Family Practice Physician Shall provide outpatient health care to qualifying beneficiaries (Wounded Warriors, soldiers and their eligible family members) as scheduled by the Government. Family Practice Physician will work up to 8 hours a day, Monday-Friday (excluding Federal Holidays and other Base Down Days) between the hours of 7:30am and 4:30pm.

The duties include but are not limited to the following:

   Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and medical care to entire family regardless of sex, age, or type of problem.
   Will maintain a program of comprehensive health for the family unit, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.
   May become the primary care manager (PCM) for a panel of patients. As a PCM, will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of his/her assigned patients. Duties include:
     Examination of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders required diagnostic testing.
     Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment plans.
     Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
     Approving/disapproving subspecialty referrals.
     Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
     Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
     All inpatients will be admitted as per the local MTF instructions.
     Be capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of pediatric and adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries including but not limited to conditions of the:

Skin
  

Pulmonary System

Head
  

Gastrointestinal System

Nose
  

Reproductive System

Throat
  

Lymphatic System

Eyes
  

Ears Genitourinary System

Neck
  

Cardiovascular System Endocrine System

Musculoskeletal System
  

Central Nervous System

Psychiatric and Behavioral Health

   Ensure a safe work environment and employee safe work habits.
   Prepare records and reports as required in support of services rendered in accordance with established procedures.
   Attend and participate in patient care reports, patient care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities only to the extent that such attendance and participation is relative to his/her assigned cases and/or performance of services as determined by the supervisor.

Have sufficient experience to be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following:

   Basic Life Support
   Advanced Life Support
   Pediatric Advanced Life Support
   Crycothyroidotomy
   Secure and maintain an adequate airway to include endotracheal intubation
   Cardioversion of life threatening arrhythmias
   Simple minor surgical procedures: punch biopsies, excision of skin lesions
   Simple abscess incision and drainage
   Nail trephination
   Sling or swath injuries
   Lumbar puncture
   Suture simple laceration
   Suture removal
   Tube thoracostomy
   Cryotherapy
   Nebulizer treatment
   Urine catheterization
   Cultures (throat, wound)
   Suprapubic tap
   Remove ocular, nasal and ear foreign bodies
   Clearing of ears by flush technique
   Reduce simple dislocations and fractures, when appropriate
   Bandaging of sprains, minor burns, and minor lacerations
   Perform venous punctures for lab studies and interpret results
   Draw arterial blood gases for evaluation and interpret results
   Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications as appropriate
   Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate
   Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities

CentralCare, Inc. is an EEO compliant organization