Primary Care Physician

Overview

Primary Care Physician, Family or Internal Medicine, Norwich, Connecticut

Yale New Haven Health, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is inviting internal medicine-trained physicians to join an expanding established primary care practices.

Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) a physician-led multispecialty group. NEMG is a not-for-profit multispecialty medical foundation established in 2010. Because we are part of Yale New Haven Health, our patients have access to all the resources of one of the country's leading health systems, including our affiliated hospitals where Northeast Medical Group physicians also care for patients:

We are proud to offer:

• Highly competitive compensation including Sign On, wRVU and Quality Bonus plans
• Generous education loan assistance program
• Flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance (36 clinical hours) 4.5 days and Light Call
• Dedicated Medical Assistant, Scribe service and office support so you can focus on patient care
• A collegial environment with access to expert specialists and the resources of one of the nation's leading health systems
• Volunteer faculty appointment opportunities with Yale School of Medicine
• Physician Mentoring Program
• Leadership opportunities
• Epic electronic medical record to share patient information with every clinician in our health system and beyond

Enjoy all four seasons in beautiful New England with family-oriented residential communities with some of the best schools in the nation. Equidistant between New York City and Boston



To learn more, please contact:

Natasha Rotella, In-House Physician Recruiter at Natasha.Rotella@ynhh.org or Call Direct at 203-502-6515

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• 1. Examines patients, obtains medical histories and treats acute and chronic illnesses
• 2. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests
• 3. Involves patients and their families in care and treatment decisions
• 4. Creates treatment plans and completes orders in patient's charts
• 5. Collaborates on improvements in care delivery and service with staff, other physicians and management
• 6. Initiates appropriate specialty referrals
• 7. Provides clinical information to the interdisciplinary team in a clear and timely manner
• 8. Ensures that proper patient documentation is timely, accurate and complete
• 9. Works with practice management to ensure proper compliance with billing, coding and CPT code assignment
• 10. Achieves and maintains optimal patient access
• 11. Provides interdepartmental medical consultation as requested
• 12. Participates in the development of medical protocols, standard procedures and management of patient-care-related activities
• 13. Provides on-call coverage
• 14. Gives feedback to and accepts feedback from all staff in respectful manner
• 15. Acts in a positive and professional manner, complying with practice policies, procedures and federal and state laws
• 16. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned
• 16 .1 Promotes health education in conjunction with other health professionals
• 16 .2 Efficiently uses group practice and healthcare resources
• 16 .3 Contributes to quality improvement activities by actively participating in the medical staff activities , serving on various committees and suggesting and supporting process improvements 16 .4 Advises the Chief Medical Officer of any problems that can affect the efficiency of the organization

Qualifications

EDUCATION

(number of years and type required to perform the position duties): Degree of MD or DO with ABIM-recognized internal medicine residency (three years minimum) or ABFM-recognized family medicine residency (three years minimum)

EXPERIENCE

(number of years and type required to meet an acceptable level of performance): Preferred: Professional clinical experience in primary care practice, either family medicine or internal medicine

LICENSURE

Valid American Board certification in either internal medicine or family medicine and renewed (if needed) prior to expiration Valid and unrestricted Connecticut medical license BLS certification Valid DEA registration and Controlled Substance Certificate

SPECIAL SKILLS

Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques. Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment. Ability to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality patient care. Ability to receive detailed information and express and exchange ideas orally. Ability to perform under stress. Possesses excellent written and oral communication, listening and social skills. Ability to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems. Professionally performs in a tactful manner. Taps experience and uses independent judgment to plan and accomplish goals .

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Must possess the physical and mental abilities to perform the tasks normally associated with the practice of internal and family medicine.

YNHHS Requisition ID

89171