Physician - Primary Care

Martin's Point Health Care; Gorham (ME); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin's Point Health Care in Gorham, Maine, is seeking a Physician who will collaborate with the care team to provide high-quality services. This role requires managing patient care, ensuring compliance with standards, and overseeing mid-level providers. Candidates should have board certification, an unrestricted medical license, and a strong background in patient care. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to lead are essential. This position offers a supportive healthcare environment focused on patient and staff needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct patient care experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with Clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Manage care of a panel of patients.
• Provide guidance and oversight of mid-level providers.
• Develop partnerships with fellow physicians.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Support population health initiatives.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to lead and manage

Strong people-leader skills

Ability to manage conflict

Strong learning agility

Emotional intelligence

Ability to hold others accountable

Strong ability to delegate

Strong meeting management skills

Education

Board certification as MD or DO

Active and unrestricted medical license

DEA license

BLS certified

3+ years of direct patient care experience

3+ years of managed care experience

Job description

Position Summary

The Physician works collaboratively with all members of the care team providing world class service to both the patients and staff of Martin’s Point. Manages the care of a panel of patients by using best practice to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases and injuries, supporting call coverage for the practice, providing guidance and oversight of mid‑level providers, focusing on high patient satisfaction and retention, and developing strong partnerships with fellow physicians and support staff. The physician is a respected clinician who models the Martin’s Point values and helps create an engaging clinical culture that fosters creativity, decision‐making at all levels, outstanding customer service, continuous improvement, and the highest quality delivery of health care.

Key Outcomes

Patient Experience/Clinical Oversight

• Ensures that all patients receive welcoming access to high‑quality, patient‑centric care and education.
• In collaboration with Practice Medical Director and Practice Administrators, contributes to the design and implementation of site‑specific policies and procedures as well as those vetted through organization‑wide physician and administrative leadership.
• Engages in professional and non‑professional activities of the health care center and assures compliance with appropriate standards required by all government agencies and conforms to policies, regulations, and procedures required by MPHC. Monitors and evaluates the ongoing clinical quality improvement operations, reports findings to PMD/PAdmin committee, and recommends program modifications or improvements for quality of care.
• Supports ongoing assessment projects to ensure patient care is continually improving.
• In partnership with PAdmin, reviews and supports action planning in response to CAHPs scores.
• In partnership with physician recruiter, engages in recruitment and on‑boarding activities for new physicians and mid‑level practitioners. Interviews candidates for site recruitment.
• Coordinates with enabling departments to ensure clinical partnership and organization’s strategic objectives are met—including Credentialing, Risk Management, Quality, IS, Finance, Human Resources, and Compliance.
• Conducts regular reviews of patient charts to ensure compliance with agreed‑upon and medically‑dictated standards.

Patient Care

• Provides medical care customarily provided by physicians who practice in respective specialty.
• Provides Medical Services as directed by MPHC.
• Physician will also perform such other duties as are requested by MPHC consistent with Physician’s position as a physician employee of MPHC.

Quality Improvement

• Maintains excellence of care delivery—defines standards and acts as model in delivery.
• With site team, establishes areas of focus, both present and future.
• Oversees chart and case review and helps define scope and expectations from clinicians.
• Supports and/or participates in Quality Improvement initiatives and development.
• Supports and/or participates in Population Health initiatives.
• Participates in daily huddles and regular team meetings to improve workflows and contribute to improving patient population outcomes.
• Monitors payer quality programs.
• Disseminates results of quality improvement vs. benchmarks.

Organizational Participation/Community Outreach

• Encourages increased use of the health center by monitoring physician and patient satisfaction within the health center including all services, policies, and staff‑customer relations.
• Monitors patient complaints.
• Assists with orientation for new patients and the community and informs patient population about ongoing offerings through the health centers.

Education/Experience

• 3+ years of direct patient care experience preferred.
• 3+ years of applicable experience with managed care preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with Clinicians to deploy best clinical practices.

Required License(s) And/or Certification(s)

• Board certification as MD or DO.
• Active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state(s) in which the physician is assigned to work.
• DEA license.
• BLS certified.

Skills/Knowledge/Competencies (Behaviors)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to lead and manage in a fast‑changing environment.
• Ability to prioritize and attend to strategic and essential tasks in a busy, complex environment.
• Strong people‑leader with ability to manage conflict and hold difficult conversations.
• Strong learning agility and emotional intelligence.
• Ability to partner with PAdmin to establish work processes that meet patient and staff needs and expectations.
• Ability to act as mentor and coach to new providers and staff.
• Ability to hold others accountable for their behaviors, standards, and expected outcomes.
• Strong ability to delegate.
• Strong meeting management skills.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Martin's Point complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]