Physician

Description

SUMMARY

The Primary Care Physician is primarily responsible for providing medical services; in addition, the Primary Care Physician may be directed by the Medical Director to perform other duties in accordance with funding agencies requirements, contractual agreements, and policies, procedures, and protocols established by the Avenal Community Health Center (ACHC) Board of Directors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assume quality of care for patients under physician’s direct or indirect care.
• Adheres to the highest standards of medical practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times.
• Assist the Medical Director in establishing medical policies, quality improvement procedures, evaluating current practices, policies and procedures.
• Recommend changes in all clinical areas, and/or in general areas to improve the patient flow, medical records, billing practices, and appointment practices.
• Assist the in designing, implementing and evaluating educational programs for patients and clinical staff.
• Responsible for the directing and supervising of the clinical support staff, as appropriate.
• Other duties as required by the funding agencies to carry out contractual agreements and/or as established by the ACHC, Management and Board of Directors.
  • Must become familiar with the Federal and State rules, regulations, and practices in a Community Health Center.
  • Become familiar with Federal and State Health care program requirements and assist in carrying out these programs.
  • Assist in developing the health care plan and review of the program requirements, and recommend changes when necessary to carry out the health plan as required.
• Promotes and believes in ACHC mission.
• Ability to relate to the patients and public regardless of ethnic, religion, and economic status.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Graduate from an accredited medical school.
• Must have a valid California License as a physician & surgeon or a Doctor of Osteopath.
• Professional clinical experience in specific area of practice (i.e. “Family Practice, Internal Medicine, etc.”).
• Board certification or eligibility for said certification highly desirable.
• Interest in designing and evaluating an efficient health care system in a community health center setting highly desirable.
• Authoritative knowledge of the principles of practice, principles of general management and specifically in personnel management and techniques in running a medical practice in a community health center are highly desirable.

BENEFITS

• 403(B)
• 403(B) matching
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• Loan Repayment eligibility

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

EEO Statement:

Avenal (Aria) Community Health Center participates in E-Verify.

Avenal (Aria) Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Salary : $240,000 - $280,000