Physician

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Perform comprehensive health assessment of clients by completing a physical and psychosocial history; identify actual and potential health needs based on medical, mental/emotional, financial, and social factors.
• Examine, treat and advise patients on medical and emotional problems; make referrals to appropriate social or medical agencies or to unit of the county health system.
• Prescribe and dispense medications and drugs to suitable patients; initiate and/or continue medical regimes for new patients; chart treatment records and monitor results; provide medical patient consultation to other physicians in the community and/or the triage nurse.
• Contribute professional medical expertise to the consultative, educational, and evaluative activities of the community health or institutional facility; participate in collaborative treatment with other medical and mental health professionals and technical staff.
• Participate in staff and professional conferences; consult on and assist in the development of in service training and orientation activities in areas of treatment and care of the patient population; participate in peer review.
• Assist in the development of policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

LEVEL AND TYPE OF WORK AND/OR SUPERVISION:

Physician

• Advanced level
• Professional
• Perform the most difficult assignments requiring a higher level of responsibility, applying advanced subject knowledge, and exercising significant independent judgment and initiative.
• Receive work assignments in terms of objectives, priorities, and deadlines.
• Work is reviewed for technical accuracy, compliance to program objectives, and overall results.
• Receive direction from manager or staff.
• Exercise technical and functional supervision over staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GUIDELINES;

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Physician
Graduation from an accredited school of medicine and one (1) year residency in a primary care setting.

Depending upon assignment, candidates may be required to pass a criminal background check.

REQUIRED TRAINING, LICENSES, AND/OR CERTIFICATES:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate and valid license to practice medicine in the State of Oregon. 
• CPR certification is required.
• Completion of one (1) year internship