Physician (Bilingual)

Duties & Responsibilities:

Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Promotes and carries out the Southland’s mission and assume quality of care for all patients.
• Develops rapport with patients; striving to build a physician-patient partnership that facilitates marked familiarity with patient’s medical and treatment history, care needs and psychosocial factors as a means to manage patient’s risk factors and improve patient outcomes.
• Adheres to the highest standards of medical practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times.
• Develops a plan of care for each patient which includes complete medical history, examination, diagnosis, appropriate treatment and/or referral that includes hospitalization when necessary.
• Participates in the clinical program of the organization according to the guidelines established for all staff physicians of similar training and board certification.
• Assist management in designing, implementing and evaluating educational programs for SHC patients and clinical staff.
• Responsible for directing and supervising clinical staff, as appropriate.
• Attends all ongoing trainings/meetings as well as team huddles at the clinic.
• Maintain an affiliation with professional groups, medical associations, and medical organizations, as per policies established and represent Southland SHC in all meetings of these associations and organizations.
• Participate in community health events, such as school screenings, health fairs, social and community events, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required to satisfactorily complete job:

• At least three (3) years of medical practice and graduated from an accredited medical school with valid California Practice License.
• Board Certified Physician with current unrestricted DEA license and BLS/ACLS.
• Must have completed a Family Medicine Residency or Internal Medicine Residency.
• Interest in designing and evaluating an efficient health care system in a community health center setting is highly desirable.
• Ability to proceed on own initiative using independent judgment and discretion.
• Knowledge of medical practice and physician/patient protocols.
• Knowledge of computer technology, specifically electronic health records.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess leadership. Organizational skills, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to be proficient and timely with multiple deadlines.
• Must be bilingual, English and Vietnamese or Spanish.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Other clinical staff: Nurse Practitioners, Medical Assistants

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $246,625.60 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person