About this opportunity
Essen Health Care lists this Infectious Disease Physician opportunity in bronx, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Essen Health Care is a growing community healthcare network provides high quality, compassionate, and accessible medical care to some of the most vulnerable and under-served residents of New York State. Guided by a population health model of care, Essen has five integrated clinical divisions offering services in primary & specialty offices, urgent care centers, and nursing homes, as well as house calls for home bound patients; all clinical services are also offered via telehealth. Our Care Management division supports patient-centered care through care coordination, complex care management and helping address health-related social needs.
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Essen is currently seeking an Infectious Disease Physician. Our dedicated and compassionate team of professionals come from culturally diverse backgrounds and they share the common vision of providing our outpatient population with the best primary and preventative health care available.
The Infectious Disease Physician has an opportunity to provide Infectious Disease consultations in Essen Nursing Home division and outpatient office visits, for Essen.
Full-time and Part-time Schedules
Comprehensive Pay Structure
Access to multiple Physician Specialties
Hospital and community-based positions available
Culture passionate about improving access to healthcare
Great benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, and commuter benefits
Fellows and Practicing physicians welcome
Clinical Assistant Provided
Geriatric and Adult Patient population
Loan repayment available
Visa sponsorship available
The selected candidate will be responsible to perform daily Infectious Disease Physician duties including, but not limited to:
Review the patient s medical records, including X-rays, blood work and other lab tests
Evaluate patient through conversations, interviews, and observations
Administer patient tests or request testing/lab work; analyze patient data and results
Collaborate with patient s physicians and other medical staff to determine treatment
Set patient s goals and discuss treatment plans
Establish timelines, tasks, and medical needs of patient
Analyze the best medications or therapy to help patient reach goal
Prescribe medications and monitor patient intake
Document patient records and progress, including symptoms, medications, and treatments
Counsel patient and listen to their reactions to treatment
Provide patient with emotional tools and methods for recovery
Educate patient, patient s family, significant others, and relevant parties of patient s progress, treatment, and future goals
The successful candidate will have the following Qualifications:
Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor
Board Certified or Board Eligible
Successful completion of an approved residency training program.
Active License
Current New York State Medical Practitioner License
Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) registration, for prescription writing.
Bilingual (Spanish / English) is a plus, but not a requirement
Founded in 1999, Essen provides care in all five boroughs of New York City, with a primary focus in the Bronx. Staffed by over 300 primary and specialty care physicians and advanced clinicians, Essen Health Care is one of the largest, most comprehensive private medical groups in New York City. Essen maintains a Clinical Information Services team that maintains our enterprise-wide electronic medical record system, data repository, clinical analytics and population health capabilities. Our Community Services teams creates and sustains relationship with community organizations and agencies and health plans.
Essen is dedicated to ensuring the quality of care for all patients and has been designated Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Essen has won awards for its patient care innovations and recently launched Intention Health Ventures to develop and commercialize our technology innovations.
Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.
Worksite address
bronx, NY, 10461, US
Who can apply
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