Family Medicine Physician

Established in 2006, Squirrel Hill Health Center (SHHC) is a non-profit, community-based, federally qualified health center with two locations and a mobile unit serving the Pittsburgh region. Our mission is to provide patient-driven, high-quality, comprehensive primary and preventative healthcare, behavioral health, OB/GYN, dental, pharmacy, lab services, and care navigation services, regardless of patients’ insurance status or ability to pay. SHHC strives to create a welcoming, integrated healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Elicits and records information about patient’s medical history.
• Examines patient to determine general physical condition.
• Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition.
• Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition.
• Administers or prescribes treatments and medications.
• Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize from communicable diseases.
• Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
• Ensures that medical care is completely and accurately documented in the medical record.
• Maintains and monitors patient confidentiality.
• Reports births, deaths, and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
• Refers patients to medical specialists or other practitioners for specialized treatment.
• Performs minor surgery and other procedures commensurate with surgical competency and delineated privileges.
• Makes house and emergency calls to attend to patients unable to visit the office at the direction of the Chief Medical Officer.
• Provides care on SHHC’s mobile medical unit on a schedule determined by SHHC’s Chief Medical Officer.
• Takes rotating after-hours call with other clinicians at the direction of the SHHC Chief Medical Officer.
• Provides supervision of Advance Practice Providers, medical assistants, and medical students as needed at the direction of the Chief Medical Officer.
• Works with clinical team members to provide comprehensive care to specified patient panel.
• Prepares and signs all forms and charts, including all charting in electronic health record, needed for patient care and billing in accordance with current policies.
• Abides by the policies and procedures of the Squirrel Hill Health Center and acts as a positive representative of the center in the community, whether real or virtual.
• Other duties and tasks as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree from an accredited medical school plus completion of a minimal 3-year residency program in family medicine.
• License without restriction to practice as a physician in Pennsylvania.
• Board certification in Family Medicine.
• Eligible to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
• Eligible for enrollment in required managed care and insurance contracts.
• Demonstrated sound problem-solving and decision-making ability.
• Demonstrated skill in planning and organizing work, managing time, and meeting commitments.
• Demonstrated well-developed interpersonal skills to interact in sensitive and/or complex situations with a variety of people; expertise with multicultural populations.
• Demonstrated very high level of communication skills to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to represent organization in a professional manner.
• Computer skills.
• BLS certified.
• Flexibility and willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
• Knowledge of a second language preferred.
• Ability to work in any SHHC location as necessary.
• Dedication to providing high-quality health care to all patients.
• Willingness to receive all CDC-recommended immunizations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Disability and life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 403b retirement plan
• Malpractice insurance (FTCA)
• CME (Continuing Medical Education) allowance
• Eligibility for application to state and federal loan forgiveness programs

Schedule

• Full-time position
• Rotating shared call schedule (telephone only)