Physician

Cassopolis Family Clinic Network

Niles (IL)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Cassopolis Family Clinic Network is seeking a physician to provide primary and urgent health care following established standards. The role includes supervising non-physician staff, coordinating with the care team, and participating in the Patient Centered Medical Home program.

The physician will document care in the EHR, ensure discharge summaries, and support billing and compliance while upholding the organization's mission and values in a professional manner.

Qualifications

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with current unrestricted license to practice as a physician in the State of Michigan.
Board Certified or Board eligible status.

Responsibilities

Uses the health center’s electronic health record to document patient care activities and complete patient records for discharge and billing.
Promotes and participates in Patient Centered Medical Home activities to achieve NCQA PCMH recognition.
Provides comprehensive assessment and treatment, prescribes medications and documents pertinent information.
Directs nursing staff and oversees mid-level practitioners and the care team.
Ensures compliance with policies, safety rules, and regulatory standards and participates in quality improvement activities.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Job description

Summary: Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) this position provides primary and/or urgent health care to patients, following standards and practices. Supervises and directs non-physician providers and staff. Actively participates as a member of the Patient Centered Medical Home Team. Promotes the mission and philosophy of providing quality health care and related services to the medically underserved. Upholds and ensures compliance with and attention to all corporate policies and procedures, as well as the mission and values of the organization. Ensures all actions, job performance, personal conduct and communications represent the organization in a highly professional manner at all times and maintains the standards of medical care.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Uses the health center’s electronic health record to effectively document patient care activities. Fully and accurately completes patient records in a timely manner so patients receive a summary of their visit upon discharge, to satisfy program clinical requirements, and to facilitate billing. Captures all charges, records diagnoses and provides adequate instructions for receptionists to know when to have patients return.
• Promotes and participates in Patient Centered Medical Home activities in order to achieve and maintain level 3 NCQA PCMH recognition.
• Provides a total assessment of the patient’s health status, including a systematic health history, a physical examination and diagnostic testing. Diagnoses illnesses, conditions and trauma. Provides and monitors treatment based on accepted medical standards and protocols. Prescribes medications and documents all pertinent information.
• Orders or performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, performs minor office surgical procedures.
• Directs nursing care provided to patients.
• Monitors the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
• Reviews lab and other test results in a timely manner and contacts patients when applicable. Arranges for coverage with patient care team, a colleague or the Medical Director while away from the health center for an extended period of time.
• Provides patient education, interventions for self management/goal setting, healthy behaviors and counseling.
• Refers patients for appropriate specialty care.
• Provides appropriate supervision and direction for mid-level practitioners as well as nursing staff.
• Reviews no show charts and determines appropriate follow up.
• Responds in a timely manner to messages.
• Complies with health center policies and procedures.
• Participates on Quality Assurance Committee.
• Participates in call rotation.
• Maintains a commitment to achievement of quality health care services by maintaining patient rights, safety, privacy, confidentiality and the customer relations philosophy.
• Maintains a commitment to growth and development by participation in annual in-services, certifications and continuing medical education programs for improvement of self and to maintain competency.
• Establishes and maintains open and positive communications with patients, other health care providers, clinic staff, administration and the public.
• Channels patient complaints to the Medical Director, the Patient Care Manager or the Clinical Quality Nurse.
• Promotes the health center mission by providing quality health care and related services.
• Is familiar with governmental rules and regulations that pertain to billing and coding for physician services, as well as OSHA, CLIA, Universal Precautions, etc. Complies with all safety rules and precautions.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Essential Job Functions:
The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The employee in this position must be able to perform the essential job functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable an employee with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.
• Maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching; ability to repeatedly bend body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist for up to ten hours per day.
• Ability to detect specific noises and proper equipment operation, detect and understand what coworkers/patients are saying in normal conversation and communicate with individuals utilizing the telephone by displaying the ability to hear and speak clearly.
• Ability to maintain a stationary position for 75% of the time.
• Ability to converse clearly with patients, co-workers and the general public using the English language. Must be able to understand, adhere to and communicate routine, factual information and apply oral and written instructions or other information, in a timely manner.
• Capable of physically transporting items weighing 5 to 25 pounds.
• Use upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or upward for up to ten hours per day.
• Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, shoulders and/or fingers for sustained periods of time.
• Must have the visual acuity to accurately detect and read computer screens, distinguish color coding, and discern fine print and/or normal type size print.
• Capable of meeting attendance requirements.
• Ability to move about the facility to greet and room patients, access supplies, and other duties that require movement on foot for prolonged periods of time.
• Constantly operates a computer, office equipment and/or other medical equipment to collect and monitor patient data, report patient data and patient needs. Has the ability to pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers rather than with the whole arm.
• Possess the cognitive ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and to record, balance and check for results for accuracy.
• Capable of communicating effectively and politely with co-workers, patients and the general public; able to compose letters, emails and basic reports and/or orally communicate medical information.

Job Requirements:
Education:
• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with current unrestricted license to practice as a physician in the State of Michigan. Board Certified or Board eligible status.
Experience:
• Previous primary care experience preferred; however, not required. Successful completion of a Family Practice, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine Residency, with clinical experience documented.
Specialists require successful completion of further training, i.e., residency and/or fellowship.
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of professional physician theory, practice and medical care to give and evaluate patient care.
• Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations and procedures to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
Certificate/License:
• Unrestricted licensure as a MD/DO in the State of Michigan
• Unrestricted Federal and State Controlled Substance licenses.
• Current valid State or Michigan Driver’s License
• Board Certification or Board Eligible
• BLS certification
• ACLS recommended
• Evidence of professional growth (CEU’s) consistent with licensure requirement for State of Michigan
Reporting Relationships:
• Reports to Chief Medical Officer for clinical issues
• Reports to the CEO for administrative issues.