Physician - Rheumatology jobs in Pittsfield, MA

1. Assures provision of primary health care to all Community Health & Wellness Center patients including but not limited to:
   1. Establishing a data base on patients by obtaining an appropriate health, developmental and psychosocial history, as well as thoroughly conducting a physical examination and ordering/performing and interpreting screening and diagnostic procedures and tests.
   2. Providing treatment according to accepted agency standards and protocols.
   3. Assisting in the management of referred and/or complex problems with other members of the agency and community health nurses, mental health workers, social workers, and other community resources.
   4. Performs minor office surgical procedures, dressing changes, and ambulatory treatments and diagnostics in accordance with approved privileges.
   5. Works in a collaborative and appropriate manner with other agency providers, clinical support staff, and administrative personnel.
   6. Recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health education for patients and families.
   7. Maintains accurate legible medical records and returns all assigned charts or patient data (labs, reports, forms, etc.) to Medical Records in a timely fashion (i.e., charts before clinics begin the following day and other data within two days). Enters data into electronic medical record in a timely fashion as per CHWC policies.
2. Demonstrates efforts to maintain and improve job specific competencies and incorporates new knowledge into practice.
3. Acts in accord with standing agency contractual agreements with health maintenance organizations, insurance plans, and other managed care organizations.
4. Participates in agency quality assurance and improvement efforts.
5. Works jointly, as requested, with the Medical Director and/or other administrative personnel in the areas of utilization management, data retrieval, and the establishment and/or revision of clinical policies and protocols.
6. Acts as a resource to all Community Health & Wellness Center sites when requested. Participates in rotation to provide services to the community in the CHWC mobile van as needed.
7. Maintains ongoing education through completion of required continuing medical education credits.
8. Demonstrates knowledge and application of principles of fire safety, infection control, hazardous communication program, universal precautions and general safety.
9. Assists other staff, when time permits, in the completion of their duties to assure smooth function of the office. Assists as requested in ongoing education efforts for on-site medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students.
10. Assists as requested in ongoing education efforts for on-site medical, Nurse Practitioner, and Physician Assistant students.
11. Maintains target productivity standards as established by Community Health & Wellness Center as influenced by infringing factors of access, practice load and complexity of problems seen.
12. Works in coordination with other community agencies and providers to integrate patient objectives and strategies.
13. Other appropriate duties as assigned.
14. Meets productivity standards as mandated by grants. 
15. Represent s CHWC at relevant professional meetings.

 Performance Goals:

1. Works effectively with the CEO, Medical Director and staff.
2. Has effective communication skills with patients and staff.
3. Ability to apply sound administrative principles and methods in the management of diverse personnel and health care programs for optimum results.
4. Remains aware of and furthers knowledge of changing health policies and procedures.
5. Ability to set priorities and make decisions on critical health care programs and issues.
6. Ability to understand, interpret and implement CHWC mission, policy decisions and directions.