Family Medicine Physician

Mednorth Health Center•Wilmington, NC

About The Position

Provide the full scope of primary care services within the physician’s training, including diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, preventive care, and health maintenance. The physician is responsible for preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and referral care and for the management, delivery, and quality of healthcare services provided by the center. The role works cooperatively with medical leadership, other providers, and staff, using an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. The physician may serve as a primary care provider for an assigned patient panel and be responsible for managing those patients’ health and wellness. The role participates in team-based care, quality improvement, peer review, quality assurance, provider and clinical meetings, and collaborative care with behavioral health staff. Night, evening, and weekend call coverage is shared, and the physician participates in a weekend call rotation that includes Saturday clinic hours at the main site. The position also includes limited administrative duties such as filing and some phone calls. Employees are expected to follow applicable laws and the organization’s compliance program, maintain confidentiality, attend work reliably and punctually, communicate respectfully, participate in staff meetings, and complete work accurately and on time. The position is based in a multicultural medical and dental clinic serving insured, uninsured, and underinsured individuals, including patients who speak multiple languages and may require interpreters. The building is heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer; noise levels range from moderate to loud. The role may involve exposure to copier toner, correction fluid, bright fluorescent lighting, continuous computer use, and bloodborne pathogens.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited medical school with a Doctor of Medicine degree.
Current, unrestricted North Carolina medical license.
Completion of an approved residency training program in a primary care specialty.
Must be board eligible or board certified.
Current DEA registration.
Certified in basic life-saving techniques.
Ability to relate warmly and caringly to patients and their significant others.
Medical terminology knowledge, accurate keyboarding, ability to process work without errors, and ability to use standard office equipment, computers, and EHR systems.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; teamwork and communication skills.
Ability to reason cognitively, think clearly in high-pressure situations, prioritize, and withstand continual work with variable requirements.
Ability to concentrate and maintain accuracy despite frequent interruptions; critical thinking, organization, problem-solving, and reasoning capabilities.
Fluent English-speaking ability.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including regularly standing, walking, talking, hearing, and using hands; occasionally stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and frequently lifting or moving up to 20 pounds.
Ability to perform duties requiring close vision and color vision.

Nice To Haves

Family medicine physician with prenatal care experience preferred.
Ability to speak languages other than English.

Responsibilities

Provide routine primary care, ambulatory, urgent, and routine patient services.
Diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the human body.
Examine patients using appropriate instruments, medical equipment, tests, and standard medical procedures and protocols.
Prescribe and administer medications.
Maintain adequate and current medical records.
Participate in developing and adhering to healthcare plans, clinical protocols, quality assessment and improvement procedures, and other practice procedures.
Refer patients to other healthcare providers, medical specialists, mental health agencies, or substance abuse agencies when appropriate.
Share and participate in scheduled night, evening, and weekend call coverage, including the weekend call rotation and Saturday clinic hours at the main site.
Maintain professional competence by completing appropriate specialty continuing medical education requirements and maintaining current certifications.
Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and, when asked, facilitate relevant aspects of team-based care.
May lead a quality improvement project relevant to patient health.
Participate in peer review, quality assurance, provider meetings, and other clinical meetings.
Work with behavioral health counseling staff to provide collaborative care.
May serve as the primary care provider for a patient panel and manage the health and wellness of assigned patients.
Perform administrative duties including filing and some phone calls.
Comply with applicable laws and the organization’s compliance program.
Attend work reliably and punctually, report absences according to policy, maintain confidentiality, follow safety standards, participate in staff meetings, and interact courteously and professionally with patients and staff.