Cone Health

Not-for-profit healthcare network delivering hospital care

Staff Physician Rheumatology

Physicians & SurgeonsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeUnited StatesNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from a medical school recognized by the North Carolina Medical Board, or an equivalent medical degree from another country.
Completed appropriate residency training and fellowship training as required.
Completed the required residency years in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved program and met eligibility requirements for board certification recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in the applicable specialty or subspecialty.
If five or more years have elapsed since residency completion, current board certification recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association is required.
Fully licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina.
Meets the Moses Cone Health System Medical Staff bylaws and obtains the appropriate level of medical staff privileges.
Maintains a current, valid Drug Enforcement Administration registration number without involuntary prescriptive-authority limitations.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect patient care in the assigned areas.
Exercise independent judgment in diagnosing and treating patients and formulating treatment plans.
Coordinate multidisciplinary care and direct the interdisciplinary team in achieving patient care plan goals.
Provide medical supervision of the interdisciplinary team and supervise residents and medical students in their assigned duties.
Provide medical education to residents, interns, medical students, and other learners through didactic materials, formal teaching conferences, clinical teaching, and staff education conferences.
Participate in clinical research projects and broader educational and research programs.
Perform liaison duties with other professional staff and support development of patient referral sources.
Keep referring physicians informed of patient care and outcomes.
Complete accurate and timely documentation and sign-off of care, maintaining current medical records for billing purposes.
Participate in medical audits, quality-improvement programs, investigations, peer review, and other inquiries related to professional-care standards.
Provide medical supervision and leadership to the interdisciplinary team to maximize patient benefit.
Ensure safe-practice standards and regulatory compliance.
Maintain records in accordance with Moses Cone Health System policies and applicable laws and regulations.
Participate in developing clinical guidelines, procedures, and programs, and recommend improvements to care quality and efficiency.
Share designated on-call responsibilities with other physicians in the assigned areas.
Attend regional and national meetings and use medical literature to remain current and professionally competent.
Participate in inpatient, staff, and professional education programs.
Keep professional practice aligned with applicable medical staff bylaws, practice standards, physician expectations, confidentiality requirements, and patient-safety standards.
Engage in continuous improvement and use evidence-based practices to improve healthcare and service outcomes.

Physicians

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This position is accountable for taking care of patients and completing all clinical responsibilities. Provides multidisciplinary team coordination services to the assigned areas. Provides medical education to residents, interns and other students. The incumbent participates in or contributes to an environment to advance medical research. The incumbent provides independent judgment in diagnosis and treatment of patients, formulation of treatment plans, and direction of the interdisciplinary team in achieving the goals of the patient care plan.

Essential Job Function

Education/Training: Utilizes literature and attends regional and national meetings remain current and professionally competent.
Participates inpatient, staff, and professional education programs.
Participates in educational and research programs including didactic material, formal teaching conferences, clinical teaching, staff education conferences, and clinical research.
Liaison: Participates in liaison duties with the other professional staff, and in development of patient referral sources.
Keeps referring physicians informed of care and outcomes.
Patient Care; Provides direct and indirect patient care the assigned areas.
Provides medical supervision of the interdisciplinary team and supervises residents and medical students in all aspects of their assigned duties.
Participates in clinical research projects of interest.
Provides accurate and timely documentation and sign off of care establish up-to-date medical records for billing purposes.
Professional Standards: Models and upholds the professional standards of MCHS including the Medical Staff By-Laws, Service Excellence commitments, practice standards, physician expectations and professional image standards.
Acts in concert with MCHS Mission, Visio, and Values.
Demonstrates collegial and respectful relationships with colleagues, patients, associates, family, and visitors.
Upholds Socratic Oath, honors patient confidentiality, and acts with integrity at all times.
Works in alignment and contributes towards achieving the goals and standards of MCHS.
Quality and Safety: Participates, as needed, in medical audits, quality improvement programs, investigations, peer review, and other inquiries relating the standards of professional care.
Provides medical supervision and leadership the interdisciplinary team achieve the maximum benefit for each patient.
Ensures safe practice standards and regulatory compliance.
Quality Improvement: Engages in continuous improvements and use of evidence-based practices working towards preeminent healthcare and service (with outcomes moving in the 90th percentile or above).
Maintain records in accordance with the policies of MCHS, applicable laws and regulations.
participates in development of clinical guidelines, procedures, programs, and makes recommendations improve quality and efficiency of care.
Shares specifically designated on-call responsibilities with other physician members of the assigned areas.

Education

Required: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from a Medical School recognized by the North Carolina Medical Board.
Also medical degrees from other countries that are equivalent to the United States MD or DO degrees from a Medical School recognized by the North Carolina Medical Board.

Experience

Required: Completed appropriate residency training (and fellowship training as required).

Licensure/Certification/Listing

REQUIRED Required: Practitioner must have completed the number of years in a residency program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and met all other requirements for eligibility to receive board certification recognized by either the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in the primary medical specialty (or subspecialty) for which the Practitioner is applying for Clinical Privileges. If five (5) or more years have elapsed since the Practitioner completed such residency program, the Practitioner currently must have board-certification recognized by either the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in such specialty (or subspecialty). Fully licensed to practice Medicine in the state of NC. Meets requirements of the Moses Cone Health System Medical Staff by-laws and obtains the appropriate level of medical staff privileges. The Practitioner must have a current, and valid DEA registration number, with no involuntary limitations on prescriptive authority (schedule limitations) resulting from DEA disciplinary actions.

Work Shift :

Days/No Weekends (United States of America)

On Call Required

Yes

FTE:

Job Type:

Full Time (40 Hours/Week)

About the Company

Cone Health

Not-for-profit healthcare network delivering hospital care

Cone Health is a not-for-profit healthcare network that serves communities in Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, and surrounding counties by operating hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, and centers for heart and vascular care, cancer treatment, women’s and children’s health, and advanced imaging. Its services are delivered through a system of hospitals, clinics, and the Cone Health Medical Group and Triad HealthCare Network, with revenue coming from patient services, insurance reimbursements, and government programs. The network differentiates itself by emphasizing community care and serving underserved populations, supported by a large staff, physician partners, and volunteers, and it holds recognized workplace culture awards. The goal is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and improve health outcomes across its diverse service areas.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Seed
Total funding: $100K
Headquarters: Greensboro, NC
Founded: 1953

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