Primary Care - Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician

About the role

The Physician will provide primary healthcare services for Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. (CHC), and will perform related work as required. CHC aims to provide the highest quality of total care to its patient population.

Responsibilities

• Secures and evaluates a patient's health history and records findings systematically, accurately, and concisely.
• Performs physical assessments and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings.
• Provides routine physical examinations, diagnostic services, and treatment of illnesses and emergencies.
• Adheres to the highest standards of medical ethics.
• Assures quality of care for all patients.
• Elicits and records information about patient’s medical history.
• Examines patients 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 examinations, and diagnoses conditions.
• Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs.
• Inoculates and vaccinates patients to prevent communicable diseases.
• Advices patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for preventing disease.
• Reports births, deaths, and outbreaks of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
• Refers patients to medical specialists or other practitioners for specialized treatment.
• Performs minor surgery.
• Conducts physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, job consideration, or eligibility for insurance coverage.
• Assists the Chief Medical Officer in establishing medical policies, evaluating existing policies, and developing changes in policies as necessary; designing, implementing, and evaluating education programs for patients and staff.
• Shares supervisory responsibilities of the nurse practitioner with the Clinical Director as required.
• Works within privileges and protocols established by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Participates in committees as requested by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Demonstrates adherence to and observes all safety policies and procedures, including infection control rules and regulations.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, or geriatrics).
• Demonstrates knowledge of domestic violence, child, and dependent and elder abuse protocols.
• Maintains and adheres to HIPAA, confidential and privileged communications (patients, employees, and corporation).
• Participates in patient population management as it relates to clinical services while considering cultural diversity and local resources.
• Participates in the team member's care coordination by providing follow-up phone calls post-hospital discharge, assisting the patient with follow-up appointments within recommended time frames, and gathering data from recent hospital admissions to facilitate follow-up.
• Understands the role in self-management support by developing a relationship with high-risk clients and anticipating what needs they may encounter. Develop the ability to refer to an RN when clinical judgment is in question.
• Develops communication skills with all members of the team both internally and externally, by first being a patient advocate and using available resources to facilitate care. Coordinates with the Care Team (PCP, RN, Health Educator, LCSW, Director of Nursing, and/or Chief Medical Officer) to ensure appropriate services are arranged for the patient to meet their goals.
• Understands the role in the quality improvement process which may include meetings, data collection, and charge auditing. Uses Evidence-Based Practice guidelines to assist with disease management.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor Degree (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of a residency training program in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, or Pediatrics, required.
• Board Certified or board eligible in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, or Pediatrics, required.
• Maintains current knowledge in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, or Pediatrics through continuing medical education, participation in local and national medical societies.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) ability to speak, read, and write Spanish desirable.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to interpret bar graphs.
• Authoritative knowledge of the principles, practice, and techniques of family-centered medicine.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Possession of current unrestricted and valid License - Physician and Surgeon or equivalent from the Medical Board of California.
• Possession of current unrestricted and valid DEA license, Advanced Cardio Life Support (ACLS) for FP/IM, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) card for PEDS; and Basic Life Support (BLS-C) card for all specialties.
• Annual health examination; annual TB skin test clearance or biannual chest x-ray, and up-to-date immunizations for health care workers at time of hire and annually thereafter.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May supervise mid-level providers at the direction of the Chief Medical Officer.