PHYSICIAN FAMILY MEDICINE

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

I. BASIC FUNCTION:

Responsible for providing comprehensive primary care services for patients who receive health care at Family Care 

Health Centers.

All employees of FCHC must ensure service standards are delivered, including:

FCHC Core

• Demonstrates a commitment to FCHC mission and vision. 

• Demonstrates a positive attitude towards patients, employees, role, and the health center. 

• Demonstrates FCHC core values (accountability, courtesy, excellence, flexibility, integrity, respect).

Customer Service and Professionalism

• Smiles and makes appropriate contact, greets individuals upon entry into building and space. 

• Is customer service oriented to both internal (colleagues) and external (patients, clients, vendors, etc.) 

customers. Treats patients, customers and colleagues with dignity and respect.

• Provides timely response to requests, tasks, and inquiries. Demonstrates good service turnaround. 

• Demonstrates good communication skills and communicates in a tactful manner. 

• Exhibits conflict resolution skills in order to foster effective working relationships and embraces a team

approach.

• Adheres to FCHC’s dress code policies. Employee appearance and grooming appropriate. 

Show(s)

• Consistently shows commitment to position and team performance (i.e., attendance and punctuality). 

• Consideration and acceptance of cultural differences of others; works well with individuals of diverse

backgrounds, supporting a culture of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

• Participates in training and professional development and completes required trainings in a timely manner.

Safety 

• Adheres to and promotes a culture of safety and cleanliness.

• Adheres to HIPPA/Confidentiality standards. 

• Respectful of FCHC property, properly and safely uses Health Center Equipment. 

II. INTRADEPARTMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Department Officer: Chief Medical Officer

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer and/or Associate Medical Director

Supervises: Medical consultation to Nurse Practitioners of same specialty

JOB DESCRIPTION

DEPARTMENT: MEDICAL SERVICES

JOB TITLE: PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN:

INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY PRACTICE, OB/GYN, PEDIATRICIAN

AND GENERAL PRACTICE.

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III. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides comprehensive primary medical care including examination, diagnosis, treatment, patient counseling, 

referral and medical follow-up, including lab result and diagnostic test interpretation.

2. Provides consultation to Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives and Physician Assistants.

3. Provides telephone consultation to patients and families as necessary.

4. Maintains appropriate policies, protocols, records, reports, and statistical data relevant to services provided.

5. Contributes to the quality and maintenance of on-site clinical support services such as laboratory, pharmacy, 

emergency kit, specialty referrals; as well as for the arrangements pertaining to outside clinical support 

services such as x-ray, pharmacy, and specialty referrals.

6. Consults with staff members regarding the comprehensive health care needs of individual clients.

7. Participates in Health Center’s system of after-hours coverage including weeknight, weekend call and/or 

hospital in-patient rounds.

8. Plans and implements Health Center programs and projects in cooperation with identified staff members.

9. Participates in the development of in-service programs related to medical issues and other pertinent patient 

healthcare management issues.

10. Accepts assignments and responsibilities regarding time schedules for patient care, committee work, quality 

assurance and other areas related to special competence.

11. Obtains hospital admitting privileges for care of hospitalized patients or utilizes services hospitalist or 

residency in-patient services.

12. Precepts medical students, medical residents, nurse practitioner students and physician assistant students.

IV. PERIODIC DUTIES:

1. Contributes to Health Center community health activities outside of regular job responsibilities.

2. Participates in Health Center staff problem solving groups.

3. Performs other duties as assigned.

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V. WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Inside Health Center: All inclusive.

Outside Health Center: Patients/Clients, students, vendors, community health agencies, grant agencies, funding 

agencies, professional colleagues, professional organizations and education institutions, 

managed care plans, hospital committees especially physician/hospital collaboration groups, 

City, State and Federal agencies, etc.

VI. QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy required.

2. License to practice medicine in the State of Missouri and be in good standing required.

3. Drug licensed including DEA and BNDD numbers required.

4. Medicare and Medicaid provider enrollment numbers including Medicare UPIN number.

5. Board Eligible or Board-Certified status preferred.

6. Completion of residency training program in primary care specialty preferred.

7. Work experience or strong desire to work in urban community health setting preferred.

VII. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Current membership(s) and active participation in respective medical specialty is encouraged.

VIII. CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Satisfactory maintenance of continuing education standards as established by the Missouri State Medical Association 

required.

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IX. CONFIDENTIALITY:

Respect for and maintenance of client and staff confidentiality is required.

The above responsibilities/duties describe the chief function (requirements) of the job (holder) and are not to be considered a 

detailed description of every responsibility/duty (requirement) of the job (holder).