Dermatologist

Department Position Summary:
In accordance with the Physician’s Delineation of Privileges and under the direction of the Medical Director, the Physician will perform the following functions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess, diagnose, and provide treatment recommendations for diseases and abnormalities affecting the skin, hair, and nails
• Prescribing medication and creating treatment plans, referring patients for surgery where necessary
• Monitoring patient progress and adjusting treatment plans as needed
• Assessing and updating patients’ medical history, including keeping a record of patients’ symptoms
• Informing and educating patients on available treatments and preventative skincare
• Referring patients to specialists in other fields as needed
• Keeping up to date with new medical procedures, topics, and scientific studies by attending seminars, conferences, and training programs
• Adhering to infection-control policies and protocols to protect patients and employees
• Collaborating with patients’ primary care team for provision of comprehensive healthcare

Skills:

• Excellent attention to detail during consultations with patients and reviewing medical records
• Effective interpersonal skills with the medical team and patients
• Manual dexterity to examine the skin, apply treatments, and perform minor minimally invasive procedures with use of local anesthetic
• Strong clinical diagnostic skills
• Competence in performing minor surgical and cosmetic procedures as requested by patients and when clinically appropriate
• Commitment to a high standard of care through the promotion and maintenance of skin health
• Capable of multitasking and working diligently in a fast-paced work environment
• Effective use of electronic medical record (EMR) to document encounters

Practice Based Learning and Improvement:

• Monitors quality of own practice and participates in continuous quality improvement.
• Applies/conducts research studies pertinent to area of practice to improve outcomes.
• Uses evaluative information including peer review to improve care and practice.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills:

• Provides guidance and counseling regarding management of health/illness condition.
• Communicates the patient’s health status in a culturally, linguistically, and age-appropriate manner.
• Maintains confidentiality while communicating data and results in a manner that preserves dignity and privacy of patient.
• Provides a complete and legal record of care.
• Communicates clearly and respectfully with department staff and other internal and external stake holders.

Professionalism:

• Collaborates with other health care professionals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of relevant legal regulations for physician practice.
• Uses sound judgement in assessing conflicting priorities and needs.
• Advocates for patients to ensure health needs are met.
• Accepts personal responsibility for professional development and the maintenance of professional competence and credentials.
• Reviews prescriptions as supervising physician as per state law and department policy.
• Assumes accountability for practice.
• Acts ethically to meet the needs of patients.
• Reports medication errors and unusual and unforeseen clinical outcomes in a timely fashion to appropriate clinical leadership.

Systems Based Practice:

• Considers access cost, efficacy and quality when making care decisions.
• Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains current knowledge of the organization and of the relevant health center departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promotes a sense of “teamwork” through demonstration of self-direction and self-motivation.
• Solves problems independently or knows when to seek consultation.
• Provides leadership to other support staff on the practice team.
• Works cooperatively and respectfully with others at all levels of the organization.
• Displays outstanding customer service skills when interacting with others at all levels of the organization.

EDUCATION: Successful completion of medical degree as MD or DO.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active Massachusetts medical license without restrictions.
• Board certified or board eligible in dermatology.
• Valid BLS certification.
• Experience working full-time as a dermatologist a plus

Physical Environment: Working with all age groups. Frequent sitting, occasional standing & walking, pushing of wheelchairs, and lifting of 40lbs. Lifting includes moving patients from a stretcher to a bed. Job entails exposure to blood.