Internal Medicine - Outpatient Office Faculty (Preceptor)
Precept Internal Medicine residents in the outpatient healthcare center setting, supervising them with their panel of patients.
Ensure the clinic meets all requirements for maintaining ACGME accreditation, assuring that residents receive strong training in outpatient medicine.
Oversee, develop and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education in the outpatient healthcare center.
Work with the Internal Medicine Program Director, office manager and/or DIO in providing clinical, operational, patient experience, and staff experience goals of the outpatient office.
Work with the Internal Medicine Program Director, office manager and/or DIO to develop office work flow and policies when and if the program operationalize a residency healthcare center.
Work with office manager to provide residents with performance data on chronic disease management and preventative health care. Oversee resident-developed action plans for addressing quality care gaps.
Instruct Residents in and monitor appropriate use of Evaluation and Management Documentation as per CMS guidelines.
Provide each resident with timely feedback and evaluation.
Oversee quality improvement projects in the healthcare center.
Develop system to provide coverage of urgent problems experienced by patients on the panel of a resident who is not readily available.
Participate in Clinical Competency Committee meetings to evaluate residents on an as needed basis.
Participate in any residency related events, such as graduation, holiday parties or orientation, as needed.
Maintain an individual panel of patients at the outpatient office as appropriate.
Provide adult patients with acute and chronic disease care and management.
Provide annual preventive care services.
Ensure that all patient's illnesses are managed per the standard of care, meeting all quality metrics.
Timely completion of any medical forms required and not limited to insurance or disability issues.
Timely and appropriate referrals to specialty care.
Triage patients and refer for emergency care as needed.
Complete appropriate documentation of management plans and evaluation in a timely manner.
(preferred, not mandatory) Be privileged in and provide oversight for outpatient procedures required by the American Board of Internal Medicine and/or IM residency program (i.e. venipuncture, PAP/endocervical culture).
Clinical Duties:
Provide adult patients with acute and chronic disease care and management
Provide annual preventive care services
Ensure that all patient's illnesses are managed per the standard of care, meeting all quality metrics
Timely and appropriate referrals to specialty care
Triage patients and refer for emergency care as needed
Complete appropriate documentation of management plans and evaluation in a timely manner
Timely completion of any medical forms required and not limited to insurance or disability issues
Evaluate quality metrics of patient panel and help to put in place office work flow to help meet quality metrics
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities - including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.
Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.
At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
Nazareth Hospital, for more than 79 years, has provided compassionate, high-quality care to residents of Northeast Pennsylvania. Nazareth Hospital offers a variety of services to the community, including emergency care, cardiology, oncology as an affiliate of Jefferson's Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, specialized geriatric care, orthopedics, and wound care, among others.
Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in 1940, Nazareth's mission is to serve anyone who requires medical care regardless of religion, race, color, creed or economic status. Nazareth Hospital is consistently recognized by leading healthcare accreditors and insurers for the quality of care provided to patients.
In 2018 the hospital had 7,768 admissions, 49,184 visits to the Emergency Department, and 102,756 outpatient visits. The hospital has 203 licensed acute care beds, and 28 skilled nursing beds.
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic comprises Mercy Health System (Southeastern Pennsylvania), Saint Francis Healthcare (Wilmington, DE), St. Mary Medical Center (Langhorne, Pa.), and their associated home health and LIFE programs, aligned joint ventures, sub-corporations, programs and services.
Formed in October 2018, the Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic region empowers the three Trinity Health Regional Health Ministries to be one unified, regional system with five hospitals, continuing care services and support services, operating from a position of strength across the many diverse neighborhoods we serve. Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic will serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence.
COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, and the core of the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
Located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, the area boasts wonderful family oriented residential communities. There is quick access to historic Philadelphia with fabulous cultural opportunities, theater, orchestra, museums and restaurants. Beaches, mountains, New York City and Washington DC are also just a short drive away.
Craving some fun in the fresh air and sunshine? Enjoy biking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, golf and our many parks. The Countryside has more outdoor activities than you can shake a walking stick at including wine trails and even Appalachian trails, the possibilities are endless.
For more information on Philadelphia visit www.visitphilly.com
Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians. Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve. At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual nee...ds. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org