Family Physician Job Description
Family physician
provides appropriate patient education including clear explanation of treatment; the use and side effects of prescribed medications; health maintenance; and the use of appropriate educational “handouts” or other written instructions.
Family Physician Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective family physician job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included family physician job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Review patient file/record, including problems, allergies, medications and immunization status
Determine and prescribe medication, dosage and schedule based on the patient’s problem(s), other medications and allergies
Provide comprehensive patient care and establish a family partnership whenever possible to ensure the needs of the patients are met on an ongoing basis
Elicit information about patient’s symptoms and past medical/surgical, family and social history including tobacco use and other habits
Provide prenatal care to pregnant women and provide postnatal care to mother and infants, when appropriate for specialty and training
Refer patients to medical specialist for consultant services when indicated based on history and physical examination, test results or complexity of patient’s presentation or disease(s)
Follow up with patient regarding progress in high risk or emergency cases
A well-designed infrastructure to manage care quality among patient populations
Maintain awareness and comply with relevant organizational policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
Provider will be required to maintain certain good citizenship standards designed to optimize patient care and service and the smooth operation of the FHC
Family Physician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Family Physician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CME, BLS, ACLS, CPR, DEA, CAQ, WA, ACGME, D.E.A, PALS
Education for Family Physician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the family physician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Doctorate and Collage Degree in Medicine, Medical, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Communication, Education, School of Medicine, Graduate, Medical School, Osteopathic Medicine
Skills for Family Physician
Desired skills for family physician include:
Word-processing skills
Appropriate specialty practice assessment techniques and treatment processes
Dosages
Drug interactions and side effects
Medications
Techniques
Ability to take a detailed medical history
Federal regulations
Current and emerging trends in technologies
Specialty
Desired experience for family physician includes:
No inpatient work
Five most common diagnosis
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an approved school of medicine or osteopathy acceptable to the Surgeon General, HQ USAF
Current enrollment in a family medicine residency program acceptable to the Surgeon General, HQ USAF (or a suffix-specific residency program.)
Unrestricted CO license
Current CO DEA certificate
Family Physician Examples
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Family Physician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of family physician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for family physician
- Recommends changes in all clinical areas and/or in general areas to improve patient flow, medical records, billing practices, and appointment practices
- Participates in some health fairs and other community-outreach programs in order to help increase patient volume
- Responds to patient’s questions or concerns via MyUHealthChart.com within required timeline
- Closes all patient encounters in the EMR system within required timeline
- Participates in outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules
- Full time (1.0 FTE), 32 patient contact hours per week
- Monitor immunization status
- Order therapies and/or other treatments
- Promote health by advising patients about lifestyle including diet, exercise, habits, hygiene and instruct on methods for prevention of disease
- Discuss and order appropriate age/gender screening
Qualifications for family physician
- Conduct physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, pre-employment or eligibility for insurance coverage
- Display knowledge of normal signs of human development and ability to assess and provide age appropriate care
- Timely and thorough documentation of all of the above in the electronic medical record
- Serve as Collaborative Physician for any Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners providing medical services in accordance with federal and state law and the policies of QuadMed including review of medical charts of patients treated by collaborative providers
- Documentation should be completed on the day of the visit whenever possible, and no later than 72 hours from the date of visit
- Keep informed of organizational activities
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of family physician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for family physician
- Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty
- Order or execute various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition
- Analyze reports and findings of tests and examination, diagnose condition of patient, and implement treatment plan
- Administer or prescribe treatments and medications
- Refer patients to medical specialist for consultant services when necessary for patient’s well-being
- Provide full scope of specialty services
- Perform a full range of physician services in accordance with privileges granted by the MTF
- Direct, perform, or assist in the instruction of other health care professionals within the scope of the clinical privileges or responsibilities
- Examine, diagnose, treat or prescribe courses of treatment within the scope of training, experience, and privileges
- Provide preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling
Qualifications for family physician
- Board Certification from the American Board of Family Medicine and an active California MD/DO License
- Preferred three years ambulatory primary care practice experience
- Experience working with pediatric patients may be preferred depending on the HWC demographic
- Must board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine
- Bilingual in Spanish is highly desired/preferred
- Schedule Monday – Friday, 8a – 5p
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Family Physician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of family physician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for family physician
- Coordinates coverage schedule in collaboration with others that will provide coverage 365 days per year
- Order diagnostic tests, interpret the results, and prescribe appropriate interventions, therapies, medications, and other treatment modalities
- Create patient-specific health programs that make use of historical data
- 100% outpatient practice
- Joining 3 other primary care physicians
- Opporunity to round on your own patients if you choose
- New practice, 100% outpatient
- Lab/X-ray onsite
- MA support provided
- Joining 4 other Family Practice Physicians
Qualifications for family physician
- Family Medicine Residency trained, board certified or board eligible
- Possession of a valid driver's license or an acceptable alternative method of transportation
- Successful completion of an ACGME or AOA approved residency program in Family Medicine
- Prior experience as a practicing clinician, with experience in HCC coding, CMS STARS measure, and HEDIS measure capture preferred
- 176 days worked (equivalent of 8 weeks off)
- Partnership stock buy-in
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of family physician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for family physician
- This position offers opportunities for collaboration, education of medical students, residents, participation in research
- NP support provided
- Showcase your strong Family Medicine experience
- Administer vaccinations
- Perform follow-up examinations
- Educate patients in disease prevention and health maintenance
- Participate in OB Service
- Board certified/eligible in Family Medicine at time of employment
- Provide comprehensive clinical care to patients of all ages with a wide range of conditions, diseases, and injuries
- Participates in outpatient call rotation
Qualifications for family physician
- Possible Real Estate investment opportunities
- Medical or Osteopathic doctor, experienced and new grads welcome
- ABMS Board Certified / New grad must become board certified within 2 years
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a Physician in a clinic setting
- 1 year experience working in Family Practice required
- Physician - board certified/eligible at time of employment
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Family Physician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of family physician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for family physician
- Acts as an active participant and key source of medical expertise with the care team through daily huddles
- Helps Regional Medical Director and Center Administrator in setting a tone of cooperation in practice by displaying a professional and approachable demeanor
- Participates in the local primary care “on-call” program of Partners in Primary Care as needed
- Monitor and adapt individualized health programs over time
- Schedule and administer follow-up examinations
- Offer birthing services
- Work schedule consists of non-traditional hours
- Must be board certified or eligible in Family Medicine
- Residency/Fellowship training by an ACGME/AOA accredited program is required
Qualifications for family physician
- Graduate of an accredited medical school with a degree of MD/DO
- Texas License
- BE/BE with the ABMS or AOA
- DocuTap knowledge
- No inpatient work or OB
- Common Diagnoses