PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state agency this class is accountable for providing part-time medical treatment services to patients.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Receives general direction from a senior physician or other medical administrator of higher grade.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
May clinically advise medical and unit staff including physicians, nurses, therapists and clerical staff.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Provides 24-hour medical supervision to specified groups of patients and facility coverage as scheduled, including on-call and weekend coverage;
- Examines, diagnoses and medically treats patients;
- Develops and monitors integrated treatment plans;
- Interviews, examines and admits patients to treatment;
- Performs physical examinations;
- Orders, analyzes and interprets medical and laboratory tests;
- Prescribes appropriate medications and treatments;
- Coordinates treatment with other therapeutic programs;
- Provides medical expertise and consultation to treatment teams;
- Orders and monitors special treatment procedures;
- Performs discharge planning;
- Participates in staff meetings;
- Maintains accurate, up-to-date medical records and prepares required reports according to hospital policy and/or JCAHO and HCFA standards;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Knowledge of
- methods and principles of medicine and surgery;
- current principles and methods of assessment and treatment of patients with medical illness, mental illness and substance abuse disorders;
- recent developments in field of medicine and substance abuse;
- Skills
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to
- examine for, diagnose, assess and treat patients with medical and/or substance abuse disorders;
- prescribe appropriate medications and other treatments specific to medical illness, mental illness and substance abuse disorders;
- analyze and interpret laboratory reports, x-rays and other medical reports and findings;
- maintain accurate patient records and charts.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Completion of one (1) year of a residency program.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbents must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. 1320a-7b(f).
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a license to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut. A temporary license may be granted for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to demonstrate continued competency and proficiency in the practice of medicine by successfully completing an established agency program.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to be board-certified in internal medicine, family medicine or neurology.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to be bilingual.
JOB CLASS DESIGNATION
Classified/Non-Examined
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP
(21)-Medical, Dental, Veterinary Medicine
BARGAINING UNIT
(11)-HEALTH PROF (P-1)
EEO
(2)-Professional
SALARY INFORMATION
VR 99
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
CANCELLATION CLAUSE
This replaces the existing specification for the class of Physician (Part-Time) (Variable Rate) in Salary Group VR 99 approved effective July 1, 2001. (Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section. Reviewed for content.) Final No. 23-284
EFFECTIVE DATE
11/02/2023
CLASS: 4662VR;
EST: 7/1/2001;
REV: 11/3/2023;