Resident Physician

Job Summary:

Residents are physicians in training. They develop and learn the skills necessary for their chosen specialty through didactic sessions, reading and providing direct patient care under the supervision of the training program, attending physicians and senior trainees. Residents are given progressively greater responsibility according to their level of education, ability, and experience.

Essential Responsibilities:

• May provide care in inpatient and outpatient settings.

• May serve on a team providing direct patient care or may be part of a team providing consultative or diagnostic services. The team may include an attending physician, other licensed practitioners, other trainees, medical students, and ancillary staff.

• Evaluate patients, obtain medical history, and perform physical examinations.

• May develop a differential diagnosis and problem list.

• May Develop a ...