Family Practice Provider (NP, PA, MD, or DO) - ACCESS Martin Russo

ACHN•Bloomingdale, IL

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Practice Provider delivers the full scope of services within their field of training, including diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, preventive care, and electronic health record maintenance. The provider follows ACCESS Community Health Network’s quality management, risk management, infection control, customer service, and safety guidelines. This is a 100% outpatient practice in a clinical health center environment. The provider obtains health histories and performs physical examinations; diagnoses, treats, counsels, and coordinates care; maintains problem lists and longitudinal care plans; and completes progress notes within 24 hours of patient visits. The role includes scheduled on-call duties, prescribing medication in accordance with Illinois law and professional guidelines, meeting applicable clinical and EHR standards, and managing EHR In-Basket messages within required timeframes. The provider delivers culturally competent patient and family education, supports care self-management, works with care teams and case management, and helps ensure patients receive appropriate and timely services. The provider participates in health center huddles, staff orientation and training, proficiency testing, and may serve as a preceptor. The position also requires adherence to HRSA and FTCA regulations and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
Completed residency in a primary care specialty.
Board certification.
Current Illinois licensure, DEA registration, and Controlled Substance credentials.
Maintain continuing medical education requirements.
Knowledge of applicable quality assurance, safety, and infection control rules, regulations, and standards.
Competency with electronic health records.
Cultural competency and ability to provide care aligned with patients’ cultures and address their needs and concerns.
Interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse patients, colleagues, and outside agencies.
Administrative and organizational skills to organize diverse information.
Ability to concentrate and communicate in an environment with frequent interruptions.
Ability to stand, sit, and walk for up to eight hours in a health center environment.
Ability to lean and stretch in the context of patient examinations.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience practicing primary care medicine in an outpatient setting.
Knowledge of EPIC.

Responsibilities

Obtain health histories and perform physical examinations.
Diagnose, treat, counsel, and coordinate care for patients.
Review and update each patient’s problem list and longitudinal plan of care at every visit.
Meet documentation standards and complete progress notes within 24 hours after patient visits.
Fulfill scheduled on-call responsibilities and respond to calls within 20 minutes.
Prescribe medication in accordance with Illinois statute and professional practice guidelines.
Perform duties in accordance with ACCESS quality standards and clinical guidelines.
Meet Meaningful Use standards and maintain privacy and security when using certified EHR technology.
Manage EHR In-Basket responsibilities and respond to messages within 72 hours, including lab results, refills, patient calls and messages, orders, charts, and open charts.
Provide culturally competent care and recognize patients’ families as integral members of care teams.
Address patients’ and families’ needs, encourage questions and concerns, and support care self-management.
Conduct patient education, including instruction related to illness, treatment, examinations, and procedures; document instructions and adapt communication to patients’ understanding.
Work with care teams and case management to coordinate services.
Ensure patients whose acuity exceeds the health center’s capabilities are transferred appropriately and meet applicable admission criteria.
Coordinate with health center staff to ensure patient needs are met.
Participate in health center huddles and meet scheduled health center times and productivity standards.
Help ensure patients are seen in a timely, clinically appropriate manner and involve health center employees in the process.
Ensure care teams carry out effective treatment, education, and clinical tasks according to policy and procedure.
Participate in staff orientation and training as needed.
Ensure care team members meet internal certification requirements for patient education and medication administration.
Participate in ACCESS proficiency testing to maintain standards of care.
May serve as a preceptor for medical residents, medical students, advanced practice nursing students, and other allied health professions.
Adhere to HRSA and FTCA regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Guaranteed annual base salary.
Productivity and quality bonuses.
$30,000 sign-on bonus.
$10,000 relocation assistance.
Potential loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC): up to $75,000 for two years of full-time service through NHSC LRP.
$5,000 award enhancement for clinicians who demonstrate Spanish-language proficiency through NHSC LRP or SUD-W LRP.
232 hours of paid time off per year and paid holidays.
40 hours of CME and $2,000 reimbursement.
Malpractice liability coverage provided by the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA).
H-1B visa and J-1 waivers supported.
Flexible schedules.