Family Physician

Forest County Potawatomi Community; Town of Crandon (WI); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest County Potawatomi Community seeks a Doctor of Medicine of Osteopathy with valid Wisconsin licensure to provide patient-centered primary care across all ages, including acute and preventive services. Board Certification in a primary care specialty (family practice, internal medicine, or emergency medicine) and 3–5 years of practice in a primary care setting are required.

The provider will mentor mid-level staff, document care accurately, and collaborate with the Medical Director to advance

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine of Osteopathy with a valid Wisconsin licensure.
• Current Board Certification in a primary care specialty (family practice, internal medicine, or emergency medicine).
• 3–5 years of practice experience in a primary care setting.

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient-centered primary care for children and adults following accepted medical standards.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals and coordinates referrals to specialists as appropriate.
• Documents care accurately in the medical record and maintains HIPAA compliance.
• Provides collaborative oversight of mid-level providers, mentoring and consulting.
• Participates in clinic quality projects and care team benchmarking to improve health outcomes.

Job description

• Delivers quality patient care in a respectful culturally sensitive manner that includes acute and chronic care, preventative care, and consultations with patients, family and specialists.
• Diagnoses, treats and provides high quality patient centered care for medical conditions in children and adults following accepted medical standards of practice.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Evaluates and revises patient care/treatment plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health.
• Provides education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues and use of prescribed medical treatment.
• Provides collaborative oversight of mid-level providers, serving as a mentor and consultant.
• Provides accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and communicates information to other members of the health care team; maintains timely, accurate, legible and confidential records.
• Participates actively in the advancement of FCP’s Medical Home model, advancing innovative ideas, leading a Care Team, participating in care team clinical benchmarking and quality projects, and meaningful use of the electronic health record.
• Collaborates with the Medical Director, Provider Team and Nursing Director to identify areas for system improvement, increased efficiency, communication and quality improvement activities.
• Develops relationships to provide for a broad spectrum of care with the various ancillary specialties available. (I.e. Rehab, Dental, Optical, Community Health, Behavioral Health, etc.).
• Communicates within the department as well as across departments to ensure that information is shared for effective operations and maintains strict confidentiality and adherence to HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Practices within the policies and procedures that direct the Clinic

• Doctor of Medicine of Osteopathy, with valid Wisconsin licensure.
• Current Board Certification in a primary care specialty such as family practice, internal medicine, or emergency medicine.
• Three to five (3-5) years’ experience practice experience in a primary care setting.
• State of Wisconsin and Federal DEA Certification.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
• Ability to supervise, advise, and train clinical professionals in area of expertise, work independently and in a team environment.
• Must possess proof of applicable health department testing and vaccinations or testing/vaccination will be provided by FCP Employee Health.
• Excellent Patient Relations and communication skills.
• Ability to participate in clinic committees and quality projects as requested.
• Must possess interest and be willing to enhance skill set in provision of Culturally Safe care to a Native population.