Physician Contract Glossary · Contract Structure
Duties and Responsibilities
This clause defines what you are actually required to do, including clinical work, call, administrative duties, and where you practice.
The duties and responsibilities clause is the job itself in writing: your clinical scope, your call obligations, administrative expectations, supervision duties, and which locations you cover. Vague duties are an open door for scope creep, where the practice keeps adding to your plate because the contract never said no. Specific duties protect your time.
Push for specifics: defined call frequency, named practice sites, and limits on duties outside your specialty. Open-ended language like as assigned by the employer hands the practice unlimited claim on your time.
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