
- The physician must be able to analyze situations and take effective action.
- A current valid license or certification to practice medicine in Nevada is required.
- An unrestricted DEA certificate with a Nevada address is required.
- Current board certification in the specialty area is required.
- Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association is required.
- A valid Nevada Board of Pharmacy license is required.
- USC credentialing from the governing board must be obtained within 120 days of hire.
- Fire Life Safety Training is required within 30 days of hire if the applicant does not have a card, with renewal before expiration.
- The physician must possess confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism.
Responsibilities
- Provide and manage direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment for a specified patient population.
- Provide health education and preventive medical care where appropriate.
- Take adequate patient histories for medical problems, maintain accurate and up-to-date medical records, and prepare reports as needed.
- Counsel patients on medical, psychological, personal, and health-related matters and provide medical treatment where appropriate.
- Refer patients for medical or other treatment when appropriate.
- Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
- Refer patients to specialists and relevant patient-care components as appropriate, including partnering with Counseling Services staff for patients with mental health problems.
- Review histories, examinations, and treatment plans prepared by physician assistants and nurse practitioners and function in a supervisory role as needed.
- Follow departmental policies, procedures, objectives, continuous quality-improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
- Participate in specified health-promotion, education, and prevention programs as appropriate.
- Maintain professional affiliations, licenses, and certifications and remain current on developments in medicine.
- Cover after-hours calls as needed.
- Manage patients with chronic controlled and uncontrolled comorbidities.
- Collaborate with care-coordination staff to oversee multidisciplinary care with various low-risk specialists.
- Manage transitions of care for patients with multiple low-risk hospitalizations.
- Work with the contracted utilization-management company regarding patients with complex diagnoses and refer high-risk patients to appropriate specialty services, including assistance managing home-health needs.
- Perform other related and assigned duties.
Desired Qualifications
- Two years of experience as an M.D. is preferred.
- Bilingual Spanish ability is preferred, including the ability to understand and communicate with Spanish-speaking individuals.
The University of Southern California is a private research university with academic programs across the arts, sciences, business, engineering, law, health, and other professional fields.
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