ChenMed is seeking a Network Specialist to join their clinical operations team, providing direct patient care and assessments. This role involves working in various settings, including ambulatory health care centers, acute care, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and home settings. The specialist will be responsible for geriatric assessments, medical history, physical exams, diagnosis, treatment, and developing care plans, while adhering to ChenMed's standards for quality, service, productivity, and teamwork.
Practice Info
- Primarily in the ambulatory health care center setting, or occasionally in acute care, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and home settings depending on the nature of the assignment
- Geriatric assessment, medical history, physical exam, diagnosis and treatment, development of the plan of care, health education, case management referrals, follow-up and clear documentation according to ChenMed standards for quality, service, productivity and teamwork
Responsibilities
- See patients and review basic medical history, inquire about current symptoms and reasons for doctor’s visit, log all patient visits and medical information, and maintain patient records
- Conduct exams and tests to determine likelihood of endocrine gland related issues
- Analyze lab results and presentation of symptoms to arrive at conclusive diagnosis
- Interpret diagnostic testing, determine nature of symptoms, and develop treatment plan, reviewing with patient (and caretaker, if applicable)
- Provide clinical advice for patients regarding the daily and long-term management of their diseases or conditions, and recommend lifestyle changes
- Devise and assign proper course of treatment, monitor progress during treatment, and follow up with PCP and other providers on total patient well-being
- Follow up with patient to track condition
- Write and renew prescriptions for medications
Compensation
- $106.3 - $151.88 Hourly
- This position may also be eligible for a bonuses or commissions
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
Requirements
- Licensed/Board Certified/Board Eligible professional in a specialty such as urology, otolaryngology, orthopedics, pain management, dermatology or wound care
- Rigorous medical training and a broad knowledge of various conditions related to specialty, and the ability to treat these conditions effectively
- Able to operate equipment related to specialty, e.g. ultrasound, EKG
- Professional but friendly bedside manner with the ability to explain medical conditions to patients in clear and straightforward terms without medical jargon
- Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to collaborate with other caregivers including PCPs
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Outlook, plus ability to learn internal systems such as Dashboard and MyNotes
- Ability and willingness to travel within the market up to 75% of the time; may occasionally be asked to travel to other local markets
- Spoken and written fluency in English
- Medical degree from an accredited school and licensed to practice in state required
- Board certification in specialty preferred
- Current DEA and DPS Certificate of Registration
- Minimum two (2) years of direct work or intern experience