Job Title: Part Time/Flexible Family Medicine Physician

Company Overview:
Cooperative Health has been serving the midlands area since 1981. We are South Carolina’s largest and most cost-effective community health center system and we are hiring! We are looking for people who are passionate about providing accessible, high quality, compassionate healthcare in the Spirit of the Good Samaritan.

Description:

Our physicians are a key member of Cooperative Health's multi-disciplinary healthcare team. Primary, preventive, and episodic care is compassionately delivered, being mindful of the patients’ medicines, rights and responsibility. The clinical program is divided into units fostering a team approach to care for the patients. The physician will assume an active role at the site becoming involved with quality improvement activities, meetings, and other team building efforts.

Clinic Overview:

• Schedule: Monday-Friday
• Patients per day: 20-25
• EMR: Athena
• Age range: All ages

Primary Job Duties

• Prepares medical histories and examines patients who present to the facility seeking medical services.
• Diagnoses medical disorders and administers medical treatment services to patients.
• Documents the medical record in the SOAPS format with care plan inclusive of non-pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical treatment, diagnostic testing as appropriate, age-appropriate anticipatory guidance and reassessments intervals. The “E” will included targeted education regarding illness treatment and when appropriate lifestyle modification.
• Develops Rapport with patients striving to build a physician-patient partnership that facilitates marked familiarity with patients medical and treatment history, and care needs and social factors as a means to manage patients risk factors and improve patient outcomes.
• Directs coordination of care based on patients health, treatment, and social needs.
• Interprets laboratory tests, assesses other diagnostic test reports developing appropriate care plan and monitoring their effectiveness
• Provides medical supervision to support staff in implementing the plan of care and patient triage.
• Provides encounter information necessary for billing purposes. ( i.e. indicating appropriate CPT and ICD-10 codes for services rendered.)
• Establishes an effective working relationship with public and private physicians and other clinical care referral resources.
• Supervises physician extenders and professional students during clinical rotation at Cooperative Health.
• Assumes an active membership role in national, state and local medical societies.
• Takes hospital call unless otherwise arranged under special provisions.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer and CEO

Education and Experience:

• Must have successfully completed medical training at a (4) four year, accredited medical school and received and received a M.D. or D.O. degree.
• Board eligibility or Board certification required.
• Must be a licensed physician in good standing
• Must maintain the required amount of CME to meet licensure and specialty board requirements
• Must maintain DEA and controlled substance registration in good standing.
• Current BLS certification required
• ACLS, preferred
• Open to new graduate physician
• Prefer at least 2 years of experience working in clinical setting.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Statement

Cooperative Health falls under Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) guidelines related to COVID-19 Vaccinations which will require employees to be fully vaccinated

**NO AGENCIES PLEASE**

No Recruitment Agencies Please. We kindly ask that Recruitment Agencies, persons, and entities refrain from recruiting for this opening and presenting unsolicited resumes. Cooperative Health reserves the right to hire any unsolicited applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting Recruitment Agency, person or entity.

The above information is intended to describe the most important aspects of the job. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required in order to perform the work.

Cooperative Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Cooperative Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.