Family Physician (Primary Care)

Quick Facts

• Setting: Outpatient community health (FQHC)

• Schedule: Flexible weekday schedule

• Focus: Adult, geriatric, and/or pediatric primary care

• Support: Clinical leadership and supervision of midlevel providers and clinical staff

• Loan support: Federal loan repayment site

Description

Provide age-appropriate primary medical services in an ambulatory care setting, delivering evaluations, treatment, and consultations according to accepted standards of care and applicable regulations. You will document patient histories and exams, manage medications and ancillary testing/referrals, and provide patient education and care orders for community agencies. You will also partner with the Medical Director to provide leadership and to supervise and review clinical documentation from midlevel providers and other staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform medical evaluation, treatment, and consultation for clinic patients

• Document chief complaint, history (past/family/social), review of systems, exam, treatments, medications and allergies, and develop assessment and plan

• Manage medication orders/refills and prescriptions; administer medications; coordinate ancillary testing and referrals

• Provide patient education and orders for care by community agencies (e.g., home health, nursing home, hospice)

• Complete documentation required for insurance/reimbursement and follow organizational policies

• Provide leadership and medical direction with the Medical Director

• Supervise assigned midlevel providers and other clinical staff; delegate authority/responsibility as needed

• Review medical record documentation for quality and appropriateness of care

Requirements

• MD/DO from an accredited school of medicine

• Residency training completed

• Mandatory continuing medical education completed as required for medical licensure

• Mandatory in-house orientation and in-service programs completed per organizational policies

• Knowledge of scope of practice for physicians, midlevel providers, nurses, and other clinical staff in North Carolina

• Knowledge of safety and infection control standards for an ambulatory care setting

• Current and valid North Carolina Medical Board medical license in good standing

• Basic Life Support (Healthcare Provider) certification within 6 months of hire and then every 2 years

• ACLS or PALS preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Monthly incentives

• Federal student loan repayment

• Sign-on bonus

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Major medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families

• Long-term disability

• Life insurance

• Generous paid time off

• CME allowance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Accounts