Physician / Hospitalist / California / Permanent / Hospitalist Job
Company: Kurz Solutions
Location: Barstow
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Description MD/DO - Hospitalist Small Community, Hometown
Feeling The Community - Barstow, CA Barstow is a historic, small
town offering that often sought after small community, hometown
feeling. Geographically placed almost exactly midway from Los
Angeles, CA and Las Vegas, NV, there are several major highways and
railroads that converge in Barstow. As part of the Mojave Desert,
Barstow experiences four seasons with milder winters. Barstow
offers a wide variety of entertainment, dining, shopping and
historic places to visit. Barstow is also the closest city to Fort
Irwin. Fort Irwin The National Training Center at Fort Irwin is a
world class training center for America's Military, known for its
excellent desert training, vast recreational opportunities, and
history. The mission of the National Training Center is to provide
tough, realistic, joint and combined arms training in
multi-national venues across the full spectrum of conflict set in a
contemporary operating environment to assist Commanders in
developing trained, competent leaders and Soldiers by presenting
them with current problem sets to improve the force and prepare for
success in the Global War on Terrorism and future joint
battlefields. Requirements (duties include, but are not limited to)
Treat all eligible beneficiaries regardless of underlying disease
process or physical condition of the patients. Provide advice and
opinions upon request by the Chief of the Primary Care Clinic or
the referring physician in support of examinations and procedures
as provided in conjunction with patient care and treatment. Prepare
all records and reports as may be required in support of services
rendered and as required by the MTF and as outlined in the WACH
Primary Care Clinic Service Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Take part in clinic QA&I programs as required to meet, the
standards of the JC and as delineated in the WACH Primary Care
Clinic Service Performance Improvement Program. Attend and
participate in patient care reports, patient care conferences, team
conferences, professional staff conferences, and other appropriate
professional activities only to the extent that such attendance and
participation is relative to his/her assigned cases and/or
performance of contract services as determined by the Chief of the
Primary Care Clinic. Facilitate patient access to medical care by
recommending appropriate referrals to other HCP(s) in accordance
with (IAW) policies and regulations. Provide services to
appropriate referrals to other military personnel and civilians who
are deploying, redeploying, mobilizing or demobilizing through the
Soldiers Readiness Processing (SRP) recommendations to members of
the medical staff (e.g., emergencies). Advise COR of any problems
encountered, or which may be encountered, in connection with
meeting the needs of patients treated. Continuing problems of any
nature shall be reported in writing to the COR. Maintain
documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with hospital
directives and prepare such records and reports as may be required
by the contract. Ensure all documentation and reports are legible.
Become familiar with the hospital formulary. HCP shall prescribe
pharmaceuticals according to the availability of drugs listed
therein. The pharmacy service will provide instruction to all
prescribing practitioners on substitutability of generic drugs for
prescribed drugs. The HCP shall follow the procedures of the MTF
when prescribing drugs. Maintain proper medical records on
beneficiaries to whom treatment is provided in accordance with MTF
procedures and regulations. Use the Armed Forces Health
Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) and Composite Health
Care System (CHCS) for keeping records, ordering of ancillary
procedures, ordering of medications, writing doctor's orders, and
performing other required patient record functions. Patient
encounters within the Military Health System, AHLTA and CHCS shall
be accurately and promptly documented and coded, adhering to
medical and legal classification standards. Patient encounters
shall be completed at the end of each day or within 72 hours in
AHLTA after patient visit. The HCPs shall maintain health records
in accordance with Army Regulation 40-66. Qualifications Must have
graduated from an accredited Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of
Osteopathy (DO) program to include an Internal Medicine residency
program. Must be Board Certified in Internal Medicine as a
Hospitalist by the American Board of Internal Medicine Physicians
or American Osteopathic Board of Internist. Must have a minimum of
two (2) years of full-time experience as a practicing Hospitalist
prior to commencing services. Possess and maintain a valid,
unrestricted license to practice medicine in one of the 50 United
States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or
U.S. Virgin Islands. Possess and maintain at all times a current
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration. Possess and
maintain certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) as approved by
the American Heart Association (AHA). KurzSolutions is committed to
improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with
the top healthcare talent in the market. www.kurzsolutions.com
Keywords: Kurz Solutions, San Bernardino , Physician / Hospitalist / California / Permanent / Hospitalist Job, Healthcare , Barstow, California
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