Internist

Family HealthCare Network•Porterville, CA

20h•$285,207 - $456,331•Onsite

About The Position

The Internist is responsible for the provision of primary care medical services in a Patient Centered Health Home context, with a focus on access to care. This role involves direct provision of primary care medical services, meeting all established productivity expectations, including examination, reviewing laboratory and imaging results to determine a diagnosis, and accurately documenting visits. The Internist will manage common and complex illnesses in adults and the elderly, providing comprehensive healthcare that includes health promotion, maintenance, illness prevention, and a holistic approach to patient well-being. Chronic disease management is a key component, utilizing a team-based, patient-centered approach. The role requires understanding the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, with a focus on disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and effective patient care. Additionally, the Internist is accountable for providing excellent customer service, managing patient status through clinical quality measures, and participating in performance improvement efforts and staff education.

Requirements

Completion of a Doctoral-level degree program with a recognized major and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; or If an individual has completed a degree at a higher level than required for the role and had a stronger GPA in that program, they may provide proof of GPA from that degree in lieu of the Master's degree.
Performance of the duties and responsibilities of the job requires the equivalent of extensive formal training in Internal Medicine, including an understanding of the application of the theory and practices of the profession to the operations of the organization, usually in the form of a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
Have a minimum credit score of 650.
Ability to create highly complex documents in Microsoft Word, including linking multiple files and embedding objects linked to other documents.
Ability to use advanced functions of Microsoft Excel, such as to create and manage databases, including creating standardized reports, or link multiple worksheets and workbooks.
Ability to develop sophisticated presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, including the use of embedded objects, transitions and other elements.
Licensed in the state of California as an Internist.
Board-eligibility or certification in Internal Medicine may be required or desired in certain positions.
Requires the employee to effectively communicate their professional opinions and extrapolations of information they collect and synthesize/analyze.
Employees must determine appropriate methods of communicating information through the use of tables, graphs, charts and other visual forms.
Duties require the preparation and execution of presentations to large groups.
Regularly required to sit and use repetitive hand movement to type and grasp.
Frequently required to stand or walk.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Board-eligibility or certification in Internal Medicine may be required or desired in certain positions.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the direct provision of primary care medical services meeting all established productivity expectations.
Will provide examination and will review appropriate laboratory, referral and imaging results to determine a diagnosis.
Expected to document visits accurately utilizing appropriate templates and records relevant data to attain a diagnosis.
Accountable for attaining budgeted visits.
Accountable for meeting clinical care measures.
Accountable for locking records in the 72-hour window.
Provide comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care managing both common and complex illness adults, and the elderly.
Provide comprehensive health care including health promotion and maintenance, prevention of illness and disability, and application of a holistic healthcare model which addresses both protective factors and risk factors affecting the health and wellbeing of patients.
Utilize chronic disease management skills to provide a team-based, patient-centered approach to the planned care of chronic conditions with the goals of maximizing quality of life and health care; where the internist acts as a diagnostician, a therapist, a counselor, and a coordinator of care.
Understand the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the internal organs with incorporation of essentials of primary care internal medicine with focus of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and effective approach to both health beliefs and comprehensive care needs of patients.
Accountable for providing excellent customer service and care.
Consistently behaves with courtesy when interacting with patients/ family members, support staff, and Network staff.
Provider remains aware of wait time during the daily workflow.
Responsible for providing the patient with educational materials and resources appropriate to the patient’s health literacy needs.
Accountable for patient status as measured by relevant clinical quality measures.
Promotes and participates in daily huddles.
Incorporates the participation of ancillary health team members in managing the care of patients / families.
Responsible for setting and monitoring self- management plans.
Responsible for assisting in the assurance of clinical procedures and the maintenance of up-to-date clinical protocols.
Completes chart and peer review responsibility in a timely manner.
Assists the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion.
Responsible for assisting the patient care team with performance evaluations and quality improvement.
Responsible for assisting in the preceptorship of mid-level practitioners.
Where relevant participate in rotation of medical, physician assistant students, and dental residents.
Participates in Network Health Fairs & other community events.
Participates in site & provider meetings in a meaningful way.
Meets Network and credentialing expectations for licensure, and employment.
Responsible for adhering to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy, recognizing that regular attendance is considered an essential function of all FHCN positions. Absenteeism is not being at work or failing to attend a paid workshop, training, or event unless the absence is protected by law.
Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
Performs other duties as assigned.