Physician Family Practice-Without OB - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Family Medicine Float Medical Provider openings in Greater Sacramento, CA California's state capital - 1.5 million person population - 90 miles from San Francisco, CAH1B sponsorship available Position Details:

• Float Medical Provider positions - multiple opening available
• Full-time and part-time, permanent job openings
• Compensation - Dependent on Experience - $212,160 - $275,808
• FQHC health system
• The Float Medical Provider is a MD or DO who will be responsible for providing high quality primary care to the patients in the outpatient setting.
• The health system provides comprehensive primary and preventative health care services to a growing patient population. It is committed to providing excellent service to its patient population. The rapidly expanding center offers services that include: internal and family medicine, pediatrics, dentistry, care management, and behavioral health.
• The health system is dedicated to serving low-income, multi-ethnic populations throughout the greater Sacramento area, with a special focus on immigrant communities. It has a diverse team, passionate about meeting the needs of the community through patient-centered, compassionate, comprehensive, integrated care.
• This is a hybrid role that requires covering the in-person and/or remote clinic schedule and inbox for other medical providers who are on leave. When in-person coverage is needed, the Float Medical Provider will be scheduled in-person at a practice location in the Greater Sacramento area. When coverage is not needed, the Float Medical Provider has a remote telemedicine schedule for same-day visits.
• This role offers great flexibility in terms of hours: Both 8- and 10-hour weekday schedules will be considered, as well as 8- to 40-hour week schedules. Schedules can be either the same every week or based on organizational need, depending on the Float Medical Providers preference.
• There are no on-call responsibilities, panel of patients, supervision of other providers, or required weekend hours. In-person work will be required when covering for an in-person providers leave; otherwise, work will be remote.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide comprehensive medical services to patients consistent with specialty scope of practice in a community clinic environment, including taking appropriate health history, performing physical examination, developing differential diagnoses, completing medical work- up, performing or ordering appropriate lab, imaging, and other tests, prescribing and implementing appropriate therapy according to standard medical practice.
• Obtain appropriate consults when problems presented are outside the scope of practice or area of expertise or when unfamiliar with a particular aspect of the patients care.
• Facilitate transfer of care to other clinicians when religious or personal beliefs interfere with the clinicians ability to offer full care options.
• Provide oral and written health education to patients and their families and answer questions.
• Maintain productivity standards in order to sustain access to care while maintaining high quality.
• Answer messages and sign off on clinical reports (consults, lab, x-rays, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Complete legible and legally defensible medical records in a timely manner on a daily basis.
• Complete and submit all billing in a timely manner.
• Attend continuing education programs and submit evidence of necessary education completion for the purpose of upgrading medical skills and maintaining licensing requirements.
• Offer cultural and linguistically appropriate services to a diverse and often socioeconomically challenged population.
• Be flexible and able to change plans as needed, as schedules may not always be known in advance, as some provider leave-of-absences may occur without advance warning.
About the Medical Group:
• Federally Qualified Health Center committed to providing quality health care for all, with a focus on underserved and immigrant populations.
• More than a dozen practice sites throughout Sacramento, including mobile clinics.
• Clinicians emphasize comprehensive and compassionate primary care with a focus on prevention, wellness, health education, and disease management.
• Medical group uses an integrated health model including pediatrics, family practice, dental services, and behavioral health.
• Offers an exciting, collegial and rewarding environment where you can make a real difference in peoples lives every day.