Internal Medicine Physician

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary : Provide compassionate and quality clinical care for patients for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Examine patients, obtain medical histories, prescribe medications and perform tests and procedures to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses. Counsel patients on diet, hygiene and preventive healthcare.

Essential Functions :

• To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Assess patient status by obtaining health history through patient and family interviews and chart reviews, assessing the presenting illness, risk factors, family history, psychosocial

situation and cultural factors and performing appropriate physical examination.

evaluation of illness.

lacerations.

community resources to meet patient and family needs.

medical record.

with standards, regulations, policies and procedures.

including triaging patient calls and / or e-mails.

Competencies :

factors, psychosocial / family systems, diagnostic testing, interpretation of results and clinical decision making and alternative treatment modalities.

patient care.

Education and Experience :

Must be a Physician MD / DO, with a current license in The State of Texas. This license will be current (not revoked, suspended, or lapsed in registration), valid, and unencumbered (not subject to restriction pertaining to the scope, location, or type of practice ordinarily granted to other applicants for similar licenses in granting jurisdiction).

Certification and Licensure :

Work Environment :

medical office environment.

HSA / SMG has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the team member's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors, managers, directors or officers as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and HSA / SMG reserves the right to change this job description and / or assign tasks for the team member to perform, as HSA / SMG may deem appropriate.

Houston's oldest hospital is GROWING!

Welcome to St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC), Houston's first and only downtown hospital delivering world-class care for the last 137 years and looking forward to the next century of exceptional care to Houstonians when they need us most.

Whether it's for a scheduled surgery, the birth of a baby, an unexpected emergency, or an outpatient visit, we have staff available around the clock to provide you access to immediate, quality health care. SJMC has been providing health care services to Greater Houston residents for over 130 years, which should give you great comfort in knowing that we have a great tradition of caring for our community. We strive to meet our patients' expectations and encourage our patients to provide us with feedback on how we can help them have the best experience possible while they're in our care.

Over the last years we have expanded our services to include the Advanced Wound Care Center, Comprehensive Cardiac and Vascular Services, the Women's Center, the St. Joseph Maternal Fetal Medicine Center, and a Weight Loss Surgery Program, just to name a few. As you work with our physicians, nurses, case managers, educators, and other staff, you will be guided through your health care journey, from diagnosis to treatment, with compassion every step of the way.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are at the foundation of the care St Joseph Medical Center provides to our community we are privileged to support in all of our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.