Women's Health Primary Care Physician Specialist

Position Summary

Holy Cross Medical Group in Fort Lauderdale Florida is looking for a Primary Care Physician with a focus on Womens Health to join our team. This role would work embedded alongside our Womens Health Center team including Gynecology, UroGynecology & Gynecology Oncology. This role integrates preventive medicine, chronic disease management, reproductive and sexual health, wellness counseling, and coordination of specialty care.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care services for adult women
• Perform preventive health screenings and annual wellness examinations
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic medical conditions
• Provide gynecologic preventive services including:
  • Pap smears and cervical cancer screening
  • Contraceptive counseling and management
  • STI screening and treatment
  • Menopause and perimenopause management
• Coordinate care with specialists including OB/GYN, breast surgery, endocrinology, cardiology, and oncology
• Develop individualized care plans emphasizing preventive health and lifestyle medicine
• Manage conditions commonly affecting women, including:
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Osteoporosis
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Obesity and metabolic syndrome
• Counsel patients regarding nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, sexual health, and healthy aging
• Participate in quality improvement, population health, womens health outreach initiatives and philanthropic activities to further grow the program
• Maintain timely and accurate medical documentation within the Epic electronic health record
• Support patient satisfaction, access, and continuity of care goals
• Collaborate with advanced practice providers, nursing, care management, and ancillary staff
• This is a full time position but part-time and flexible schedules will be considered
• This is an ambulatory position. No hospital work is required.
• Overnight practice telephone coverage call in collaboration with a nearby group of physicians is required but usually very light in volume, approximately 1:5 frequency.

Qualifications

Education

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• Completion of residency training in:
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
• 4+ Years of Experience

Licensure & Certification

• Board certified or board eligible in IM or FM
• Current unrestricted FL medical license
• DEA registration
• BLS certification required

Typical Scope of Practice

The Womens Health Primary Care Specialist may provide:

• Annual preventive visits
• Chronic disease management
• Acute management of typical primary care issues such as URIs, UTIs and other complaints
• Menopause care
• Breast health screening coordination
• Cardiovascular risk reduction for women
• Mental health screening
• Weight management counseling
• Preventive immunizations
• Sexual and reproductive health services

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

The Holy Cross Medical Group offers an excellent compensation and benefits package.

• Benefits; including health/vision/dental insurances
• Sign on bonus
• Paid malpractice, including tail coverage
• CME
• Paid time away from the practice
• Retirement savings program