Physician

Tamuning, GU, Guam | Health Care Delivery | Full-time

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Job Summary:
Reports directly to the HCD Administrator and responsible for providing direct medical services
to patients in Adult Medicine for patients in ambulatory and inpatient settings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides direct medical services to patients in Family Practice /Adult Medicine for patients
in ambulatory, and inpatient settings.
• Serves as an advisor to the Medical Director in the development of programs and services,
improvement of services and in troubleshooting problems at the FHP Health Center.
• Participates in the overall clinical management of patients seen in Family Practice, Urgent
Care, Preventive Care and Diabetes clinics. As well as assists in the overall leadership of the
clinical services with other staff providers in various activities including but not limited to:
written clinical protocols, managed care and preventative health guidelines.
• Prescribes or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination and other specialized
medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease or injury.
• Order, perform and interpret test and analyze records, reports and examination information
to diagnose patients’ condition.
• Collect, record and maintain patient information such as medical history, reports and
examination results.
• Monitor patients’ conditions and progress and re-evaluation treatments as necessary
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
• Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene and disease
prevention.
• Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
• Works with underserved and underinsured diverse populations.

Education and Experience:
1. Graduate of Doctor of Medicine. Guam license is required
2. Must be US Board Certified or US Board Eligible
3. Must have completed Residency and/or Fellowship in the US and passed the US qualifying
exam (USMLE or FLEX).
4. Must be eligible to work in the US.
5. Minimum of 3 years experience in planning and carrying out medical care program
6. Must have the appropriate level of behavioral maturity and patience in handling patients.
7. Must have the diplomacy and tact in handling difficult and irate patients.
8. Very good interpersonal relationship skills and can work and relate well with co-employees,
patients and customers.
9. Outstanding communication skills and persuasiveness, ability to communicate instructions
and procedures for treatments, keeping the patients and giving them the desired level of
comfort and confidence.
10. Must have strong sensitivity to the needs and anxieties of patients and the ability to
motivate patients to undergo treatments and procedures.
11. Strong ethics and a high level of personal and professional integrity.
12. Knowledgeable of federal and state laws and requirements relating to healthcare
management.