Family Physician

Sixteenth Street Community Health Center WIC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sixteenth Street Community Health Center is seeking a licensed Family Practice Physician to provide comprehensive primary care to adults and children, including inpatient services when needed. The physician will collaborate with APPs and other team members to manage a patient panel, emphasizing prevention and care coordination.

The role requires board eligibility or board certification in Family Practice, prescriptive authority, and ongoing liability coverage.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a physician in Wisconsin.
• Completion of Family Practice Residency from an accredited Family Medicine Program.
• Board certification or eligible for Board Certification in Family Practice.
• Licensed for prescriptive authority in Wisconsin.
• Insurable for liability coverage as a Family Practitioner.
• Working knowledge of social and cultural factors related to community health care usage.
• Ability to communicate and align program goals with staff.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with coworkers and community partners.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain composure.
• Ability to identify and maintain confidential information.
• Ability to interpret program operations to laws, rules, and funding requirements.
• BLS certification maintained.
• Spanish speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides primary health care services within scope of practice to adults and children.
• Provides inpatient hospital services within scope of practice.
• Provides after-hours coverage for SSCHC patients.
• Works with an APP and team to care for a shared patient panel.
• Emphasizes health promotion, wellness, and disease prevention.
• Involves patients in medical decision making.
• Orders, conducts and interprets diagnostic studies and labs.
• Prescribes medication.
• Prepares and maintains medical reports and records.
• Abides by SSCHC policies and procedures.
• May participate in training of APPs, medical students and residents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Policy compliance

Spanish language preference

Education

Family Practice Residency

Board Certification in Family Practice

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

1. Provides primary health care services within scope of practice to adults and children in accordance with approved privileges.
2. Provides inpatient hospital services within scope of practice and in accordance with department policy.
3. Provides after-hours coverage for SSCHC patients.
4. Works in partnership with an Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) and one or more other team members to care for a shared panel of patients on the medical team, which includes but is not limited to diagnosing and managing acute and chronic conditions.
5. Emphasizes health promotion, wellness, and disease prevention.
6. Includes patient in medical decision making.
7. Orders, conducts and interprets diagnostic studies and laboratory tests.
8. Prescribes medication.
9. Prepares and maintains medical patient reports and records.
10. Abides by all SSCHC policies and procedures.
11. Has the option to participate in the training of APP's, medical students and medical residents.
12. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

1. Licensed as a physician in the State of Wisconsin.
2. Completion of Family Practice Residency from an accredited Family Medicine Program.
3. Board certification or eligible for Board Certification in Family Practice.
4. Licensed for prescriptive authority in the State of Wisconsin.
5. Insurable for liability coverage as a Family Practitioner
6. Working knowledge of the social and cultural factors associated with the community's use of social and health care services.
7. Ability to understand patient attitudes and needs, develop and orient program goals and concepts accordingly, and to work effectively toward their accomplishment with all staff members.
8. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, officials, the public, patients, other private and public organizational representative, health care personnel and community groups and organizations.
9. Ability to work under pressure, maintains personal composure, evaluate situations and act/react appropriately, and use tact in dealing with visitors, patients and difficult situations.
10. Ability to identify and maintain confidential material.
11. Ability to interpret and conform program operations to applicable laws, rules, regulations and funding source requirements and according to acceptable standards.
12. BLS certification maintained.
13. Spanish speaking preferred

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