Physician

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Looking for MD or DO for new Black Mountain office. The Physician position responsibilities include:

• Providing high quality medical care to patients, inclusive of all functions necessary to provide high-quality care
• Developing treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases
• Education and guidance on disease prevention, management, and healthy lifestyle habits
• Maintaining continuity of care between patient visits
• Accurate and high-quality documentation in the EHR and appropriate billing/coding in a timely manner
• Contributing to teamwork and communications
• Participating in Quality Improvement activities
• Obtaining continuing medical education opportunities to maintain knowledge and skills

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Duties include:

• Providing reasonable and prudent medical care to patients, inclusive of all functions necessary to provide high-quality care
• Developing treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases
• Education and guidance on disease prevention, management, and healthy lifestyle habits
• Maintaining continuity of care between patient visits
• Accurate and high-quality documentation in the EHR and appropriate billing/coding in a timely manner
• Contributing to teamwork and communications
• Participating in Quality Improvement activities
• Obtaining continuing medical education opportunities to maintain knowledge and skills

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Degree from an accredited Medical School
• Documented completion of Residency training from an accredited institution
• Possession and active status of all licensing, certification, and other requirements as set forth by state, federal, professional, hospital, accrediting and health payer entities on an ongoing basis
• This will include but is not limited to state medical license, payer credentialing and BLS/CPRL
• Local knowledge about and connections to community health care and social resources is desirable
• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred
• 2-7 years’ experience in a clinical setting
• Experience practicing in a federally qualified health center, free clinic or other organization serving low-income and uninsured patients strongly valued
• Experience with health IT systems required and EPIC EMR preferred

Performance Requirements

• Core values consistent with a patient and family centered approach to care and commitment to being part of the provision of a patient-centered medical home
• Shared commitment to our organizational values of providing accessible, culturally-appropriate, high quality health and wellness services with sensitivity, respect and trust
• Passionate and longitudinal commitment to being part of reducing health disparities through your work
• Professional, appropriate, effective, and tactful communication skills, including written, verbal and nonverbal
• Positive attitude and respectful, professional customer service
• Acknowledges patient’s rights on confidentiality issues, maintains patient confidentiality at all times, and follows HIPAA guidelines and regulations
• Proactive patient advocate, responding with empathy and respect to resolve patient and family concerns, and recognizes opportunities for improvement to meeting patient concerns
• Collaborative community advocate for community health for vulnerable patient population, growing knowledge of the community resource network for low-income and other vulnerable patients and making referrals as needed for patient care and with consideration of limited patient resources
• Continuous self-educator on providing quality care and improving professional skills
• Team orientation
• Openness to evolution and change in how we deliver care, as AMH continuously evolves to advance the wellbeing of our patients and community

Physical Requirements

• Sight: Must be able to read head written and printed material, as well as use computer, fax machine, Xerox machine and other medical equipment in accordance with specialty
• Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with coworkers and others. Good hearing is necessary to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound
• Sitting: Must be able to sit for the majority of the work shift while answering telephone and communicating with others
• Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must be able to stand intermittently and be capable of walking on hardwood and linoleum floors with concrete underpayments. Must be able to walk between various clinical areas and departments
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: This position requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for easy and skillful use of hands when working with and performing normal office duties and responsibilities