Family Medicine Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Family medicine (BC or BE)

• Patient volume: Average 10–15 adult patients per day

• Care focus: Primary care including sick/well visits and some chronic care (e.g., hypertension, diabetes)

Description

Provide primary care for adult patients, including sick and preventive visits and targeted chronic disease coverage. Responsibilities include taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory and diagnostic studies, and formulating treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions within your scope of practice/privileging. You will also order and monitor medications using the VA formulary.

Responsibilities

• Take patient history and perform physical examinations

• Order laboratories and diagnostic studies

• Diagnose and develop treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions

• Order and monitor medications using the VA Formulary