Internal Medicine

Caring Health Center, Inc.; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Loan repayment programs

Job summary

Caring Health Center, Inc. seeks an Internal Medicine physician (or Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics) to deliver whole-person primary care to adults in Springfield, MA.

This is an outpatient-only role within a community health setting that emphasizes equity and access and offers options for federal loan repayment programs. The position requires Massachusetts MD, residency completion, board eligibility, and hospital privileges.

Qualifications

• MD degree required.
• Completion of Internal Medicine/Family Medicine residency.
• Massachusetts medical license in good standing required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within area of expertise and document treatments.
• Ensure culturally sensitive care and use interpreters as needed.
• Develop and follow plans of care with patient and family involvement.

Skills

Board eligibility

Language skills

High-volume care experience

Education

MD degree

Internal Medicine/Family Medicine residency

Massachusetts medical license

Job description

Internal Medicine Job Category: Healthcare Provider Requisition Number: INTER001062 Full-Time On-site Springfield, MA 01103, USA

Some of the most rewarding primary care work you will ever do is waiting for you at Caring Health Center. Caring Health Center is seeking an Internal Medicine Physician (or Internal Medicine/Pediatrics) who believes that exceptional medicine and equitable access go hand in hand. As part of our FQHC team, you'll deliver whole-person primary care to adult patients in a community that depends on us every day. We offer a comprehensive outpatient-only role, a collaborative team culture, and access to federal loan repayment programs.

Minimum Requirements

1. Maintenance of unrestricted Massachusetts medical license.
2. Completion of the M.D. degree.
3. Completion of three years post-graduate residency training in an accredited Internal Medicine/Family Medicine residency program.
4. Board eligibility in Internal Medicine/Family Medicine.
5. Maintenance of current DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances registrations.
6. Demonstrated ability to provide quality care in a high-volume, multicultural Health Center setting.
7. Qualification for unrestricted admitting privileges at Baystate Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center, and maintenance of such privileges during job tenure.
8. Qualification as a provider for major insurers.

Desirable

1. Board Certification in Internal Medicine/Family Medicine
2. Fluency in Spanish, Russian, or Vietnamese
3. Special expertise in provision of health care to underserved, culturally diverse populations

Principle Responsibilities and Duties

1. Provide direct patient care services within area of expertise. Assesses, plans, documents, and evaluates patient needs and treatments. Ensures appropriate follow-up.
2. Maintains a practice that is culturally and linguistically sensitive, using interpreters and other assistance as appropriate.
3. Designs a plan of care based on assessment of physical, emotional, and social needs, and in collaboration with the patient and if appropriate, the family.
4. Refers patients, as appropriate, to specialists and other practitioners and facilities.
5. Reviews patient charts and ensures that appropriate treatment plans are developed and followed.
6. Collaboratively works with other caregivers regarding patient education and rehabilitation including promotion of mental and physical health.
7. Serve rotation for on-call schedules.
8. Cooperates with efforts of the CHC administration to monitor and improve the quality of patient care provided.

Communications/ Interpersonal Skills

1. Demonstrates sensitivity and responds appropriately to verbal and non-verbal communications of patients, families and co-workers.
2. Maintains patient's right to privacy, assuring dignity in the provision of care; is discreet in all communications, written or oral, about the patient's care.
3. Utilizes tact, courtesy, patience, and discretion in dealing with others.

Problem Resolution

1. Consistently utilizes good judgment in the resolution of problems, clinical and non-clinical.
2. Posses the ability to act independently and is willing to make decisions utilizing good judgment.
3. Has the ability to visualize and anticipate new problems and to be part of the problem solving process.

Career Development

1. Attends and actively participates in scheduled staff meetings.
2. Participates in professional staff teaching, both formal and informal as required.
3. Maintains clinical competence through on-going medical education and training.
4. Maintains admitting privileges at local hospitals (Baystate, Mercy).

Working Conditions

1. On-call coverage is generally required; frequency depends upon need.
2. There is potential exposure to patient blood and body fluids.
3. This position requires the ability to use a computer workstation.

Salary ranges from $240,000 - $290,000