Family Practitioner | Flint, MI

Description

Ascension Medical Group Atherton Road practice is looking for a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Family Medicine Physician to join their well-established practice in Flint, Michigan.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills
• Coordinates discharge planning with case management
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians
• Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules

Qualifications

•        Completion of an accredited Family Medicine program and board certified/eligible Family Medicine
•        Willingness to be flexible and work well as an integral member of the health care team  
•        1-2 years of recent and relevant experience as a primary care physician preferred, but willing to consider and help mentor a new Family Medicine graduate