Urgent Care Physician (FQHC Employed)

Quick Facts

• Urgent care physician role at an FQHC-employed clinic in Leominster, Massachusetts
• Newly opened urgent care center; PT or FT schedules
• 4-day work week
• No call
• Employed model with quality, productivity, and RVU bonuses

Description

Provides urgent care services to individuals and families in a collaborative model with nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists. The role includes direct patient care—physical exams, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment—plus coordination of nursing and support staff activities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent care services for patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment
• Perform common urgent care procedures such as wound repair, abscess drainage, splinting, and ECG
• Interpret X-rays
• Provide and manage direct patient care including prescribing medications as appropriate
• Refer patients to specialists and relevant care components
• Direct and coordinate patient care activities of nursing and support staff
• Follow departmental policies, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety/infection control standards
• Participate in health promotion, education, and prevention programs as appropriate
• May participate in on-call coverage (position-dependent)
• Support adherence to legal and ethical standards for medical care

Requirements

• Comfortable with sutures and fractures
• Able to perform common urgent care procedures (wound repair, abscess drainage, splinting)
• Able to interpret ECG and X-ray
• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for medical care
• Ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients on correct medication usage
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and infection control standards
• Knowledge of relevant drugs and patient care methods

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Quality, productivity, and RVU bonuses
• $20,000 sign-on
• Relocation assistance
• Longevity bonus
• Federal Loan Repayment
• 5 weeks PTO
• 1 week CME and expenses
• 10 paid holidays
• 401k with employer match
• LTD and AD&D life insurance
• Malpractice insurance
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee assistance program