We are looking to add a Board Certified Non-Invasive Cardiologist for a very active Cardiology Practice located in Suffolk County Long Island within easy access of Stony Brook University Hospital and other area hospitals. The practice is a division of Stony Brook Community Medical, PC. Our practice specializes in cardiac disorders, cardiovascular care and diagnostic testing. Our goal is to provide the community with a level of quality care, cutting-edge treatments and personalized attention.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Provides health care to patients including diagnosis and treatment as team leader.
• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, and makes diagnosis, and orders appropriate, standard laboratory and diagnostic procedures as necessary.
• Evaluates procedure results. Provides preventative as well as acute care.
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patients? plan of care.
• Provides patient education about underlying medical condition, self-management of acute or chronic illnesses and tailors instructions to patients? individual circumstances.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding therapeutic regimens, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Prescribes medications.
• Documents exam and progress notes in the Electronic Medical Record. Provides referral letters as needed.
• Collects, monitors and reports on patient outcomes.
• Share night and weekend call coverage with other Physicians in a Call Group.

• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Responsible for the conduct and care given by other clinical office staff including nurses, medical assistants and technologists. The physician is the head of the clinical team.
• Responsible for conduct and patient interaction of shadowing medical students, physician extenders and nursing interns.
• Responsible for meeting quality benchmarks established by Population Health, Payors, NYS DOH or Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services.
• Follows established evidence based practices and assures good quality patient care.
• Must build a patient population base to generate revenue to cover salary & expenses.