Physician, Primary Care

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reporting to the Chief Clinical Officer, the Physician Primary Care will execute the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered, and community-based comprehensive primary care.

HOW YOU’LL SUCCEED

• Collaborate with the Chief Clinical Officer; Associate Medical Director(s), Psychiatry; Medical Director, Infectious Disease; Director, Addiction Services; Director, Laboratory Services; and the Chief Operating Officer to develop/plan/operationalize emerging clinical models and workflows, including the clinical processes in the integration efforts of Primary Care with Behavioral Health/Substance Use Disorder Treatment.
• Lead the Primary Medicine departmental optimization efforts to increase access to Signature Health patients as well as patients from the surrounding area.
• Contribute to implementation of the electronic health record, including monitoring/developing of process improvements within the EHR.
• Work with Senior Leadership to implement the organizational Quality Plan and achievement of Patient Centered Medical Home designation.
• Provide input on the development and execution of the strategic plan of Signature Health.
• Review operational reports on a regular basis and provide input on strategies to modify/sustain performance related to clinical operations.
• In consultation with the Director of Laboratory Services, act as the medical director of Point of Care laboratory services.
• Lead and participate in other organizational projects, committees, meetings as needed.
• Lead the Peer Review process for all Primary Medicine providers.
• Share responsibility, along with the CMO and the Director, Quality, in overseeing Quality Improvement efforts.
• Work with Senior Leadership to allocate required resources to clinical departments to ensure clinical department success.
• Partner with the CMO to provide/develop strategies to continually monitor provider productivity/revenue and to strategize corrective actions if expectations are not met.
• Provide direct patient care for patients as determined by business needs.
• Provide appropriate clinical consultations to colleagues; Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Nurses.
• Provide on call coverage for after-hours emergencies and critical labs values as assigned.
• Oversee student rotations –Medical/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant students and Residents.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Ohio Licensed Physician, in good standing upon effective date of employment
• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) or American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)
• Current DEA registration
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and orally
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Electronic Health Records with demonstrated ability to learn new platforms
• Experience in a Community Health Center preferred

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical work environment.
• While hours of operation are generally standard, flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required.
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
• Hearing: adequate to hear clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Speaking: adequate to speak to clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
• Physical environment requires the employee to work both indoors and outdoors, sometimes under a covered tent, in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k match
• HealthJoy - a no cost medical and mental health online resource available Day 1, and much more
• Robust earned paid time off program (PTO)
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program (available on eligible roles)
• Professional Development Support