Clinical Site Lead- MD/DO (VERMONT LOCATION)

Job Description

Job Description

Providers may be eligible to receive up to a $25,000.00 retention bonus with a 2 year service commitment.

Starting salaries are set in accordance with our compensation plan, which considers multiple individual and organizational factors, including internal equity. To uphold pay equity in alignment with the compensation plan, starting salary ranges are not negotiable. Before applying, please ensure that the compensation for this position meets your needs.

Our Mission

To promote the well-being of the underserved by providing access to high-quality healthcare for all, regardless of ability to pay. 

Our services, activities and governance reflect the Islamic values and moral principles which inspired our founders. These include the core values which are universally shared and revered by society at large: Service, Compassion, Human Dignity, Social Justice, and Ethical Conduct. 

Working at UMMA

UMMA is looking for passionate and mission-driven Staff who look to make an impact on the lives of our patients and the members of our community. These roles include Physicians and Medical Staff, Behavioral Health Staff, Administration, and more! For more information on the services we provide, Click Here 

Benefits and Compensation

UMMA offers a competitive compensation and benefits package with comprehensive and cost-effective medical plans. Benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program Tuition Reimbursement, loan repayment opportunities, 403(b) savings plan, employee discounts, extended lunch on Fridays, and more! 

Our compensation plan also includes Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (accruals begin on the first day of hire), Employee Recognition, and more!!  

SUMMARY

Provides primary care medical services to the patients of UMMA. The Clinical Site Lead is a practicing primary care physician who also helps shape how UMMA delivers primary care to adults and families. Working in close partnership with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Medical Directors, the CSL brings frontline clinical insight to organization-wide decisions on care models, clinical standards, quality and access.

The role is roughly two parts: 

A substantial direct patient care panel at the Vermont site, and protected time for clinical leadership, program development and mentoring. This role models compassionate, evidence-based, whole-person care that reflects the needs of the communities UMMA serves, including attention to social determinants of health.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Clinical: 

• Maintains an active primary care panel of adults and families and sets the standard for clinical excellence at the site.

• Provides thorough, compassionate, evidence-based care across the lifespan, consistent with UMMA's clinical standards.
• Reviews the patient record, including allergies, problem list, medications and immunization status; elicits and documents medical and social history, including social determinants of health.
• Examines patients; orders and interprets only clinically necessary laboratory, pathology and imaging studies; develops and executes treatment plans.
• Prescribes medications, treatments and vaccinations using evidence-based guidelines, and counsels patients on benefits and side effects.
• Provides preventive care and counseling (nutrition, physical activity, behavioral health, primary and secondary prevention) in line with HEDIS and national evidence-based standards; addresses care gaps at every visit.
• Coordinates referrals to specialists, behavioral health and community resources, and follows up on high-risk patients and abnormal results.
• May provide prenatal and postnatal care to mothers and infants, and minor procedures, based on privileges granted.
• Delivers family planning services in compliance with Title X rules, regulations and protocols.
• Performs school, employment and insurance-eligibility physical examinations.
• Completes accurate, timely SOAP documentation that supports appropriate billing levels, and manages inbox messages, results and refills promptly.
• Participates in UMMA's coverage and on-call schedule; works one Saturday per month when needed.

Essential duties: primary care leadership

In collaboration with the CMO and Medical Directors, this role helps define and strengthen UMMA's approach to adult and family primary care.

• Care model: Advises on the design and continuous improvement of team-based, patient-centered primary care, including panel management, visit types, access and continuity.
• Clinical standards: Helps develop, review and implement clinical guidelines, protocols and standing orders for common adult and family conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, preventive screening, immunizations, behavioral health integration).
• Quality and safety: Takes an active role in the Quality Improvement Program and Peer Review; helps interpret quality data (HEDIS, UDS and payer measures), identify gaps and lead improvement projects.
• Population health: Contributes to strategies for high-risk and chronically ill patients, care-gap closure and outreach, with attention to health equity and social determinants of health.
• Provider voice: Serves as a bridge between frontline clinicians and leadership, raising workflow, EHR and staffing concerns and helping roll out new initiatives.
• Growth: Supports the expansion of UMMA services throughout Southern California, including input on clinical staffing, new service lines and site readiness.
• Meetings and committees: Participates in provider, clinical and leadership meetings and in committees as assigned by the CMO.

Supervision, teaching and team leadership

• Supervises and collaborates with nurse practitioners and physician assistants per California scope-of-practice requirements and UMMA policy.
• Mentors and supports newer physicians and advanced practice clinicians, including onboarding and clinical consultation.
• Precepts medical students and other learners, and help