Physician, Primary Care (Family Medicine), Napa, CA

Job Description

Job Description

At NorthBay Health the Board Certified, Licensed Primary Care Physician (FM) will practice in our highly regarded health system in Northern California.

We are expanding into the Napa, California Region, this role will support our Center of Primary Care expansion into Napa Region.

NorthBay Health's Center for Primary Care provides exceptional family practice, internal medicine and pediatric physicians close to your home with compassionate staff and access to an entire network of specialists, should you ever need one.

Our primary health care providers take that extra step to really get to know you, offering medical advice that fits your lifestyle. It's all part of NorthBay's mission: compassionate care, advanced medicine, close to home, care when and where you need it.

Our goal is to make health care easily accessible. We know that getting care when you need it is important to you so we offer same-day appointments and give you options for after-hours appointments for minor illnesses and injuries.

NorthBay Health is ideally located between the San Francisco Bay Area Region, Napa Valley and Sacramento. With an abundance of recreation and leisure options Northern California offers residents the landscape for healthy active living.

• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Inpatient/Outpatient Responsibilities: Outpatient only
• Call Ratio : Balanced call ratio split between physicians and sites
• Daily Patient Census: 18 patients per day
• Equipment/Resources: Access to state-of-the-art equipment and comprehensive resources
• Provider Support: Collaborative team of physicians and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Consults with patients to determine the appropriate course of treatment
• Recommends and orders tests to determine extent of illness or help diagnose condition
• Monitors lab results, medication adherence and medication toxicities
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccinations, and other medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury
• Explain and discuss procedures, test results, or prescribed treatment with the patient
• Refers patients to medical specialists when necessary
• Represents the practice at Hospital committees in such a manner that the burden of attending the meetings is reasonably distributed among all of the physicians in the group
• Collaborate and manage APPs