Rheumatology

CORE VALUE COMMITMENT:

In common mission, our teams work together with our patients at the center. We strive to continuously improve. We value one another’s diversity of talent, experience, and perspective. We each contribute to something bigger than ourselves while promoting integrity, belonging, and collaboration.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Physician is responsible for providing high quality care and support to a wide variety of patients. This role maintains patient satisfaction while at all times treating patients with respect and dignity.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
• Develop and document a plan of care for each patient, including a complete medical history that includes essential and accurate information, a physical examination, diagnosis of the causes of injuries and illnesses, appropriate treatment and/or referral, and hospital visitations when necessary.
• Make informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions based on patient information, current scientific evidence, clinical judgment and patient preference. Utilize appropriate evidence-based medical guidelines and protocols.
• Prescribe, and perform competently, medical procedures considered essential for the scope of practice.
• Counsel and communicate effectively to create and sustain meaningful and therapeutic relationships with patients, their families and caregivers.
• Utilize information technology to optimize patient care.
• Work effectively with others as a member or leader of a healthcare team.
• Demonstrate dignity, integrity, excellence, compassion, stewardship, and responsiveness and accountability to the needs of patients.
• Portray a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to the provision or withholding of clinical care, confidentiality of patient information, informed consent and business practices.
• Display sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population including, but not limited to, diversity in gender, age, culture, race and religion.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and ethical and professional standards of applicable national, state and local medical societies and licensing agencies.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and social behavioral sciences and application of this knowledge to patient care.
• Knowledge of Practice-Based Learning and Improvement that involves investigation and evaluation of their own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence and improvements in patient care.
• Skill in using a computer and a variety of software, including Electronics Health Records (EHR) software, Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
• Skill in communicating in a professional manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Skill in managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to convey professional demeanor when engaging with patients, protecting privacy, and confidentiality.
• Ability to enter data into a computer to maintain records.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to act as a good representative of the company.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Successful completion of Family or Internal Medicine Residency training, board certification, Nebraska License to practice, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License, and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred. Two (2) years of experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) required.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:

• This role operates in a healthcare setting. This position requires frequent sitting, standing, and computer work and allows employee to vary physical position or activity for comfort.
• Must be able to:
  • Stand 30% or longer of an 8-hour workday.
  • Walk 25% of an 8-hour workday.
  • Sit 45% of an 8-hour workday.
• Requires ability to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Requires employee to: bend, squat, kneel and reach above shoulder level occasionally and twist occasionally.
• Requires repetitive use of hands for: simple grasping, fine manipulation, computer use
• Requires all sensory skills (speech, vision, smell, touch, and hearing) corrected to near normal range.

NOTE: The information above is a reflection of the general nature of job duties. From time to time, additional duties may be assigned.