Medical Provider

North Carolina Community Health Center Association; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Benefits

CME Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

403B Plan

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Long-term Disability

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Malpractice Coverage

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Job summary

Kintegra Health in Shelby, NC seeks a Medical Provider to deliver patient-centered care and medical leadership within the clinic. The role includes evaluation, treatment, and coordination of care for patients, with supervision of midlevel providers and collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer.

The candidate should have an MD or DO license (DEA certificate) and prefer experience in FQHC or underserved populations, with an emphasis on quality improvement and patient education.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required.
• Current NC MD or DO licensure and DEA certificate required.
• Board certification in specialty preferred.
• Experience in medical office or FQHC preferred; population health knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Engages in patient-centered care for patients and families.
• Provides medical evaluation, treatment and consultation at the clinic.
• Responds to emergencies and answers medical questions.
• Documents medical history, exam, assessment and plan for each patient.
• Prescribes refills, tests, referrals as needed.
• Reviews test results and coordinates follow-up with patients.
• Supervises care by home health, nursing facilities or hospice.
• Available to patients or staff to discuss care.
• Completes paperwork to comply with insurance and reimbursement guidelines.
• Supervises midlevel providers and delegates responsibilities as needed.
• Participates in QA processes and supports peer education.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Medical Director.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical supervision

Population health

Communication

Education

MD or DO degree

Job description

Shelby, North Carolina • Cleveland County

Provides professional medical services to complement the delivery of primary health care services at Kintegra Health; provides clinical leadership and supervision of midlevel providers and indirect supervision of medical support staff. Works closely with the Chief Medical Officer.

Kintegra Health does offer Immigration Sponsorships (J-1 Visa) to Medical Providers who are qualified for the position.

Medical Provider Qualifications

• Education: Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy degree required.
• Licensure: Current or eligible to obtain the State of North Carolina MD or DO licensure required. Current DEA certificate required. Board Certification in Specialty preferred.
• Minimum: Previous medical office or FQHC experience preferred. Knowledgeable in population health management in the underserved and/or vulnerable populations. Able to communicate and relate well with patients, providers and clinical staff.
• Efficient, organized and accurate.

Medical Provider Key Responsibilities

1. Engages in a patient-centered approach to providing care for patients and their families
2. Provides medical evaluation, treatment and consultation services to patients of the clinic.
3. Responds to emergencies and answers medical questions.
4. Obtains and documents or causes to be obtained and documented; appropriate chief complaint, past medical, family and social history, review of systems, examination, medications and allergies, assessment and plan for each patient, providing patient education as needed.
5. Provides medical orders for prescription refills, administration of medications, ancillary testing, and/or referrals as needed to patients
6. Reviews ancillary test results in a timely manner and coordinates notification and follow-up to the patients.
7. Supervises patient care by non-clinic agencies such as home health care, nursing home, or hospice.
8. Available to patients personally or through clinical staff to answer questions and relay information regarding their care.
9. Completion of all appropriate paperwork in a timely manner, including documentation to comply with insurance and reimbursement guidelines.
10. Supervises assigned midlevel providers in the conduct of clinical care and delegates authority and responsibility when and where needed.
11. Actively participates in the QI process by reviewing peer and mid-level charts when appropriate and gives feedback to peer to support a culture of peer education and continual learning
12. Perform other duties as assigned by Medical Director

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• $5,000.00 / 5 days of Continuing Medical Education
• $5,000.00 of Tuition Reimbursement
• 403B Retirement, Company contribution of 4% & Company matching up to 4%
• 160 hours (4 weeks) Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Optional Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Malpractice coverage
• PSLF, NHSC, and North Carolina Loan Forgiveness/Repayment and High Needs Service Bonus Application Eligible

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

1. Patient First - An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient
2. Build not Blame - Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person
3. Integrity and Honesty - Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers
4. Cooperation and Flexibility - Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description
5. Culturally Sensitive - Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures; while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.