Physician, Medical Doctor, Primary Care Physician

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Get To Know Summit Pacific Medical Center
Your trusted partner in Health and Wellness, Summit Pacific is a vibrant and expanding public hospital district that operates a Critical Access Hospital with a Level IV trauma designation, three rural healthcare clinics, and a seven-day-a-week urgent care clinic. Our vision is “Through Summit Care, we will build the healthiest community in the Nation.” Our hospital is unique due to its size and accessibility.

We pride ourselves on our ability to give patients quick access to a provider.

• Critical Access Hospital
• 24/7 Emergency Department
• Level II Cardiac Center
• Level III Stroke Center
• Level IV Trauma Care

Pay Range (depending On Experience)
$119.19 - $119.19

Job Summary
Provides services to the District as a primary care provider. Works collaboratively with patients and other members of the care team to maintain a patient-centered approach to care that supports positive patient experiences while ensuring delivery of evidence-based, quality care.

Job Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide services to the District as a primary care provider. Perform family medicine services for Clinic and Hospital patients requiring such care. Take ownership for care of assigned panel of patients. Provide first contact, continuous, comprehensive primary care for infants, children, youth and adults according to current standards of care and the patient centered medical home model. Engage in consultations with other Clinic and Hospital Practitioners.
  
  Actively assist and participate in ongoing quality improvement and risk management programs with respect to family medicine services. Work to develop and implement policies affecting the provision of Practitioner Services in coordination with District administration. Continually develop and promote standards and quality control of Practitioner Services through participation in all ordinary and special medical record audits for quality of care, completeness, timeliness, and medical/legal considerations, review of, response to and management of problems and complaints as related to providing Practitioner Services, participation in the development of a policies and procedures manual, follow-up instructions, protocols, and record retrieval systems, and preparation for and participation in regulatory reviews and accreditation surveys.
  
  Submit all charges for professional services provided on a timely basis and consistent with District’s policies and procedures. Provide a reasonable amount of charity care to patients, as mutually agreed by the parties. Comply with all on-call and call coverage obligations, if any, as established by and in accordance with Hospital’s Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations. Participate in the resolution of patient and provider complaints and enhancement of patient and provider satisfaction as measured by regular surveys.
  
  Participate in community outreach activities at the request of District and as mutually agreed by the parties. Complete and maintain adequate and proper medical records with respect to all patients examined or treated in accordance with all applicable legal, accreditation and third-party payor standards within such time limits as are required by Hospital or its Medical Staff bylaws, rules and regulations.
  
  Practitioner is subject to any fines and/or other penalties pertaining to delinquent medical records pursuant to Hospital’s Medical Staff Bylaws. Provide input to District on issues relating to such as budget development, staff evaluations, equipment and supply acquisitions, etc. Assist with supervision and provide input to District’s or Hospital’s administration regarding services and non-provider staff. Maintain an effective professional working relationship with patients, District staff, Hospital and its personnel and Medical Staff.
  
  Comply with all applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements. Perform such other services as are mutually agreed by the parties. Performs special projects and other related duties as assigned.

Staff Member Responsibilities

• Adapts to changes in the work environment:
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