1. Provides clinical services.

• Maintains clinical expertise and competency (to include age-specific competency) and demonstrates thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary health care.

• Provides clinic sessions, as scheduled, in direct patient care at the clinic site, including extended-hours clinics.

• Provides services each week in the clinic, negotiated in accordance with how many administrative hours are required.

• Refers clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab and x-ray, and other ancillary services appropriate for patient management and care. Reviews all lab and x-ray reports for patients under their care and providers as needed on a timely basis and makes medical management decisions appropriately.

• Provides continuity of care to center patients on their patient panel and other patients as assigned, including routine in-patient and nursing home care to center patients.

• Performs emergency on-call on a scheduled basis with other physicians and mid-level providers.

• Maintains a problem-oriented health record for each patient seen by the Center’s established Health Information Management policies and procedures.

• Ensures patient and family/significant others are educated about diagnosis and care plan.

• Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.

• Participates in specified health promotion, education, and prevention programs as needed, i.e., diabetes collaborative/health fairs, etc.; attends and participates in clinic meetings / departmental meetings and other clinic functions as required by the Center.

2. Provides clinical direction.

• Serves on center committees as assigned, especially peer review committees, as needed.

• Prepares and submits monthly written reports on Medical Department issues, concerns, program status, initiatives, and progress to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors. Prepares specific reports as requested by the entity’s administration.

• Designs, develops, and implements appropriate Medical Department policies, protocols, and procedures that comply with the most current accepted professional standards.

• Assists in the provision of technical assistance and health education in the community as requested.

• Assists in the preparation of an operating budget for the Medical Department and, in conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer, oversees compliance with the Medical Department’s budget. In addition, it prepares special grant and project budgets as required to meet the corporation's goals.

• Participates in short and long-term program planning for the Medical Department and the entity, including development of goals and objectives.

• Provides consultation to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors regarding the Center’s clinical direction.
  Travels when necessary to fulfill the entity’s needs and attends meetings as necessary to represent the Center.

• Participates in the preparation of grant applications for the Center and assumes primary responsibility for developing and implementing the medical health care plan.

• Assists in coordinating and integrating the corporation’s medical programs and services with other corporate programs and services for the welfare of the corporation’s patients.

• Assumes responsibility/accountability for delegating, directing, and supervising patient care activities. Trains, mentors, and supervises students and clinical support staff engaged in activities and procedures as appropriate. Supervises, advises counsels, disciplines, and evaluates all Medical Department professional providers in conjunction with the Executive Director.

• Participates in the analysis of community health problems and assists in the development of the community health care plan.

• Participates in Compliance and Performance Improvement (CPI) activities for continuous quality improvement and risk management purposes.

• Participates in the review and development of patient care policies, including health maintenance schedules and continuity of care.

• Participates in the review and development of protocols and standing orders.

• Implements the plans, procedures, and protocols for the medical team.

• Serves as a resource and positive, proactive leader for the department.

• Accepts responsibility for remaining current with medical and healthcare trends and information that impact the medical practice.

• Leads the health care team in identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing patient and family needs to develop a plan of care.

• Participates in the evaluation of products, procedures, and patient care standards.

3. Maintains professional courtesy at all times.

4. Performs all other related duties as assigned.

5. Carries out the duties of the Chief Medical Officer with patience, kindness, tolerance, and respect for all employees and patients.