Job Description
The position of resident or fellow physician entails provision of patient care matching with the individual physician's level of advancement and competence. Residency is the phase of formal medical education beginning at graduation from medical school and ending after the educational requirements for the medical specialty certifying board has been completed. A resident physician's responsibilities include patient care activities within the scope of their clinical privileges commensurate with the level of training, attendance at clinical rounds and seminars, timely completion of medical records, and other responsibilities as assigned or as required of all members of the medical staff.
Responsibilities
General responsibilities of the resident physician including but not limited to: Initial and ongoing assessment of patient's medical, physical, and psychosocial status; perform history and physical; develop assessment and treatment plan; perform rounds; record progress notes; order tests, examinations, medications, and therapies; arrange for discharge and after care; write / dictate admission notes, progress notes, procedure notes, and discharge summaries; provide patient education and counseling covering health status, test results, disease processes, and discharge planning; perform procedures; and assist in surgery.The objective of medicine under the watchful eye of attending faculty clinicians includes participation in safe, effective and compassionate patient care; developing an understanding of ethical, socioeconomic and medical-legal issues that affect graduate medical education, and how to apply cost containment measures in the provision of patient care; participation in the educational activities of the training program, and as appropriate, assumption of responsibility for teaching and supervising other residents and students, and participation in institutional orientation and education programs and other activities involving the clinical staff; participation in institutional committees and councils to which the house staff physician is appointed or invited; and performance of these duties in accordance with the established practices, procedures and policies of the institution, and those of its programs, clinical departments and other institutions to which the house staff physician is assigned; including, among others, state licensure requirements for physicians in training.Assist in other duties as assigned to support the operational needs of the department and organization.May be required to remain on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather and/or disasters.
Qualifications
BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
About Us
Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse
