Career Center

• Utilizes Open Door Health Services Core Values when interacting with patients, families, and co-workers.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures concerning corporate compliance including privacy of protected health information.
• Obtains complete medical history and physical data on patients.
• Performs a complete physical exam and assessment and record finding.
• Makes independent provider judgements, collaborating with physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients, as appropriate.
• Remains current in advanced practice changes within specialized area, and where relevant, translate these findings into clinical practice.
• Provides consultation to nurse practitioners/physicians employed at the health center managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients as appropriate.
• Taking calls on a rotation with other physicians.

• Interprets and integrates data to determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as needed.
• Synthesizes data to determine preliminary diagnostic and therapeutic plan utilizing principles of prevention.
• Per licensing guidelines, administers medications and injections according to physicians’ direction and protocols.
• Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions

• Maintains and reviews patients’ records, charts, and other pertinent information.
• Order appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures and reports tests and examination results.  
• Interviews and advises patients regarding health maintenance, illness prevention, normal behavior, social and physical growth and development.
• Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Provides telephone consultation, follow-up phone calls, and triage patient telephone calls.
• Manages medical emergencies.
• Provides monitoring and continuity care between Clinic visits.
• Maintains professional affiliations and enhances professional growth and development to keep current in the latest trends in health care.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Demonstrates ongoing professional growth through participation in relevant educational endeavors and appropriate associations.
• Performs related work as required, and other duties as assigned by Chief Medical Officer or CEO.

• Ability to react calmly in emergency situations.
• Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations, and procedures to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow detailed written and oral communication.
• Knowledge of and skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide ongoing patient care.
• Skill in taking medical history to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
• Skill in developing and maintaining departmental quality assurance and quality control standards.
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining departmental quality assurance and quality control standards.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Requires standing, walking or sitting for long periods of time. Occasional bending, stretching or lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Requires the ability to work under stressful situations.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range or use of approved adaptive equipment.
• Skill in exercising initiative, listening, judgement, discretion, and decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Able to prioritize work, assignments, work independently, and perform duties efficiently.
• Understanding of individual socio-economic status and lifestyle with respect to individual differences.

Education: Medical Degree from an accredited medical school.

Experience:  Strong community health/public health orientation. Three years of professional medical experience in a clinic setting preferred.

Certificate/License:  Unlimited license to practice medicine in the State of Indiana. Federal DEA certification. CSR (Controlled substance registration) for the State of Indiana. Board certification or board eligibility. Unlimited privileges at Ball Memorial Hospital.