Job Title
The Section Chief reports to the Associate Chief of Staff, Primary Care (ACOS-PC). The position duties include but are not limited to:
Clinical:
- Performs and records history and physical examinations and records data from clinic visits.
- Evaluates, consults, develops diagnosis, and manages the primary care panel of patients assigned.
- Enters progress notes in computerized medical record and completes workload documentation in a timely manner.
- Provides medical care encompassing acute and chronic medical conditions and all appropriate preventive care for both male and female veterans.
- Orders diagnostic tests, medications, laboratory tests as medically relevant for each patient.
- Provides timely follow-up on results, including completion of view alerts.
- Determines medical assessment and develops treatment plans according to accepted protocols.
- Prescribes medica...