Job Description
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for approving supplements and medications, helping patients transition off medications as needed, creating protocols, and providing comprehensive functional medicine care. Educate patients on medication and treatment plans from a functional medicine perspective. Provide outstanding service and care to patients who are seeking treatment for medical weight loss, hormone replacement therapy, and peptide therapies.
Duties
- Provide care from a Functional Medicine perspective by interviewing, assessing, and treating clinical patients, meeting their medical needs, and improving their quality of life
- Consult with Medical Director and other professionals on staff as needed regarding patient care, assessment, and education issues
- Educate patients on wellness, prevention, and early detection by providing materials and resources to patients and families
- Oversee mid-level medical staff as assigned, assign appropriate aspects of care to non-physician staff
- Assist in the resolution of complaints, requests, and inquiries from patients
- Maintain confidentiality of all patient information according to federal guidelines and regulations
- Complete all charts and dictation (if applicable) on the day of visit assuring completeness and accuracy
- Take responsibility for comprehensive and accurate coding of each patient encounter submitted the day of encounter
- Participate in utilization, research, and quality activities within practice setting as well as in activities affecting the ambulatory care network as a whole
- Providing comprehensive medical services for patients on a continuing basis
- Analyzing reports and findings of tests and examination, and diagnosing condition of patient
- Administering or prescribing treatments and medications
- Promoting health by advising patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods of prevention of disease
- Referring patients to specialists when necessary for the patient's well-being
