Clinician Family Physician

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center; Hav; On-site; NOK 1,700,000 - 2,266,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Innlandet, Norway, seeks a Family Physician to deliver comprehensive medical care in various community settings. The role includes overseeing patient care, maintaining medical records, and participating in quality assurance audits. Candidates must be board certified in their specialty, hold a current medical license in Massachusetts, and be bilingual in English and Spanish. This position offers an opportunity to impact the community positively.

Qualifications

• Must be board certified or eligible in a relevant specialty.
• Current medical license in Massachusetts is required.
• Residency completion in good standing is necessary.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive and continuing care to patients.
• Oversee and provide direct medical care to patients.
• Participate in patient care audits for quality assurance.
• Maintain appropriate medical records on assigned patients.
• Serve on-call as a backup clinician.
• Represent the health center with external authorities as required.
• Serve on‑call including as a backup clinician as assigned.
• Serves as member of related committees as requested/needed.
• Represents the health center with external authorities and the community as required.
• Pursues continued education opportunities for ongoing professional growth and accreditation status.
• Accepts responsibility, is self‑directed in developing and maintaining own level of competence, career development and education.
• Provide leadership for employees to experience training opportunities related to quality improvement.
• Integrate department/workgroup improvement initiatives with GLFHC system‑wide projects and strategic aims.
• Travel between sites may be required.

Skills

Organizational skills

Follow-through skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Board certification or eligibility in an appropriate specialty

Current medical license in Massachusetts

Residency completion

Job description

Established in 1980, the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. (GLFHC) is a multi‑site, mission‑driven, non‑profit organization employing over 700 staff whose primary focus is providing the highest quality patient care to a culturally diverse population throughout the Merrimack Valley. Nationally recognized as a leader in community medicine (family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, and geriatrics), GLFHC has clinical sites throughout the service area and is the sponsoring organization for the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency program.

GLFHC is seeking a Family Physician to join our team! The primary function of this position is to provide comprehensive and continuing care to patients requiring routine and emergency treatment through the diagnosis of disease processes and through the provision of medical treatment of patients at community health centers, hospitals, schools, and shelters.

Scope of Duties

• Demonstrates clinical competence and professional commitment in the Practice of Medicine by adhering to established standards of practice and utilizing appropriate scientific principles.
• Oversees and provides direct medical care to patients.
• Refer patients to other providers as appropriate.
• Participates in patient care audits for quality assurance and utilization review to maintain and improve patient care standard of excellence.
• Maintains appropriate medical records on assigned patients.
• Maintains medical professional standards and knowledge by regularly attending medical conferences, seminars, continuing education programs, and the teaching medical residents, medical students and /or practitioners or students in other health care professions.
• Serve on‑call including as a backup clinician as assigned.
• Serves as member of related committees as requested/needed.
• Represents the health center with external authorities and the community as required.
• Pursues continued education opportunities for ongoing professional growth and accreditation status.
• Accepts responsibility, is self‑directed in developing and maintaining own level of competence, career development and education.
• Provide leadership for employees to experience training opportunities related to quality improvement.
• Integrate department/workgroup improvement initiatives with GLFHC system‑wide projects and strategic aims.
• Travel between sites may be required.

Requirements

• Board certification or eligibility in an appropriate specialty and a current medical license in Massachusetts.
• Residency completion in good standing.
• Well‑developed organizational skills; strong follow through skills.
• Excellent communication and clinical skills.
• Demonstrated work ethic of confidentiality and professionalism
• Bilingual English/Spanish Required.

If you want to make a profound impact to the community we serve, apply today!

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