Physician - Family Medicine - 5 hrs/week

Position Summary:

The Family Physician directs and oversees the provision of quality care to assigned patients, consistent with guidelines contained within the quality management, risk management, infection control, customer service, and safety programs for Hamdard Healthcare.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be able to see patients from 0 to the entire lifespan
• Ensures the daily health center patient load is seen promptly and clinically appropriately.
• Ensures that all clinical activities occurring within the health center are conducted according to accepted guidelines for reimbursement.
• Completes all progress notes with date/time immediately following the patient visit.
• Participates in after-hours call rotation and responds to after-hours calls within 20 minutes when on call. *** Currently, this on-call is not active as Hamdard has hired a service to complete this requirement.
• Adheres to approved Hamdard Healthcare treatment protocols.
• Conducts patient education activities, including pre- and post-instruction exams and procedures, instructions related to illness and treatment, such as diet, and reinforcement of the physician’s follow-up instructions.
• Utilizes printed health education materials as appropriate and documents all instructions given.
• Considers the health literacy of patients and tailors education accordingly to ensure patients are knowledgeable about medical conditions and the plan of care.
• Ensures core team staff properly carry out effective treatment and education. Ensures that core team staff perform clinical tasks in accordance with accepted policies and procedures.
• Participates in the orientation and training of staff as needed. Ensures core team staff meet internal certification requirements for patient education and the administration of medication.
• Ensures follow-up records, as assigned, to determine conformance with accepted clinical protocols.
• Ensures incident reports are completed for those occurrences defined as incidents in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Ensures that patients presenting with greater acuity than what is clinically appropriate within the health center are transferred appropriately.
• Ensures the patient’s medical record meets documentation standards.
• Meets scheduled health center times and productivity standards.
• Monitors and ensures the cost-effective utilization of clinical resources.
• Collaborate with the core team and case management staff to ensure the coordinated delivery of case management services.
• Provides triage services for emergency walk-in patients, identifying those who can't wait to receive care and those who require immediate medical attention, and schedules services within a time frame that meets the patient’s medical needs.
• Effectively demonstrates required competencies in the provision of educational, case management, triage, and medication administration services.
• Adheres to the organization’s mission-based approach “to promote physical and emotional health and psychological well-being of individuals and families by offering hope, health, and healing.”
• Other duties as outlined in the position’s process manual and other duties that may be assigned to support the mission of the organization, and within the person’s skill set.

Qualifications:

• Advanced Study: Broad or in-depth knowledge, which would be acquired and demonstrated through the attainment of a Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) or a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Degree.
• Current licensures required, including Illinois Physician, IL Controlled Substance, and DEA..
• Completed Residency in the Primary Care specialty is required, and Board Certification in their primary care specialty is preferred.
• Two (2) to three (3) years of work experience in the practice of primary care medicine in a community health center is preferred.
• OB-GYN additional specialty preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish Preferred
• Must have EHR experience. Athenahealth preferred
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to respond appropriately in emergencies, must demonstrate flexibility, leadership, and teamwork ability. ***Computer Skills A Must***
• Annual influenza, ATB, and COVID vaccination required or approved religious or medical accommodations, along with MMR, HepB, Tdap, and Varicella.

This role is eligible for approval for the National Health Service Corps loan forgiveness program.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $97.00 - $125.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person