Family Practice - Without OB Physician

Ascend Medical Staffing; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical staffing company is seeking a Long Term Primary Care Physician in Philadelphia. The role involves managing chronic conditions, leading a team, and ensuring effective patient care transitions. Ideal candidates are mission-driven and experienced in primary care and chronic care management.

Qualifications

• 2 years primary care experience with chronic care management.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Manage health for patients with chronic medical conditions.
• Develop strong transitional care plans.
• Communicate with various care facilities for patient discharge.

Skills

Team Leadership

Chronic Care Management

Communication

Education

Licensed Physician in Pennsylvania

Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice

Job description

Long Term Primary Care Physician, certified in either Family or Internal Medicine.

-Required: Must be BE/BC with Active PA license
-Outpatient; No Call
-EMR: eClinicalworks
- Focuses on the management and improvement of health for patients with multiple complex and chronic medical conditions.
- Able to work with and lead a team (with social work, case management, behavioral health, pharmacy, nutrition, etc.), process feedback, and be open to discussing and implementing plans of care from other members of the team.
- Develop strong transitional care plans and able to help keep track of paneled patients along the whole continuum of care including discharges from the hospital, ER, skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes, and home care.
- Communicate and interact with alternate levels of care facilities (hospital, ER, skilled nursing facilities) to facilitate appropriate discharge to a lower level of care or back to the AbsoluteCare Medical Center. Familiar with inpatient medicine and the discharge process to help facilitate discharges.
- Treat acute exacerbations of chronic conditions within the AbsoluteCare center, i.e. Lasix for CHF, IVF for Dehydration/Renal Failure, IV antibiotics for various infections, Nebulizer/Solumedrol for COPD/Asthma etc. Possess a comfort level and the knowledge to differentiate when exacerbation can be treated within AbsoluteCare and when a higher level of care needed.
- Accept same day/next day or urgent appointments for patients from home or discharged from the hospital/ER/skilled nursing facility in need of intensified physician or case management/social work services to ensure acute episode has resolved and the patient is not admitted/readmitted.
- Vigilant in keeping track of patients and their disease processes to prevent ER visits, admissions to the hospital, and readmissions.
- Understand the PCMH model of care as pertains to specialist care, only utilizing this higher level of care as needed, and not a substitute for a well-trained primary care physician with evidence based clinical skills.
- Educate members on chronic disease progression and the need for advanced directives where applicable.

Candidate Qualifications

Licensed Physician in Pennsylvania
Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
2 yrs primary care experience with chronic care management
BLS certification

Preferred qualifications:

Mission-Driven to serve the underserved
Experience in population health management
Experience in working with psycho-socially and medically complex patient population