Family Medicine Physician MD/DO

Greater Baden Medical Services (GBMS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare across Southern Maryland. With 9 clinical sites located throughout Prince George's, Charles, and St. Mary's counties, we serve over 18,000 patients every year. We provide fully integrated care that includes primary care, pediatrics, women's health, Title X family planning, dental care, behavioral health, WIC, pharmacy services, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. Our patient population is primarily made up of Medicaid and uninsured individuals. We deliver these vital services to everyone in our community regardless of their ability to pay.

About the Role

The Family Medicine Physician at Greater Baden Medical Services (GBMS) is responsible for providing direct patient care and care consultation for an assigned panel of patients, as well as other patients served by GBMS. The Family Medicine Physician practices within a team-based care model and collaborates with other members of the care team to provide comprehensive care to an assigned panel and population of patients. The role involves referring patients for medical care management and care coordination services with internal staff and/or external agencies, ensuring timely follow-up of specialty referrals and diagnostic testing, and prioritizing quality care measures and performance standards established by GBMS.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive physical assessment of adult patients and evaluates the outcome of patient care.
• Prescribes or recommends forms of treatment such as pharmaceutical (drug) therapy, physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
• Conducts age-appropriate risk assessments and developmental assessments.
• Assures quality of patient care by participating in the organization’s Performance and Quality Improvement activities.
• Advocates and orders immunizations according to current ACIP and/or CDC guidelines.
• Arranges referrals, consultations, therapeutic services, and confers with other specialists on course of care and treatment.
• Establishes medical diagnosis for common short-term and chronic stable health problems.
• Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Orders and performs diagnostic, therapeutic, and corrective measures.
• Prescribes drugs.
• Provides same-day care as required.
• Refers patients to appropriate licensed physicians or other health care providers as needed.
• Provides direct patient care as needed and appropriate to serve the community in accordance with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Provides appropriate documentation of clinical care provided in a timely manner, including maintenance of patient charts and timely documentation of clinical procedures on encounter forms.
• Complies with regulations regarding consultations and other services as required by patients’ insurance coverage.
• Complies with Joint Commission standards for ambulatory care and Patient Centered Medical Home standards and guidelines.
• Performs timely entry into, and manipulation of, the Electronic Health Record, completing chart documentation in accordance with company policy.
• Complies with the organization’s training requirements and risk management plan/programs.
• Provides clinical leadership and acts as a resource to other members of the health care team, patients, or other members of the community.
• Provides clinical supervision and acts as a resource to nurse practitioners working in the clinic as appropriate.
• Works with center manager to facilitate smooth operation of clinic flow.
• Cooperates with compliance review activities and submits information needed for credentialing files in a timely manner.
• Assists the Safety Officer with employee health activities, especially in the event of an exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
• Participates in team/staff meetings and attends in-service meetings and applicable workshops.
• Performs any and all other duties required to provide for optimal patient care.

Requirements

• Current License to practice medicine in the State of Maryland.
• Current Maryland prescriber number, and current D.E.A. and C.D.S. License.
• DO license certification will be accepted.
• Board certification or eligibility in a family medicine/primary care specialty. Board certification preferred; certification expected within one year of employment.
• Insurability (malpractice).
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR).
• ACLS or Advanced Life Support within 12 months of employment, if appropriate.

Skills

• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem-solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Communication Skills: Listens verbally to solve problems and provide information and direction, ensuring a positive experience. Records issues and resolutions to maintain accurate records and data for further analysis by management.
• Analytical Skills: The ability to tackle a problem using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. Possesses creative thinking, learning, systems thinking, and problem-solving. Must be effective at defining and solving problems to ensure the real, underlying challenge is understood.
• Healthcare Systems: Knowledge of healthcare and medical terminology.
• Organizational Skills: Effectively manages tasks and information, organizing information to ensure timely responses to questions. Develops and uses systems to organize and track information or work progress.
• Results Orientation: The ability to focus on desired results, setting challenging goals, and meeting or exceeding them.
• Time Management: Understands what is required and prioritizes tasks/projects to meet deadlines. Reprioritizes work efforts based on changing situations and emerging issues.
• Collaboration: Engages others by gathering multiple views and being open to diverse perspectives, focusing on a shared purpose that prioritizes organizational success.

Work Environment

• Operates in an outpatient office environment.
• Ability to cope with stress.
• Occasionally moves about inside the office.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Frequently communicates with patients and/or employees; must be able to summarize and exchange accurate information.
• Must be able to lift or catch a patient weighing more than 50 pounds in the event of an emergency.
• Performs with frequent interruptions or distractions and adjusts priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Ability to interact appropriately with colleagues for different purposes in different contexts.
• Ability to perceive the nature of sound and express or exchange information by means of the spoken word.
• Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships to perceive objects accurately.
• Cognitive ability to analyze, count, summarize, and synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Ability to recognize social or professional behavioral cues.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret written or verbal documents and instructions.
• Ability to speak effectively to patients, employees, and/or stakeholders of the organization.

Travel

Must be able to drive between Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc. locations.