Primary Care Physician

Physician

The Physician serves as a health-care professional and capable of handling a variety of health-related problems. The Physician work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats center patients in accordance with standards of care.
• Follows level of medical care and quality for patients and monitors care using available data and chart reviews.
• Assists in the coordination of patient services, including but not limited to specialty referrals, hospital and SNF coordination, durable medical equipment and home health care.
• Acts as an active participant and key source of medical expertise with the care team through daily huddles.
• Helps Regional Medical Director and Center Administrator in setting a tone of cooperation in practice by displaying a professional and approachable demeanor.
• Completes all medical record documentation in a timely manner working with a quality-based coder to optimize coding specificity.
• Follows policy and protocol defined by Clinical Leadership.
• Meets with RMD about quality of care, review of outcome data, policy, procedure and records issues.
• Participates in potential growth opportunities for new or existing services within the Center.
• Participates in the local primary care "on-call" program of Conviva as needed.
• Assures personal compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies.
• Spend 100% of your time clinically focused on direct patient care, inclusive of patient facing time and general administrative time (charting, meetings, etc.) as it relates to direct patient care.

Required Qualifications:

• Current and unrestricted medical license or willing to obtain a medical licenses in state of practice; eligible and willing to obtain licenses in other states in the region of assignment, as required
• Graduate of accredited MD or DO program of accredited university
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate a high level of skill with interpersonal relationships and communications with colleagues/patients
• Fully engaged in the concept of "Integrated team based care" model
• Willingness and ability to learn/adapt to practice in a value based care setting
• Superior patient/customer service
• Basic computer skills, including email and EMR
• This role is considered patient facing and is a part of our Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board Certification or Eligible to become certified (ABMS or AOA) in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Geriatric Medicine preferred
• Active and unrestricted DEA license
• Medicare Provider Number
• Medicaid Provider Number
• Minimum of two to five years directly applicable experience preferred
• Experience managing Medicare Advantage panel of patients with understanding of Best Practice in coordinated care environment in a value based relationship environment
• Knowledge of Medicare guidelines and coverage
• Bilingual is a plus
• Knowledge of HEDIS quality indicators

Additional Information:

• Guaranteed base salary + quarterly bonus
• Excellent benefit package health insurance effective on your first day of employment
• CME Allowance/Time
• Occurrence Based Malpractice Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Life Insurance/Disability
• Paid Time Off/Holidays
• Minimal Call

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Pay Range: $255,000 - $298,500 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Associates may receive a bonus for the referral of external candidates to this requisition, provided that all other eligibility requirements are met.

About Conviva Senior Primary Care: Conviva Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. As part of Humana's Primary Care Organization, which includes CenterWell Senior Primary Care, Conviva's innovative, value-based approach means each patient gets the best care, when needed most, and for the lowest cost. We go beyond physical health addressing the social, emotional, behavioral and financial needs that can impact our patients' well-being.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer at CenterWell.com.

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