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Physician

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - H.40
Senior (Physician) Diplomate - 9154
Senior (Physician) - 9155
Associate (Physician) Diplomate - 9156
Associate (Physician) - 9157
Assistant (Physician) - 9158

May, 1977

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SERIES CONCEPT

Physicians supervise and/or perform professional and scientific work in 
one or more fields of medicine; and perform other related duties as 
required.

Physicians may examine patients and diagnose their illness; prescribe 
and administer medical treatment; teach patients how to use prescribed 
treatments; make psychiatric examinations and administer psychiatric 
treatment; perform physical medicine reviews to determine how the 
patients' physical condition will affect psychotherapy; perform or 
assist in performing minor and major surgical operations; administer 
anesthesia; supervise pre-and post-operative care of surgical cases; 
order examinations, analysis, X-rays, and special diets; write 
prescriptions; make the rounds of a ward and review reports, records and 
general progress of patients; instruct and supervise nurses, 
technologists and technicians assigned for special training; attend and 
participate in staff conferences for the discussion of the surgical, 
medical and mental condition of various patients and their final 
diagnosis and treatment; prepare reports and related correspondence; and 
assist in the instruction of students.

The Diplomat classes are used when incumbents possess a valid 
certificate issued by an American Medical Specialty Board as a 
specialist in one of the fields of medicine and are required to use the 
specialty in the work assigned.

                            CLASS CONCEPTS

Senior (Physician) Diplomate Senior (Physician)

Under general direction, incumbents serve as chiefs or heads of major 
services in a Student Health Service or University Hospital, as 
assistant directors who are authorized to act in the absence of the 
director, or as directors of small Student Health Services.

As chiefs of service for a major general subdivision of a hospital, 
incumbents actively plan and coordinate the work of the various' units 
of the subdivision; integrate the work of the subdivision with other 
divisions of the hospital; conduct a program for continuous staff 
education in current developments in medical science; preside at 
consultative or clinical conferences on problem cases and determine that 
all significant aspects of the case have been considered; arrange, as 
necessary, for consultation on difficult cases with medical authorities 
outside the hospital; visit patients, review their clinical records 
and determine if appropriate treatment is being given; perform audits of 
completed clinical work; perform highly difficult general medical and 
surgical work; present recommendations to the chief medical officer on 
such matters as hospital policy, the need for facilities, equipment, 
personnel, or budget; and effectively recommend employment of 
termination actions as well as train and evaluate assigned personnel.

Associate (Physician) Diplomate
Associate (Physician)

Under general direction, Associate Physicians perform the full range of 
duties as outlined in the Series Concept.  This is the operational level; 
and incumbents are experienced physicians, surgeons, psychiatrists, etc.

Assistant (Physician)

Under medical supervision, Assistant Physicians perform many of the 
duties outlined in the Series Concept.  The class is for entry level 
positions and is reserved for persons, who, while assigned 
responsibility for making ordinary professional decisions independently, 
receive medical supervision and to some extent are in a learning 
capacity.  Difficult and complex cases are referred to higher level 
physicians.

                        MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Senior (Physician) Level

Possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in 
California as determined by the California Board of Medical Quality 
Assurance; at least two years of practice exclusive of internship; and 
knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the 
duties assigned to the position.

Associate (Physician) Level

Possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in 
California as determined by the California Board of Medical Quality 
Assurance; at least one year of practice exclusive of internship; and 
knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the 
duties assigned to the position.

Assistant (Physician)

Possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in 
California as determined by the California Board of Medical Quality 
Assurance, and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful 
performance of the duties assigned to the position.

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