University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
Internal Medicine Residency Program

PGY II and PGY III JOB DESCRIPTIONS

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Internal Medicine resident shall function under the supervision of the attending medical staff. In this role, the resident assists with admissions, consultations, evaluations, diagnosis and treatments of hospital patients. He/she may provide verbal, written and telephone orders.

PROCEDURES:

The following procedures must be performed under the supervision of a practitioner with clinical privileges for the procedure until he/she meets the requirements for performance of the procedure without direct supervision.

Arthrocentesis

Arterial Puncture

Bladder Catheterization, Male/Female

Biopsy of Skin

Genital Examination, Male

Lumbar Puncture

Pelvic Examination

Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Soft Tissue Injections

Vaginal Wet Mount Evaluation

The following procedures must always be performed with the direct supervision of an attending physician with credentials to perform.

Abdominal Paracentesis

Cardiopulmary Resuscitation/Advanced Cardiopulmary Life Support

Central Venous Placement

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

Thoracentesis

Ventilator Management

Certification and granting of these listed privileges is the reserved responsibility of the Internal Medicine Residency Program in accordance with hospital-specific bylaws.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be able and willing to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, families, hospital staff, attending physicians and the public; and perform high-level decision-making.

EDUCATION:

Doctor of Medicine (MD), or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)

LICENSURE and CERTIFICATION:

Current Illinois training license

EXPERIENCE:

Medical degree

OTHER KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS:

Commensurate with degree, advancement and responsibilities

DEMANDS:

High level decision-making

Performs highly complex and varied tasks

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability to perform physical examination of patients

Dexterity needed to perform physical examination and procedures

ENVIRONMENT:

Exposure of Risk Level I exposure to infectious disease

EQUIPMENT:

Demonstrates competency and dexterity with all equipment utilized in the hospital environment

RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Adheres to policies and procedures, stated and published, of the University of Illinois Internal Medicine Residency Program.

SUPERVISES:

Medical students and interns

INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Fellow residents, residency program faculty and staff, hospital staff, and medical staff

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Patients and families, and referring physicians

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Develops and maintains a personal program of self-study and professional growth with guidance of the Internal Medicine Residency faculty
• Admission, consultation, evaluation, diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of patients with general medical problems. Provides safe, effective and compassionate patient care under supervision
• Demonstrates dexterity and competency to perform all essential and required procedures and provides complete, written documentation of all procedures
• Identifies need for patient education and orders or provides education
• Comprehensively documents in patients’ charts in a timely and accurate manner.
• Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient and family issues, including age, gender and cultural diversity
• Functions with an awareness and application of standard operating procedures including OSHA, Workers Right to Know, Clinical Compliance, General Safety, HIPAA
• Efficiently performs in emergency situations, including adherence to established clinic and hospital-specific protocols
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base including integration of skills as required through block rotation experiences
• Participates actively in all educational and residency program activities and assumes responsibility for teaching other residents and medical students
• Demonstrates awareness and applies knowledge of legal issues in all aspects of patient care, incorporating risk management skills, and quality control measures
• Actively participates on any assigned hospital committee as a member
• Demonstrates effective communication skills
• Participates in the resolution of residents’ staffing conflicts and maintains flexibility regarding staffing patterns, including on-call schedule and daily schedules
• Provides coverage for temporary staffing conflicts of the Residency program
• Demonstrates ability for effective problem identification and resolution as well as the exercise of independent judgment
• Participates in research and scholarly activities
• Provides teaching, supervision and serves as a role model to other Residents.
• Performs such duties as assigned by the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, in accordance with the description of the Residency, to the best of his/her ability and under the highest personal bond of professional morals and ethics.