Position Overview
Objective: The primary purpose of this position is to provide services to Tricare beneficiaries and Soldiers, both clinical and administrative in accordance with industrial best practices applicable to Department of Army and Department of Defense guidance and in accordance with their medical licensure.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
The contract health care providers shall perform evaluation and treatment (to include minor surgical procedures as medically necessary and within the scope of the Medical Treatment Facility) on all patients. All decisions regarding the scope of practice should be referred to the Chief, PCC or his/her designated representative.
Request diagnostic tests as medically indicated (more complex diagnostic testing, i.e., CT Scan, MRI, etc.) must be processed through the HCF/TSC and meet the required InterQual criteria.
Render a diagnosis.
Provide indicated treatment. (If unable to treat within the MTF, proper referral must be d...