Physicians - Family Medicine/Internal Medicine

Job Title: Physicians - Family Medicine/Internal Medicine

Salary Expectations -$220-$295K

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA

Shift: Monday through Friday between 8am-5pm (8 hour shifts)

Job Type /Contract Duration: Direct Hire

Discipline: Family Medicine / Internal Medicine Physicians - FQHC

General Overview:

We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Physicians to join our Healthcare Team. This opportunity is supporting a Federally Qualified Health Center in the Los Angeles Area. As a Physician, you will act as part of a care team that directly interfaces with the Homeless populations in order to drive high quality based care. Compassionately and competently provides primary and preventive health care to all patients, including patients with acute and chronic illnesses, substance use disorders, mental illness, and homelessness.

Essential Functions:

• Perform evaluation and treatment of patients in the outpatient setting
• Assess medical needs and compile care plans, addressing acute needs, chronic conditions, and preventive health maintenance. Furnish/transmit appropriate medications and treatments. Perform in-office procedures such as incision and drainage, arthrocentesis, nail removal, skin biopsy, and cryotherapy.
• Keep accurate, concise, and thorough documentation of all medical history, exam findings, assessment, treatment/interventions, and education
• Complete documentation and lock progress notes in a timely manner. The clinic requirement is to lock all progress notes within 7 calendar days.
• Review and electronically sign off on all laboratory results, diagnostic results, and outside consult notes in a timely manner, ensuring the patient is contacted for follow up if clinically appropriate.
• Initiate and follow through on specialist referrals and e-consults (electronic consults), communicating with specialist providers as necessary, in the provision of whole- person care.
• Serve as the primary care physician for a panel of patients, working with a care team and other staff to serve as a patient- centered medical home for our patients
• Conjointly supervise medical assistants to improve care team efficiency and efficacy, along with Medical Assistant SupervisorClinically supervise Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) employed.
• This includes thoroughly reviewing a minimum of 50 charts of all new providers under their clinical supervision, per guidelines for supervision of new providers to confirm clinical competence, and reporting findings to the Chief Medical Officer.
• This includes ongoing clinical supervision of designated APPs and as-needed clinical supervision of other APPs.
• Actively participate in spiritual care for patients and staff which may include prayer and referral to community resources.
• Provide compassionate, competent care for patients who, depending on the clinic site, may experience homelessness, may suffer from mental illness or substance use disorder, and often lack resources to care well for themselves.Periodically serve "on call" for the clinic, answering urgent phone calls from patients or other agencies in the off-hours for one week approximately every 10-15 weeks.
• Network with other health care agencies and county facilities as needed or requested.
• Assist in provision of health screenings (including TB, diabetes, hypertension) at outreach events.
• Maintain active enrollment in Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care, and other payor programs as needed for clinical operations, completing credentialing paperwork in a timely manner to remain actively enrolled in these programs.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Job Requirements

• Licensed to practice medicine in California. BC/BE Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine.
• A copy of California License and DEA license are required.
• Provider BLS certification (includes CPR certification) is also required.
• Experience working with community resources from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Available to work full time hours Monday through Friday between 8am-5pm

Benefits

This is a direct hire opportunity and benefits will be offered by our client.

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans
• 403B plan with company matching

Other

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) , and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.

Medix is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.