Primary Care MD (Sign-On Bonus)

Job Overview

About the role

Cascadia Health delivers whole health care – integrated mental health and addiction services, primary care, and housing – to promote hope and support the well-being of the communities we serve.

The Primary Care MD position is located in the Portland Metro Area and can be either part-time or full-time. This position is open to both Internal Medicine and Family Practice Doctors.

Position Description

To overcome the significant health disparities experienced by people affected by mental health and substance use disorders, Cascadia is seeking an innovative, diligent and compassionate Internal Medicine or Family Practice Doctor.

The MD will provide patient care with team-based support at Cascadia’s outpatient clinics, and Cascadia’s residential or community sites as directed by the Medical Director. The MD will be principally responsible for overseeing team-based primary care delivery at a Cascadia Health Center, but will also provide patient care with team-based support at Cascadia’s other clinics, residential or community sites as directed by the Medical Director.

This position will meet regularly with the team of peer primary care providers, psychiatric providers and the Primary Care Medical Director to help design, implement and continuously improve our pioneering integrated primary care services.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide primary care diagnosis and treatment integrated within Cascadia’s behavioral healthcare services to clients with mental health or substance use disorders and patients assigned by our Coordinated Care Organizations.
• Lead the primary care staff in team based care integrated with behavioral health staff at the assigned clinic, working as a peer with psychiatric doctors and nurse practitioners at that clinic.
• Provide primary care consultation to Cascadia’s psychiatric providers and behavioral health clinicians.
• Provide medications management and Medication Supported Recovery for low acuity or stabilized individuals in coordination with their psychiatric provider.
• Work with the integrated staff at a health center and other assigned sites in the development of wellness programs.
• Share after hours call rotation (triaged through a nurse call line) with the other primary care providers.
• Work with the Primary Care Medical Director and provider team to define goals and review the progress of integrated primary care operations.
• Regularly review and continuously improve quality of care provided by your clinic or care team through periodic chart review, quality dashboards, daily huddles, and rapid improvement cycles.
• Work with the agency Clinic Directors and facility support staff, in the spirit of stewardship, to help assure the agency systems and facilities continuously operate at high levels of efficacy and harmony.

Qualifications

• Requires an active state medical license in Adult Medicine or Internal Medicine MD or DO including maintenance requirements and DEA certification.
• Three years of clinical experience with primary care.
• Experience using an electronic health record (EPIC preferred).
• Experience serving communities of color and immigrant populations preferred.
• Experience with community health clinic, community mental health or homeless and special needs populations preferred.
• Leadership experience preferred.

Specialized Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Sufficient computer skills to complete documentation in an electronic medical records system in a timely manner.
• Provide care in a setting consistent with the principles of collaborative care informed by stages of change models.

Physical Demands

• The MD must have the ability to assist the team in providing safety to all clients and staff in potentially volatile situations.
• The MD must be able to escort clients between waiting areas and their meeting space, before and after the encounter.

Mental Demands

• The MD must be able to handle a variable workflow, manage time effectively, prioritize activities, and help primary care staff with whatever tasks are necessary to establish this new primary care capacity.
• The work assigned is diverse and involves addressing new and unusual circumstances in which outcomes may negatively affect costs, employee morale or clients.
• The work regularly involves a degree of unpredictability and disruption of planned tasks requiring a flexible time management approach.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off Package
• Medical and Dental Coverage (begins 1st of the month following hire date)
• VSP Vision Discount Plan
• 403(B) Retirement Savings (Pre and post-tax plans with up to 8% employer matching contribution!)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) (Medical, dependent care, and transportation options)
• Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• Paid Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
• Length of Service Award
• Supplemental Insurance
• Student loan forgiveness options
• Wellness Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bike to Work Reimbursement
• Discounted Fitness Memberships
• Trauma Support Team