Family Medicine Physician (FQHC)

Quick Facts

• Role: Family Medicine Physician (FQHC)

• Setting: Multi-site, non-profit community health center in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

• Focus: Comprehensive primary care for patients regardless of income or insurance status

Description

Join a mission-driven team providing compassionate, quality health care through comprehensive, continuous primary care for a defined patient panel. Practice within a collaborative model with nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists, managing exams, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, treatments, prescriptions, referrals, and care coordination. Participate in on-call coverage and uphold departmental policies, quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care services to individuals and families

• Manage direct patient care: physical exams, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment

• Prescribe medications and treatment regimens as appropriate

• Refer patients to specialists and relevant patient care services

• Direct and coordinate patient care activities of nursing and support staff

• Follow departmental policies and continuous quality improvement objectives

• Maintain safety, environmental, and infection control standards

• Participate in specified health promotion, education, and prevention programs

• Observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and patient progress

• Provide on-call coverage

• Develop and present educational programs and/or workshops (as appropriate)

• Supervise, advise, and train clinical professionals and/or students (as appropriate)

Requirements

• Medical Degree (MD or DO)

• Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine

• Current licensure by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine

• Current DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substance licensure for prescriptive authority

• Eligible for unrestricted health center and hospital privileges at facilities utilized by the health center

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Loan repayment and educational development reimbursement

• 401(k) retirement

• Generous vacation and personal time

• Sick time

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 100% paid Life insurance/AD&D

• 100% paid Long-Term disability

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• College tuition rewards/CEs (CMEs)

• Discounts on travel and entertainment; cell phone service; computer purchases; and more

• Accident & Cancer Insurance

• EyeMed Vision Care Program

• Discounts on gym membership and electronics