Primary Care Physician

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 The Physician focuses on outpatient medicine, continuity of care, health maintenance, and disease prevention. Keeps a medical history and medical records. Refers the patient to specialists as needed. Begins to influence department’s strategy. Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.

Total Compensation Package (base pay + bonus) could exceed $300k, depending on experience and location.

This full-time position will be located at our East Port Orange center.
 

Responsibilities:

·       Evaluates and treats center patients in accordance with standards of care. 

·       Follows level of medical care and quality for patients and monitors care using available data and chart reviews. 

·       Assists in the coordination of patient services, including but not limited to specialty referrals, hospital and SNF coordination, durable medical equipment and home health care. 

·       Acts as an active participant and key source of medical expertise with the care team through daily huddles. 

·       Helps Regional Medical Director (RMD) and Center Administrator (CA) in setting a tone of cooperation in practice by displaying a professional and approachable demeanor.  

·       Completes all medical record documentation in a timely manner working with a quality- based coder to optimize coding specificity.  

·       Follows policy and protocol defined by Clinical Leadership. 

·       Meets with RMD about quality of care, review of outcome data, policy, procedure and records issues. 

·       Participates in potential growth opportunities for new or existing services within the center. 

·       Participates in the local primary care “on-call” program of Conviva as needed. 

·       Assures personal compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies. 

·       Spend 100% of your time clinically focused on direct patient care, inclusive of patient facing time and general administrative time (charting, meetings, etc.) as it relates to direct patient care. 

Required Qualifications: 

·           Current and unrestricted medical license or willing to obtain a medical license in state of practice (FL)   

·           Graduate of accredited MD or DO program of accredited university

·           Board Certification or Board Eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine (Geriatric Medicine preferred)

·           Active and unrestricted DEA license   

·           Excellent verbal and written communication skills  

·           Demonstrate a high level of skill with interpersonal relationships and communications with colleagues/patients 

·           Fully engaged in the concept of “integrated team-based care” model 

·           Willingness and ability to learn/adapt to practice in a value-based care setting 

·           Superior patient/customer service

·           Basic computer skills, including email and EMR

·           This role is considered patient facing and is a part of our Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be requested to be screened for TB

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

·       Minimum of two to five years directly applicable experience preferred  

·       Experience managing Medicare Advantage panel of patients with understanding of Best Practice in coordinated care environment in a value-based relationship environment  

·       Knowledge of Medicare guidelines and coverage

·       Knowledge of HEDIS quality indicators

·       Bilingual (English and Spanish) is a plus      

 

Additional Information:

·       Time with your patients