Primary Care Physician

Job Description

Job Description

Primary Care Physician – Bronx, NY

Location: Bronx, NY
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: $225,000 – $250,000/year, commensurate with experience

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Primary Care Physician to join our team at a network of federally qualified community health centers (FQHCs) in the Bronx, NY. In this role, you'll provide comprehensive primary care to a diverse and underserved patient population within a mission-driven community health setting.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Competitive salary of $225,000–$250,000/year, commensurate with experience
• Federal/State loan repayment eligibility
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday (4 weeks' vacation; 6 sick, 6 personal, and 9 paid holidays)
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution
• Full benefits — 100% of cost covered for employee, 73.5% covered for family by employer
• Term life insurance
• Malpractice insurance coverage under FTCA
• Paid continuing medical education
• Flexible schedules
• Relocation reimbursement
• Meaningful work improving patient outcomes and providing equitable healthcare to the community

Qualifications:

• MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school and completion of an accredited residency program
• Active state medical license; Board Certified
• Understanding of and passion for community healthcare preferred
• Proficient in conducting medical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, and utilizing electronic health records
• Strong clinical judgment, excellent communication, empathy, cultural competence, and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred

Key Responsibilities:

• Examine and test patients to assess medical conditions
• Analyze records, reports, and test results to diagnose patients
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccinations, and other specialized care to treat or prevent illness
• Explain procedures and discuss results and prescribed treatments with patients
• Collect, record, and maintain patient information
• Refer patients to specialists when necessary; submit progress reports to the CMO
• Advise patients and the community on diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention
• Maintain confidentiality and follow federal/state and organizational regulations
• Plan and administer health programs and standards
• Attend monthly/quarterly medical staff and education meetings
• See patients irrespective of condition/diagnosis
• Provide 24-hour on-call service on a rotating weekly basis
• Obtain and maintain admitting privileges at affiliated hospitals
• Perform other related duties as assigned