UMMG Staff Physician - Family Medicine and Community Health (without OB)

The University of Miami of Miami Health System is initiating a search for a Family Medicine Physician at our SoLe Mia location.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide all physician care generally provided at a primary care facility. 
• Actively manage all aspects of patient care while on shift. 
• Supervise and direct the center’s other clinical staff (Medical Assistants, etc.). 
• Collect biological specimens and process them in the laboratory for testing. 
• Responsible for the delivery of care, treatment, and referrals.  Arrange for referral resources for those medical specialties not provided at the primary care clinic. 
• Evaluate patients, based on medical training and/or specialty, to determine the medical condition of the patient, through the performance of physical examinations, thereby, establishing a diagnosis and proposed treatment plan. 
• Maintain a high standard of medical practice and participate in the training and development of the medical team.   
• Assist in medical education of both the patients and clinic staff. 
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings; refer and transfer patients for follow-up and/or specialty care and discharge patients. 
• As a member of the health care team, exemplify an example in attitude toward patients and staff, thereby, performing duties with respect, dignity, privacy, and modesty to the patients. 
• Participate in the development of clinic protocols and formulary.  Make recommendations, suggestions, etc., on chart information forms. 
• Document each on site/in office procedure, prescription, consultation and patient contact in patient's chart and on the clinic's encounter forms, within a 24-hour period. 
• Counsel patient regarding medical and other problems which might affect patient's health and well-being. 
• Perform such clinical procedures for patient's benefit which are within scope and skill of practitioner/specialist and which are economically feasible. 
• Provide direction and leadership to the clinic's medical support staff, with regard to the administering of a patient's care. 
• Provide supervision in case assignment to nurse practitioner/physician assistant, including sign off on charts, where applicable. 

Required Credentials: 

• Doctoral Degree, MD or DO, and Florida Physician License required. 
• Three years of experience in area of Family Medicine. 
• Graduation from an ACGME Family Medicine Residency Program. 
• Board certification in Family Medicine. 

The University of Miami is considered among the top tier institutions of higher education in the U.S. for its academic excellence, superior medical care, and cutting-edge research. At the U, we are committed to attracting a talented workforce to support our common mission of transforming lives through teaching, research, and service. Through our values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity and Teamwork (DIRECCT) we strive to create an environment where everyone contributes in making the University a great place to work. We are one of the largest private employers in Miami-Dade County; home to more than 17,000 faculty and staff from all over the world.

The University of Miami Health System is transforming health care in South Florida and beyond. When you work with our nationally-ranked physicians who provide life-saving treatment, or when you support researchers who are seeking cures and treatments, you become part of an exciting enterprise. And, working together, we are making South Florida a destination for health care.

From nurses to lab technicians, receptionists to assistants, food service workers to pharmacy employees, the University of Miami Health System is the place for you and your career aspirations. As the only university health system in South Florida, we offer unique careers throughout our network of three hospitals and two dozen outpatient facilities located in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Collier counties.

• Competitive salaries
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave and Floating Holidays
• Comprehensive Medical and Dental Insurance (several options available)
• Access to State-of-the-Art Wellness Center
• Flexible Schedules
• Work/Life Balance
• Full-Time, Part-Time, and Per Diem