Elevate Patient Care with Oregon State Hospital: Join Our Team as an Primary Care Physician Today!

Job Title: Primary Care Physician (Full-Time)

Type of Position: Locum Tenens, 1099

Start Date: Within 45 days from start of credentialing

Duration: 6 months with potential to extend

Schedule:

• Monday – Friday, daytime hours (either 8 or 10-hour shifts)

• No holidays, weekends, or nights

• Full-time only

• No overtime, call, weekends, evenings, or holidays

Certifications Required:

• BLS

• DEA

Licensure:

• Active Oregon State License

Experience:

• 2 years of experience

Responsibilities:

• Provide general medical ambulatory care to all patients at OSH through the Medical Clinic

• Visit units to see patients unable to be brought to the clinic due to mental illness or physical limitations

• Interpret specialty recommendations and in-house procedures/studies such as ECG’s and x-rays for unit staff and psychiatrists

• Perform basic office procedures in accordance with training

• Provide telephone consultation in general medicine to unit staff and other clinicians

• Collaborate with unit psychiatrists on preventing metabolic syndrome caused by anti-psychotic medications and treating metabolic complications

• Assume responsibilities of the medical OD on a weekly rotating basis, including off-grounds telephone availability after regular work hours and on-grounds medical services during holidays and weekends when on duty

• Refer patients to outside medical specialists as necessary

• Serve on OSH committees as directed by the Medical and Allied Health Professional Staff Executive Committee

• Attend Medical Department meetings and education and training seminars

• Meet with families, other agencies, or the public-at-large to promote and enhance patient care

Patient Demographics:

• Average of 10-15 patients per day

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