Clinic Physician - Gastroenterologist

Gastroenterologist Position

Community Health Centers of America is hiring for a full-time Gastroenterologist to work in our clinic in the Fresno, CA area. Possibly will also work in contracted long-term care facilities. You will be responsible for diagnosing and treating patients in the clinic setting.

Community Health Centers of America is a premier multi-specialty group focused on improving the health of the community through excellence in clinical care. Our goal is to provide better care to the patient with a collaborative, supportive, respectful, and productive work environment for its healthcare professionals.

Job responsibilities include:

• Helps patients by evaluating medical conditions.
• Develops and implements treatment plans, including prescriptions.
• Monitors and evaluates treatment results.
• Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of medical conditions.
• Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
• Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations.
• Maintains historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Our healthcare professionals enjoy competitive benefits, including:

• Highly competitive salary and Sign-On Bonus!
• Manageable work schedules, providers are not required to work evenings or weekends (call coverage provided)
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Malpractice insurance
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• CME paid week off and allowance of $2,000 annually
• PSLF eligible
• Opportunity to work with a diverse range of professionals
• A professionally challenging environment with a mix of disease acuity
• A career with administrative freedom - appropriate support staff is supplied
• Access to charting system that has been designed for quick and easy billing. Dictation available (including, but not limited to Dragon).

Salary: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year, depending on experience

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• Malpractice insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Visa sponsorship
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• California MD/DO license (Required)

Work Location: In person

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Requirements:

• Must possess a degree in medicine and a valid license from the California Medical Board.
• Experience: 3-5 years of related experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Licenses/Certifications: Appropriate certifications and/or licensures
• Current BLS/ACLS required
• Current DEA required
• In depth knowledge of legal medical guidelines and medicine best practices

Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Active listening and active learning
• Flexibility to work with a variety of people, differing in ages, personalities, and backgrounds
• Time management skills to be able to see a high number of patients
• Interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues
• Critical thinking
• Social perceptiveness
• Complex problem solving
• Respect patient confidentiality

Community Health Centers of America