Job Description

Medical Specialist

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Medical Specialist, you would actively participate in diagnosing and treating patients within your specialized field and you would advise and confer with members of other disciplines so that patients may receive the benefits of an overall specialized program of care. Medical Specialists 2 serve as senior practicing specialists, within a recognized discipline of medicine.

Other responsibilities include:

• Assist in the development or revision of medical policy and procedures when needed to ensure the provision of quality care.
• Review of lab work, specialty consults, hospital discharges, medical visit summaries and diagnostic reports when needed to assist the group home RN and treatment team to provide the best care for complex cases.
• Discussion of care with hospital or rehabilitation facility providers when needed to ensure clinical information is shared and continuity of care is provided between the group home, the hospital, the rehabilitation setting and/or community providers.
• Review and approval of discharge summaries prior to accepting an individual back into the group home residence.
• Review medical information for new admissions to a residence when needed to ensure appropriate care can be provided.
• Communication with team members regarding medical issues and participation in team meetings as needed either in person or virtually.
• Communication with family members and advocates when needed to explain medical or treatment issues.
• Provide short-term urgently needed prescription renewals when a community medical provider may be unavailable.
• Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, attends meetings, and serves on various committees and workgroups to improve individual services and outcomes.

Additional Requirements:

• Provide after-hours and weekend on-call medical telephone consult on a rotating basis.
• Provide coverage of primary medical care for people living in a Comprehensive Adult Transitional Home if required, when the assigned provider is not available.
• Provide medical expertise to Family Care Program and Community Mental Health Nurses as needed.
• Assist with physician coverage as needed in sister regions.

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