Physician - Family/ID/HIV Practice

Job Description

Job Description

** This Position requires specialty in Infectious Disease and HIV

About FCHC:

Since 1976, Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. (FCHC) has been a health care leader in Florida. We provide comprehensive primary and specialty health care and patient support services through a network of Centers surrounding Lake Okeechobee and across Florida’s Treasure Coast. Our mission is to ensure that everyone in our communities has access to culturally competent, high-quality health care that they can afford. FCHC has locations in Clewiston, Moore Haven, Okeechobee, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Indiantown, Pahokee and West Palm Beach. FCHC’s Corporate Office is centrally located in West Palm Beach, Florida. FCHC has multiple staff members who speak Spanish and Creole, and translation is available for other languages as needed. FCHC has created a “one-stop shop” for patients–providing Pediatric and Adult Primary Care, Dental, OB/GYN and Women’s Health, Infectious Disease, Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, chronic disease education and care management, referral assistance, benefit enrollment assistance and coordination, and telehealth services. Our patients benefit from a “medical home” model, where they may access our extensive array of health care clinicians and services in an atmosphere where they are treated with respect, care, and concern.

Mission

The Mission of Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. (FCHC) is to provide accessible, cost-effective, high-quality, comprehensive health care to all persons in our communities.

Vision

Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. (FCHC) will maintain strong leadership in, and advocate for, the provision of health care services.

FCHC will foster and promote collaborative relationships and will develop partnerships with local, state, and federal public health service agencies and the community in general, to enhance the quality of delivery systems for comprehensive health care. FCHC will be an employer of choice and will demonstrate excellence with a highly trained staff and governing board.

Values

FCHC values Integrity, Compassion, Commitment to serving others (external and internal to the organization), Innovation, Effectiveness (cost and outcome), Efficiency, being Mission-driven, Commitment to serving others internal to organization and Commitment to Excellence.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate patient’s chronic problems thoroughly and manages appropriately, as demonstrated by performance on Clinician dashboard, Quality Measures Performance, and other applicable reports (peer reviews, any focused reviews, and patient satisfaction surveys).
• Evaluates patient’s acute problems thoroughly and manages appropriately (including medications, imaging, and labs).
• Utilizes Quality Measures Tab to provide health maintenance services at recommended intervals
• Consistently closes encounters within 24 hours to generate visit summary for patient flow and continuity of care.
• Uses consultants appropriately and cost‐effectively as evidenced by referral frequency and appropriateness reflected in referral department and other available reports. Does basic appropriate work up before referral.
• Demonstrates sound judgment and decision‐making skills in day‐to‐day practice activities (e.g., triage appropriately, patient flow management, etc., etc.).
• Updates Problems, Medications, and Vaccine lists appropriately.
• Completes ROS, anticipatory guidance, preventive and screening components.
• Adheres to accepted evidence based standards of care, as applicable.
• Encounters are completed in a timely manner and accurately.
• Charges are submitted by the end of the day (or end of hospitalization, if applicable).
• Coordinates and leads daily team huddles.
• Medication lists are updated and reconciled per policy.
• Quality Measures Performance Report demonstrates performance within acceptable ranges.
• Clinician Utilization Review Grid demonstrates performance is within acceptable ranges.
• Responds professionally to change (i.e., schedule, work assignments).
• Attends continuing education events and shares summary with peers.
• Appropriately uses auxiliary departments (HBN, Care Coordination).
• Is flexible in meeting center needs outside regular working hours, (i.e., health fair, community lectures,
• etc.).
• Responds appropriately to adversity or stress.
• Renews license, privileging, credentialing and DEA number (if applicable) in a timely fashion.
• Coordinates and leads team activities consistent with function of PCMH

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Minimum Requirements (experience, training, and education): To effectively fulfill this position, candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Current and active State of Florida, Department of Health license (MD, DO).
• Current DEA certification

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by supervisor.

• This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

Our mission here at Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. is to provide accessible, cost-effective, high-quality, comprehensive health care to ALL persons in our communities. We serve 16 locations surrounding Lake Okeechobee & the Treasure Coast. Should you be interested please submit your resume to us for review. Thank you!

Company Description

Our mission here at Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. is to provide accessible, cost-effective, high-quality, comprehensive health care to ALL persons in our communities. We serve 16 locations surrounding Lake Okeechobee & the Treasure Coast. Should you be interested please submit your resume to us for review. Thank you!