Family Medicine Physician – Whole-Person Family Medicine

NeighborHealth Center•Raleigh, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

NeighborHealth Center is a Christian, mission-driven Federally Qualified Health Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, dedicated to serving Christ by loving their neighbors through excellent, compassionate, and accessible healthcare. They are seeking Family Medicine physicians who view medicine as a Christian vocation and are committed to practicing excellent, compassionate, whole-person care. The center emphasizes a ministry of loving neighbors through medical care, relationships, and faithful service to all. Physicians will practice broad-spectrum outpatient Family Medicine across the lifespan, with opportunities in prenatal care, procedures, teaching, quality improvement, and clinical leadership. They will also mentor Advanced Practice Providers, collaborate on complex patient care, develop clinical workflows, and foster a culture of clinical excellence. This is an on-site position with a growing organization, including a new on-site 340B pharmacy and planned additional locations.

Requirements

Computer literacy in internet use and Windows environment, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with co-workers and community members.
Ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and backgrounds.
Passion for serving underserved communities
Desire to practice comprehensive, broad-spectrum outpatient Family Medicine across the lifespan
Commitment to practicing whole person care consistent with NeighborHealth's Christian mission
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution
Completion of residency program with certification of specialty training and clinical experience
Board Certification (or eligible) in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine/Pediatrics and maintenance of certification
Eligible for State licensure to practice medicine in North Carolina and DEA registration
CPR/BLS Certification
Ability to work Mondays through Fridays during the hours of 7:45 am and 5 pm, with flexibility as additional office hours are instituted
Ability to work remotely via a home office set up with access to secure Internet connection
Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English fluently as needed to perform essential job functions, including patient communication, documentation, and safety-related instructions.
Up-to-date immunizations as required for the role, subject to medical or religious exemption requests in accordance with applicable law and NHC policy.

Nice To Haves

Primary care office procedures experience (for example, skin, musculoskeletal, LARC)
Prenatal care experience
Integrated behavioral health experience
Spanish language or other additional language proficiency

Responsibilities

Provides whole-person care that intentionally integrates physical, behavioral, social, and spiritual care, including prayer when welcomed by the patient, consistent with NeighborHealth's mission and practice policies.
Delivers outstanding evidence-based, relationship-centered primary care services to both children and adults, with approximately 50% of patients being pediatrics, including newborns.
Demonstrates Christ-like compassion, humility, integrity, and respect, and faithfully represents NeighborHealth's mission in every patient encounter.
Collaborates with nurse practitioners or supervises physician assistants, as appropriate, in providing patient care, to strengthen NeighborHealth’s culture of clinical excellence; may assist in the education training of medical students and residents.
Obtains health history and performs a physical exam to determine and execute a diagnosis and treatment plan in accordance with established standards, procedures, and practices. Requisitions lab tests and x-rays, writes prescriptions, and makes referrals as appropriate. Follows NHC clinical practice guidelines.
Participates in the call schedule on a predetermined basis.
Delegates patient care responsibilities that fall under the scope of practice of other Care Team members to those individuals (medical assistant, patient educator, registration representative, behavioral health).
Attends staff and medical provider meetings and maintains a level of involvement with the health center committees, as needed, to ensure quality patient care.
Provides patient care to approximately 9-10 patients per 4-hour shift per day as per productivity expectations for all providers.
Participates in continuing medical education, including Basic Life Support Training, to maintain the skills necessary to perform physician duties and as required by applicable medical boards and the State.
Maintains own physical health required to perform physician duties; maintains current immunizations and tuberculosis screening.
Maintains communication with administration regarding personal issues related to drugs, felonies, discipline, loss of license or privileges, litigation where the provider or clinic is harmed or at risk, or other serious issues.
Participates in quality improvement efforts on the Care Team, including peer/chart review, performance evaluations, and quality improvement efforts.
May perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.
Confirms patient identity according to current procedure before rendering any service.
Thoroughly, accurately, and promptly documents all services rendered in the electronic medical record for every patient.
Performs all tests, procedures, and other services according to the policy and procedure of NHC, notify the appropriate supervisor in a timely manner of instrument or procedural problems.
Is knowledgeable of and in compliance with CLIA, OSHA, and HRSA regulations for safety, infection control, equipment operation, and other applicable areas.
Participates in proficiency testing as required by NHC or departmental policy to ensure that proper standards of care are being maintained.
Maintains confidentiality of patient health information in accordance with HIPAA and other applicable regulations.

Benefits

Financial incentive programs
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program
NC Office of Rural Health (NC ORH) Loan Repayment Program
NC ORH High Needs Service Bonus
Competitive compensation
Productivity incentives
Employer-paid malpractice insurance
Generous PTO and holidays totaling more than 7 weeks annually
Dedicated CME time and allowance
32 hours of scheduled patient care and 8 hours of protected administrative time weekly
Minimal call supported by a 24/7 nurse triage
Epic with Abridge AI documentation