Job Title: Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine Physician
Location: Augusta, GA 30904
Duration: 1 Year to long term
Shift: 8:00AM 4:30PM
Job duties:
• Preventive care of immunizations, cancer screening, and lifestyle counseling.
• Chronic disease management of Diabetes, hypertension, COPD, heat failure, etc.
• Acute care evaluations and treatment of new or urgent symptoms. Mental Health screening for depression, PTSD, and substance use (with referrals as needed).
• Care Coordination: Serve as the team leader in the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model with coordination with specialists, mental health providers, Social Workers, Pharmacists, and Community care providers Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Educate veterans on nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, and alcohol use.
• Use clinical reminders and health maintenance tools in the electroni...