2011-255 Health - UNC Family Medicine for Medical Director, Physician Services for Health Dept.

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OCHD Outpatient Clinics, including documentation of Clinical Services provided per established OCHD protocols. 7) Medical consultation visits to OCHD patients during on-site scheduled times at Outpatient Clinics; medical consultation to OCHD nurse practitioners as needed by telephone when the Medical Director is not on-site at OCHD outpatient clinics. 8) Continuing education consultation for OCHD nurse practitioners and other OCHD staff to include regular informal consultation and periodic formal sessions as appropriate. 9) After-hours medical consultation for primary care patients of OCHD. UNC Health Care's HealthLink program provides initial triage of after-hours calls. The Department will provide Medical Director consultation and supervision to OCHD clinicians (4 FNPs) that provide after-hours medical consultation (on a rotating basis) for OCHD clients referred by HealthLink. The Medical Director shall also provide after-hours medical consultation for HealthLink referred OCHD clients on a rotating basis such that each of the 5 clinicians shall provide such after-hours medical consultation 1 week every 4-5 weeks. 10) Discharge the above described responsibilities through and with the prior knowledge of OCHD Health Director. iii. Designation of a Medical Director. The Department shall provide, at a minimum, the equivalent of .70 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) personnel to carry out the Medical Director Services described in this agreement, including the General Consultation and Clinical Services identified above. 1) Services shall be provided primarily by the "Medical Director" or a "back-up Department physician." The Medical Director shall be board certified in Family Medicine or an equivalent certification. The Medical Director will report activities and services performed for OCHD as requested by OCHD Health Director. 2) The Chair of the Department shall, concurrent with the execution of this agreement, designate the name of the Medical Director, and the names of up to five Department physicians who will rotate as back-up Department physicians, to be "available"to provide the General Consultation and Clinical Services identified in this agreement. 3) The Department and OCHD shall indicate their mutual agreement to the designation of the Medical Director and designated back-up Department physicians available to be scheduled in the absence of the Medical Director by signing the "Designation of Medical Director" which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A and hereby incorporated by reference. Any changes in these designations will be mutually agreed to by the Chair of the SAContract Review\Health\Medical Director's Contract\Family Medicine-Medical Director 2011-12.doc 5