What are the responsibilities and job description for the Podiatrist position at Blue Stone Health & Wellness?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary : JOB SUMMARY :
The podiatrist manages the foot and ankle care of their patients at Blue Stone Health & Wellness.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
The following are all to be performed according to the National Standard of Care
- Provide competent management of patient care
- Examine, diagnose, and treat patients
- Document carefully and accurately all patient encounters in the EHR
- Order medications, treatments, etc. as needed
- Order and interpret routine laboratory and other diagnostic tests and X-rays as needed
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients, parents, or guardians as applicable
- Monitor patients condition and progress and re-evaluates treatment as necessary
- Refer patients to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary
- Provide counseling, education, and instructions to patients according to their needs
- Maintain accurate and thorough patient records in EHR
- Provider charting should be completed within 24 hours from patient encounter
- Medication Refills and all other physician tasks should be processed within 24 hours
- It is the responsibility of the provider to take call for their own patients after hours. If provider will be out of town or unavailable, it is their responsibility to arrange coverage with another provider
- Maintain patient confidentiality, following HIPAA regulations
- Abide by Blue Stone Health & Wellness policies and procedures
- Follow corporate compliance standards, carefully avoiding all forms of Medicare / Medicaid fraud and abuse
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS :
