Primary Care Physician Fellow

Primary Care Physician Fellow

Location: Varies; sites are located in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn

Hours: M-W 8-4 clinical time; additional half day for research and projects (0.7 FTE)

Reports to: Medical Director, Primary Care

Salary: $133,900

Position Overview

The Primary Care Physician Fellow, in collaboration with Montefiore's Homeless Healthcare Fellowship, works as a primary care provider while also receiving didactics related to homeless healthcare. As a physician, this position is responsible for the examination, diagnosis and treatment of patients within the scope of the Health Center.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The essential duties of the Primary Care Physician include but are not limited to the following activities:

• Provides medical diagnoses, treatment and advice to patients in accordance with New York State regulations and the scope of training of the clinician.
• Responsible for consulting with the appropriate medical specialists, when deemed necessary according to the Health Center protocol.
• Prescribes and/or dispenses required medication to patients.
• Performs shelter history and physical examinations per DHS requirements
• Provides medical oversight for the clinical team
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and quality assurance programs
• Contributes to the overall functioning of the department.
• Maintains patient records in accordance with the policies of the department.
• Maintains all New York State and federal licensing requirements as current according with the department's credentialing policy.
• Maintains current certification in Basic Life Support
• Completes 30 annual Continuing Medical Education credits.
• Participates in Departmental meetings and conferences.

In addition to the above, as a Fellow this role also includes quality improvement work culminating in a final project, and regular attendance at scheduled didactic sessions and rotational experiences as per Montefiore's Fellowship requirements.

Qualifications

• New York State (MD, DO,) License and Registration
• Board Certification or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
• Commitment to community-based health care services
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus
• Commitment to the mission of Project Renewal