Physician, Family

The Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center (BSFHC) is a patient-centered, team based multi-specialty practice located in central Brooklyn.  BSFHC has been providing affordable, comprehensive, outpatient medical and dental services in an outpatient setting for over 40 years.  As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), BSFHC serves all of the primary health care needs of families in the heart of North and Central Brooklyn. Our mission is to provide the most professional, courteous and highest quality health care, with dignity, to those we serve, especially the undeserved population, without regard for ability to pay.

We are seeking a Full-time a Family Medicine Physician to provide quality, competent, safe and compassionate care based on established standards in a patient-focused preventative and treatment care.  Physician will work closely with a team of professionals to provide culturally sensitive, high quality, comprehensive health services to the community to achieve expected outcomes and comply with BSFHC Mission.

Position is eligible for Loan Repayment Program through NHSC.  Must be comfortable working with Adults and Pediatrics Patients.
 

Duties and Responsibilities included but not limited to the following:

• Conduct age appropriate assessments of patients, including history taking and physical examination in accordance with current standards of professional practice, regulatory requirements and agency policies and procedures.
• Perform assessment/data collection in an ongoing systematic manner, focusing on physiological, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status, patient/family education, family involvement, and patient advocacy
• Assesses patients’ conditions and age-specific medical needs; sets goals and prescribes appropriate clinical interventions to meet these goals.
• Prescribes appropriate laboratory and diagnosis procedures related to patients’ health status and facilitates appropriate treatment intervention predicated on results of these procedures.
• Provider shall provide direct clinical care to all patients assigned to Provider in accordance with applicable standards of care, BSFHC policies and procedures, as applicable.
• Provider will be required to maintain certain good citizenship standards designed to optimize patient care and service and the smooth operation of the Center. Such standards include but are not limited to the following: Accommodating walkin patients, arriving for office sessions on time and remaining throughout each session, engaging in teamwork with the support staff, following procedures and practice guidelines, e.g., appropriate clinical charting with complete notes and up-to-date problem and medication lists, timely completion of encounter forms, completing peer chart audits, etc.
• Provider will be required to participate on a rotating basis in the 24 hour on-call phone coverage arrangement that is unit/site-specific. Provider must make every reasonable effort to answer patients phone calls within 30 minutes on the day/evening Provider is on call and to submit all required documentation of the call which will be posted in the medical record
• Provider shall meet specialty and site-specific defined productivity expectations.
• At all times, Provider shall accurately and timely complete any paperwork necessary to facilitate billing and reimbursement.

Benefits Overview:

• A very competitive salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
• FREE Long-term Disability and Life insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Generous paid time off and Holidays
• CME allowance
• Commuter benefits eligible
• Retirement plan – 401-K with % employer match
• Loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps

Education/Experience Required:

• Licensed to practice in New York State.
• Board Certified in Family Medicine (Required)
• Family Medicine Physician: 1 year (Required)

Benefits Overview: We offer attractive compensation with comprehensive benefits including: Medical, 401k Retirement Plan with discretionary Match, Free Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability, Transportation Plan, Generous Paid Vacations and Holidays.  Loan Repayment Program through NHSC.

Salary: From 200k
 

BSFHC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER