Primary care physician - family medicine - health

Family Medicine Physician

The Family Medicine Physician contributes to IHC's mission and goals of client satisfaction, quality of care, and productivity by providing continuity and acute medical care to IHC patients with an emphasis on quality preventive care.

Performance will be evaluated based on meeting specific goals, productivity measures, employee satisfaction scores, and other quality indicators for this position such as: IHC strategic objectives; site strategic objectives; IHC commitments, quality measures, and productivity measures.

Knowledge of the professional theories, concepts, and techniques of clinical and administrative management in an ambulatory, community health care setting; requires the knowledge, skills, and abilities to recommend and develop new FQHC care delivery models and to lead strategic projects. Knowledge permits the employee to identify and solve medical care problems, specifically safety, quality, delivery, and cost, that may require the use of new methods.

Medical Care:

Provides general medical care to IHC patients

Assists Chief Medical Officer or Deputy Chief Medical Officer with the development of IHC health maintenance schedules and practice guidelines

Acts as preceptor or mentor for mid-level practitioners or those in training for certification when applicable

Provides on-call services with other local providers within the community, as appropriate

Serves on one or more IHC committees, as appropriate

Fulfills contractual obligations agreed upon as a provider within contracted primary care delivery systems

Follows HIPAA and OSHA standards for medical care providers.

recommends and implements new processes and practices based on new or emerging methods in primary care. Based on assignment, the Family Medicine Physician must use diverse but conventional methods, techniques, or approaches. Work has a controlling impact in day-to-day operation of medical services within the medical clinic and involves teaching, coaching, and mentoring. Work affects the IHC's medical services program in a substantial and demonstrable way; influences IHC operations; Unstructured contacts with patients, IHC leadership, dental and medical providers, etc. Logic and analysis Able to:

Gather, organize, and analyze information and data.

draw initial evidence-based conclusions.

Communication and Relationship Building Able to:

Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication, strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with a wide variety of patients, including children.

Medical Able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of current theory and practice of primary care medicine as practiced in the United States.

Demonstrate strong community health orientation including sensitivity to cultures represented in populations served by IHC.

Demonstrate ability to work cooperatively with a multidisciplinary clinical team utilizing a balanced approach to health care issues by including perspectives of business, administrative and medical disciplines.

Able to maintain a balance between delivery of quality services and revenue expectations.

Support, consult with, and train other medical providers on techniques and tools.

Changes existing clinic procedures based on new or emerging primary care methods.

Take initiative and need little supervision.

Process Improvement Able to:

Anticipate and alert others to problems with projects, processes, or procedures.

Perform and coach others on standard work relating to quality and compliance.

Participate in performance improvement activities.

Work is considered moderately strenuous with moderate risk. Family Medicine Physician may stand for long periods and is required to use special gear or clothing (latex gloves, etc.) due to potential risk from chemicals and/or diseases.

Doctor of Medicine (M.or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.from an accredited school of medicine

Demonstrate proficient computer skills, including keyboard and use of Microsoft programs and use of electronic medical records and software (eCW).

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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