Asst. Professor - Medicine jobs in Illinois

The candidate will provide clinical patient care in the outpatient clinic at Positive Health Solutions (PHS) and assist the department in teaching medical students, residents and fellows in Internal Medicine.

Duties & Responsibilities

Administrative

• Provide medical direction and administration to ensure adequate and qualified medical staff for clinical service and coverage needs
• Provide oversight and review of patient visit coding to ensure accurate billing
• Assists in the development and review of clinical protocols, emergency care procedures, and patient care policies
• Supervise physicians, mid-levels, and nurses
• Direct provider and medical care team meetings
• Improve and expand the scope of services available with pharmacies, dental care facilities, and social support resources through community referrals
• Work closely with the Behavioral Health Specialist to provide continuity of care
• Provide clear written and verbal communications to patients and staff
• Participate in various administrative/clinical staff meetings to include but not limited to Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, clinic meeting, general staff meeting, case conference/management, and/or administrative meetings as requested
• Assist with planning to evaluate performance levels, quality of service, productivity, and future needs
• Provide leadership and assist in efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of PHS while being a positive advocate toward the mission of PHS
• Participate in public relations functions on behalf of PHS
• Assist with grant writing to secure funding from external sources
• Participate in the business and fiscal activities of the department
• Other duties as assigned and appropriate to advance the mission of the Department of Medicine

Patient Care

• Serve as general medicine attending physician of record or consultant for patients in the outpatient clinic at Positive Health Solutions (PHS)
• Perform or supervise the performance of patient care services to include history/physical examinations and reports, clinic visit notes and evaluations, and similar services that are customarily performed in an outpatient general medicine clinic
• Make referrals for secondary and tertiary care
• Collaborate with other attending physicians and consultants
• Participate in performance improvement projects
• Participate in university committees
• Perform duties in a manner that complies with all applicable standards, rules, policies, and regulations of the hospital, University of Illinois, Joint Commission, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations
  

Resident/Student Education

• Supervise residents and medical students in the outpatient clinic
• Complete resident and student evaluations as assigned by the program/department
• Mentor resident physicians and medical students
• Opportunity to participate in resident morning report on weekdays when patient care activities allow
• Opportunity to participate in curriculum development with the Residency program

Research

• Opportunities to perform clinical research are available to the incumbent.
  
• Opportunities to collaborate with resident physicians and medical students on research projects are available to the incumbent.
  
• Research productivity is not a requirement of this position but is strongly encouraged