Staff Physician - Adult Staff Physician

About the role

This Adult (Short-Term Temporary) STT Staff Physician will provide direct care in various Community Health Services clinical roles at Downtown Public Health, Eastgate Public Health, and/or work with our mobile teams providing healthcare for the homeless.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and provide medical treatment to clients.
• Educate and counsel clients on a broad scope of personal and health care issues.
• Provide medical triage and patient care evaluation.
• Provide technical consultation to nursing staff for assigned work location.
• Document clinical evaluation, diagnosis, procedures, treatment, outcomes, referrals, and consultations.
• Perform minor procedures and other duties as assigned within position's scope.
• Provide clinical education and supervision of resident and fellow physicians.

Requirements

• WA State Medical License must be obtained prior to hiring.
• National Provider Identification (NPI) must be obtained prior to hiring.
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration must be obtained prior to hiring.
• Graduation from an accredited medical school and residency program.
• Must be board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• Individuals who are board certified in Emergency Medicine may be eligible to work in the Pathways program or Mobile Medical Program and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
• Demonstrated experience working in teams and a desire to work in a multidisciplinary team which includes physicians, nurses, social workers, residents and other providers.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and social justice.
• Experience in managing chronic diseases and working with vulnerable patients with history of homelessness, behavioral health conditions, incarceration and substance use.
• Knowledge of outpatient care, including medical diagnosis and treatment.
• Knowledge of community resources and health service delivery systems.
• Knowledge of medical records documentation.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and improvement techniques.
• Skill in oral and written communications.
• Skill in problem solving and triage decisions.

Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to take shifts to support more than one of our programs.
• (Precepting is highly desired).
• Ability to be assigned 2+ shifts per month (we recognize that this may vary month to month).
• Ability to precept resident physicians in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Addiction Medicine.
• Experience providing medication treatment for opioid use disorder in low barrier outpatient setting, including use of long-acting injectable buprenorphine.
• Understanding of the role of Public Health in promoting health and well-being across the lifespan and addressing the social determinants of health.
• Demonstrated experience and a desire to work in multidisciplinary team which includes clinicians, nurses, medical assistants, social workers, community health workers, and other care team members.
• Skill in organization and knowledge of time management techniques in a health care setting.

Skills

• Skill in oral and written communications.
• Skill in problem solving and triage decisions.

Benefits

King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support their health and well-being.