This position provides and leads medical care, including medical care teams, to manage assigned patient population, maintains timely and appropriate documentation of such care, and actively participates in medical staff duties. Participates in utilization management and care management processes to ensure high quality, cost effective delivery of services. Meets production standards. Partners with administration and staff to support strategic and operational plans. Works collaboratively toward needed improvements. Shares night, weekend, and/or holiday call duties as stated in the Employment Agreement.

1. Attends to patient needs through effective diagnosis, treatment, and documentation within area of assigned specialty. In an acute setting, this position provides medical care to the hospital patient population. This may include attending to patient needs through effective diagnosis, treatment and documentation. Provides guidance to the nursing staff and other members of the care team.

1. Meets quality measures in provision of medical care. Performs related administrative functions in the clinical setting. Meets professional standards governing such services in the appropriate medical specialty. Performs in accordance with the medical staff bylaws, the rules and regulations of the hospital and the medical staff, and the policies and procedures of clinic or practice.

1. Creates and maintains timely, appropriate and confidential documentation and coding of patient care to insure compliance with medical reporting standards and billing practices so as to meet applicable federal and state requirements and the organization's code of conduct.

1. If required by the Employment Agreement, actively participates in medical staff duties, attends hospital staff meetings, participates in peer reviews and evaluations, and supports and insures compliance with federal and state rules, regulations and accrediting body requirements. Meets CME (Continuing Medical Education) requirements for state licensure.

1. Meets production standards for clinic or practice while maintaining standards of care. Leads care team huddles to maximize efficiency of team in managing patients. Participates in identification, collection, and analysis of clinical, operational, and financial indicators to ensure effective use of resources. Promotes patient safety in all functions.

1. Serves as a committed partner to the organization's administration and staff to support strategic and operational plans. Establishes positive relationships with other physicians, administration, staff and the community and fosters collaborative efforts toward improvement. Serves on relevant health plan, Hospital, and Medical Staff committees to optimize relationships with the medical staff, payers, and peers.

1. Performs other duties as defined in the Employment Agreement.

1. Participates in scholarly activities to aid control/cure of diseases. May participate in investigation of new drugs and medications.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.