Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Patient Care:
- Provides medical care to Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) adolescents.
- Takes relevant patient history.
- Identifies patient needs and makes diagnoses.
- Develops and implements treatment plans using diagnostic data.
- Performs complete well-care examinations including physical examinations.
- Performs complete gynecological histories and physical examinations as indicated.
- Writes prescriptions and informs patients about medications prescribed.
- Completes medical forms and documentation related to patient care.
- Makes and tracks all referrals to other agencies and providers, with follow-up care provided.
- Assists with phlebotomy as needed to ensure smooth patient flow.
- Administers immunizations as needed.
- Distributes medications to patients.
- Reviews and signs all pertinent laboratory results and makes appropriate treatment decisions based on these data.
- Completes Court Orders and all other DJJ mandated paperwork.
- Evaluates and treats DJJ employees on an emergent basis.
- Administers Hepatitis B vaccines to employees based on protocol.
- Encourages health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance. Provides health education on topics including but not limited to preventive medicine and counseling on chronic diseases, as well as parenting, prenatal, nutrition, family- planning, medication usage, and stress management.
- Provides patient advocacy, as appropriate for the site.
- May provide in-service training for The Floating Hospital’s professional and administrative staff, in collaboration with the Medical Director.
- Works in a supervisory role with mid-levels and collaboratively with specialists for consultation and referral purposes.
- Participates in Peer Review process, as defined by The Floating Hospital.
- Provides technical assistance and teaches nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and /or Physician Assistants.
- Maintains ultimate responsibility for directing the course of the patient’s medical treatment.
- Participates in case-conference and case management activities.
- Participates in the “On-Call” list, on a rotation basis, as designated in the Policy and Procedure for On Call Services at The Floating Hospital.
- Be immediately available in person or by telephone to provide further guidance when the mid-level performs any task or function, as needed.
Administrative/Education Duties:
- Participates in quality improvement activities, in conjunction with the Quality Improvement Team and the Chief Medical Officer.
- Reviews and signs charts of mid-level providers.
- Chart reviews should be combined with use of the designated Clinical Quality Improvement tools.
- Assures that the mid-level practitioner(s) provides specified services or clinical activities in accordance with accepted medical standards.
- Meets with designated mid-level(s) on a regular and predetermined basis, in order to discuss recommendations and collaborate towards delivering quality health care to patients, based on accepted standards of-care.
- Physicians should immediately notify the Chief Medical Officer in the event any of the following occur: - The scope or nature the professional arrangement with the mid-level changes. - The approval to supervise the mid-level is revoked, limited, or otherwise altered by action of the state licensing authority. - Notification is given of investigation of the mid-level or of the supervision of the mid-level by the state licensing authority. - The professional liability insurance coverage is changed insofar as coverage of the acts of the mid-level concerned or the mid-levels professional liability insurance coverage is changed.
- Observes, implements, and promotes the federal regulations as defined by HIPAA and Policies and Procedures as defined by The Floating Hospital.
- When in the field, acts as on-site supervisor of agency staff; if a Site Supervisor has been assigned, collaboration with Site Supervisor is expected.
- Makes suggestions to Site Supervisors and Medical Director to improve patient care.
- Assists in teaching medical assistants about: patient care and triage, to improve patient flow, and communicates with Nursing
- Supervisor regarding status of flow at clinic site.
- Participates in case conferences in which patient care is discussed.
- May initiate and participate in research related to health care or allied fields, in collaboration with the Medical Director.
Requirements:
Medical Degree from an accredited institution; New York State Medical license; New York State Medical Board Certification; minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferable; ability to speak Spanish or other languages preferable.