UF Health Physician – Internal Medicine (Ocala, FL)

Classification Title:

UFHealth Physician

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Valid Florida Medical License required or eligibility to obtain licensure before hire. Board certification in area of practice preferred. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all applicable credentialing and privileging requirements within the UF Health system before the start of employment.

Job Description:

• Provides full scope of primary care services to adult patients, including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventive care, chronic disease management, and health maintenance.
• Establishes and manages a panel of primary care patients and provides ongoing, comprehensive care for acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Works collaboratively with members of the healthcare team, including pharmacists, advanced practice providers, nurses, care coordinators, and other clinical support staff.
• Reviews incoming reports, including laboratory studies, imaging, and other diagnostic tests, and follows up in a timely manner.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and other appropriate patient care services and coordinates care as needed.
• Participates in health promotion, disease prevention, chronic disease management, and other population health activities as appropriate to the position.
• May manage the daily operations of a specific medical program or patient care unit.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, including continuous quality improvement, patient safety, regulatory, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Participates in peer review, quality assurance activities, provider meetings, and other clinical and operational meetings as requested.
• Assists in updating clinical protocols, workflows, and principles of practice as requested.

Expected Salary:

Salary is negotiable, commensurate with education and experience.

Required Qualifications:

Valid Florida Medical License required or eligibility to obtain licensure before hire. Board certification in area of practice preferred. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all applicable credentialing and privileging requirements within the UF Health system before the start of employment.

Preferred:

Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine.

Clinical experience providing comprehensive primary care to adult patients.

Experience managing acute and chronic medical conditions, preventive care, and health maintenance.

Certification/Licensure in the state of Florida and Federal DEA Certification.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please attach curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation.

Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The Search Committee will accept applications until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the committee.

Health Assessment Required:

Yes