What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Doctor position at NeueHealth?
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We are transforming healthcare to be value-driven, creating a seamless, consumer-centric care experience that maximizes value for all.
We believe that all health consumers are entitled to high quality, coordinated healthcare. We uniquely align the interests of health consumers, providers, and payors to make high-quality healthcare accessible and affordable to all populations across the ACA Marketplace, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Clinic location: 10934 East Fwy, Houston, TX 77029
Job Summary: To provide routine and preventive health care to patients. They treat common ailments, such as colds and the flu, and help manage chronic conditions like diabetes or asthma. Responsible for coordinating a patient's overall health care by communicating with specialists who provide more advanced treatments.
Duties and Responsibilities
Education: All physicians must earn a medical degree from an accredited medical school. Most physicians earn their medical degree after completing a four-year undergraduate program in a science-related field.
Certifications & Licenses: A state license to practice medicine.
Primary Care Physician Skills
The following skills are required for this job:
Lateral thinking: A lateral thinker can recognize patterns in seemingly unrelated situations and come up with solutions to unusual problems.
Critical thinking skills: A doctor must be able to analyze information, recognize patterns, and come up with solutions that meet his or her patients' needs.
Teamwork skills: A doctor must work well with other members of the healthcare team, including nurses, medical assistants, specialists, therapists, and other doctors.
Patience: A doctor must have patience when working with his or her patients. For example, he or she might need to spend extra time explaining treatment options to a patient who is not familiar with the healthcare system.
Communication skills: A doctor must be able to clearly communicate instructions and procedures to patients and other members of the healthcare team. He or she should also be able to listen well to his or her patients' concerns and respond appropriately.
Ability to prioritize tasks: A doctor must be able to prioritize tasks quickly and accurately so that all patients receive the attention they need at the right time.
Responsibilities
Interacting with patients
80%
Prescribe medications, treatments, diets, or other care plans to maintain health or alleviate symptoms of disease or injury
10%
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and employ a diverse employee group committed to meeting the needs of NeueHealth, our consumers, and the communities we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are transforming healthcare to be value-driven, creating a seamless, consumer-centric care experience that maximizes value for all.
We believe that all health consumers are entitled to high quality, coordinated healthcare. We uniquely align the interests of health consumers, providers, and payors to make high-quality healthcare accessible and affordable to all populations across the ACA Marketplace, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Clinic location: 10934 East Fwy, Houston, TX 77029
Job Summary: To provide routine and preventive health care to patients. They treat common ailments, such as colds and the flu, and help manage chronic conditions like diabetes or asthma. Responsible for coordinating a patient's overall health care by communicating with specialists who provide more advanced treatments.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Providing high-quality healthcare to patients, including listening to and properly diagnosing patients' medical concerns and ailments
- Conducting initial assessments of patients to learn about their medical history, their health goals, and any potential health risks
- Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for acute and chronic conditions
- Ordering lab tests and imaging studies, prescribing medications, and providing other treatment modalities such as physical therapy or massage therapy
- Diagnosing illnesses through physical examinations, medical tests, and analysis of patient histories
- Prescribe medications, treatments, diets, or other care plans to maintain health or alleviate symptoms of disease or injury
- Refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment
Education: All physicians must earn a medical degree from an accredited medical school. Most physicians earn their medical degree after completing a four-year undergraduate program in a science-related field.
Certifications & Licenses: A state license to practice medicine.
Primary Care Physician Skills
The following skills are required for this job:
Lateral thinking: A lateral thinker can recognize patterns in seemingly unrelated situations and come up with solutions to unusual problems.
Critical thinking skills: A doctor must be able to analyze information, recognize patterns, and come up with solutions that meet his or her patients' needs.
Teamwork skills: A doctor must work well with other members of the healthcare team, including nurses, medical assistants, specialists, therapists, and other doctors.
Patience: A doctor must have patience when working with his or her patients. For example, he or she might need to spend extra time explaining treatment options to a patient who is not familiar with the healthcare system.
Communication skills: A doctor must be able to clearly communicate instructions and procedures to patients and other members of the healthcare team. He or she should also be able to listen well to his or her patients' concerns and respond appropriately.
Ability to prioritize tasks: A doctor must be able to prioritize tasks quickly and accurately so that all patients receive the attention they need at the right time.
Responsibilities
Interacting with patients
80%
Prescribe medications, treatments, diets, or other care plans to maintain health or alleviate symptoms of disease or injury
10%
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and employ a diverse employee group committed to meeting the needs of NeueHealth, our consumers, and the communities we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
