Description
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center is seeking BC/BE Pediatric, Family Medicine or Adolescent Medicine Physicians to provide primary care in one of our High School-Based Health Centers in Manhattan.
Description Job Title: School Based Health Center Attending Physician
Grade: Faculty
Reports to: School Based Health Center Program Medical Director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Primary Purpose:
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (“MSAHC” or the “Center”) works to break down racial, social and economic barriers to health care and wellness for young people by providing vital services - high quality, comprehensive, integrated and confidential - for all who come to the Center or School Based health facilities, at no cost to them. The MSAHC advances adolescent health as a national imperative by serving as a leading center of clinical care, specialized training, innovative research and advocacy.
The School Based Health Center (“SBHC”) Attending Physician is responsible for preventive care visits as well as care for acute and chronic medical conditions, reproductive and sexual health, psychosocial screening, coordination of on-site operations, supervision of site medical assistant and participation in ongoing quality improvement activities. Applicants should have experience working with adolescents. This professional is responsible for providing and overseeing medical services and coordinating day to day operations, in collaboration with the School Based Health Center Administrative Practice Manager, in the care and treatment of patients. This professional will be charged with ensuring that the above functions are developed, managed and delivered within a culture that is youth-centric, high quality, integrated and collaborative as well as in accordance with Mount Sinai’s policies and procedures, New York State regulations and guidelines, and funder expectations.
Responsibilities
A. Direct Patient Care: Outpatient setting.
- Provide direct care to patients that is consistent with the goals and evidenced based standards established for the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, in accordance with safety regulations and protocols identified by Mount Sinai Hospital and within the scope of professional license;
- Obtain and document subjective history (interval or comprehensive) as appropriate to chief complaint or reason for visit;
- Conduct relevant physical exam documenting pertinent positive and negative physical findings;
- Identify a diagnostic impression or assessment and/ or formulate a differential based on the subjective and objective data obtained;
- Formulate a goal-directed plan that includes health maintenance, anticipatory guidance and appropriate medical, mental health and health-education interventions according to established protocol;
- Assess and document patient response to treatment and interventions;
- Provide and document a) health education that is oriented to appropriate problems and/or b) developmentally and culturally appropriate health maintenance or anticipatory guidance;
- Consult and/ or refer according to protocols and professional judgment;
- Initiate and maintain/reconcile a problem/ medication list for each patient
B. Documentation/Charting and Coding
- Ensure that all patient encounters (consultations, referrals and follow-ups) are charted and coded in a timely and accurate manner in according with billing compliance guidelines.
- Complete On-Line School Clinic Data Repository (OSCR) data entry within 72 hours.
C. Training/Continuing Education and Credentialing
- Attend mandated educational programs;
- Participate, as appropriate, in the orientation, staff-development and/ or attaining certification in specialty;
- Maintain all licenses, registrations and certifications.
D. Quality Assurance, Teaching, and Research
- Act as an advocate for the patient in the health care system:
- Conduct review of patient records in collaboration with peers to determine quality and appropriateness of care provided;
- Engage in ongoing peer review and quality improvement activities;
- Monitor the quality of health care services through participation and implementation of various quality assurance mechanisms.
- Implement changes to existing medical protocols and processes, as identified through the MSAHC CQI process;
- Develop and implement special projects (e.g., continuous quality improvement, protocols, EMR smartphrases, etc.) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the SBHC and enhance the role of the SBHC within the school.
E. School Relationships
- Respond to health emergencies in the school building and assist in mental health emergencies at the school;
- Participate in school liaison activities, including principals’ council meetings, parent association meetings, and other activities that enhance the relationship between the health center and building administration;
