Per Diem Collaborating Physician (Georgia) – Evernorth Workplace Care

The job profile for this position is Supervising Physician, which is a Band 5 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.

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This role is for a Family Medicine Physician to act as a Collaborating Physician for the state of Georgia. The physician will be required to review 10% of the provider’s charts with a minimum of 10 charts per month completed by the clinician they are supervising using Epic Care Link. The physician should be available in person, or by telephone for questions. It is also important to alert our team if there are any quality concerns affecting patient care.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Physician will not be required to prescribe medications nor order any lab or diagnostic testing. The Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants that collaborate with this Physician will only be performing wellness exams. They will be prescribing medications and ordering any diagnostic testing.
• Physician will not be responsible to see patients themselves.
• Physician will be responsible to review patient records for past and present health issues upon chart reviews.
• Physician must be able to interpret laboratory data and diagnostic testing when available to assist in diagnosis of medical conditions.
• Should be available by phone and/or email to answer clinical concerns of the in-field providers. Assessments are typically only performed during normal work hours but should any of their providers work on weekends the physician would need to be available by phone.
• Improves clinical outcomes through interactions with providers primarily centered around chart review.
• The Collaborating Physician must review 10% of the provider’s charts with a minimum of 10 charts per month, in accordance with Georgia state law. They will also conduct quarterly meetings with the APP on 5 charts.
• Participates in quality processes such as medical documentation audits, inter rater reliability actions and quality projects.
• Serves as a mentor or coach to mid-level providers in ongoing quality and performance improvement processes.
• Improves provider relations through direct communication, knowledge of appropriate. evidence-based clinical information, and the fostering of positive collegial relationships.
• Physician will complete compliance trainings which are primarily web based.
• Physician will not be responsible to manage the providers’ day to day work functions that are not clinically related.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to culturally diverse situations, participants and customers.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• MD/DO with ABMS Board Certification in Family Medicine
• Active and unrestricted medical license in the state of Georgia
• At least 5 or more years of clinical practice experience in a Family Medicine setting
• Experience with electronic medical records is required, Epic preferred.
• Proficiency with various computer-based applications such as Microsoft Office.
• Highly motivated, self-directed professional with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent clinical assessment and analytical skills.
• Effective leadership and interpersonal skills; facilitates problem resolution and maintains a professional demeanor in difficult situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

This is a remote position. Candidate must reside within the state of Georgia to be considered.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of 96 – 160 USD / hourly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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