Duke University Health System Job Description: |
| Job Title: PHYSICIAN, DHIP | Job Code: 5677 |
| FLSA: E | Pay Target: K2 |
| Date: 09/12/2025 | Supervisory Responsibility: |
Physicians in this classification are clinically focused providers who provide care for patients seen in a clinic, inpatient and/or virtually at one of Duke Health's hospitals or clinic sites. Such clinical sites can be inside or outside the Raleigh-Durham area. Physicians can be primary care and/or subspecialty clinicians.
Physicians in this job code will have no faculty appointment and will be employed by DHIP.
Physicians will engage in direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of their overall professional responsibility within their primary care and/or subspecialty scope. Patient care activities will include, but are not be limited to:
1. Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, on-going treatment and clinical management, necessary referral for consultation, care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic orders, transfer authorization, risk assessment, and, when appropriate, determination of readiness and planning for inpatient discharge
2. Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage/support an open visitor-friendly environment within the medical/hospital environment
3. Extensive and on-going communications with area referring physicians who routinely manage the care of patients currently in the hospital
4. Inpatient rounds and/or consultations in hospital as needed, encouraging and including professional input from all members of the patient care team
5. Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements
6. Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align this work with other Duke Health initiatives, and adheres to all DUHS and DHIP policies
7. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
| Education: | Work requires a graduate medical degree (MD, DO, MB ChB, or equivalent) and completion of advanced graduate medical education and training in Physician's respective primary care and/or subspecialty area. Board eligibility or board certification in the area of practice is required. |
| Experience: | Clinical experiences as mandated by the respective primary care or subspecialty board eligibility are required. |
| Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification: | Physician will maintain a current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina, federal and state prescriptive authority, and will obtain and maintain board certification or eligibility by the Board for the respective primary care or subspecialty Boards. |
| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: | Technical: Clinical training and skills as mandated by the respective primary care or subspecialty Board(s). Non-Technical: Ability to work with others in a cooperative, collaborative manner. Strong written and oral communication skills. |
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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