Physician (On-Call) - MAT Clinic Services

HealthRIGHT 360•San Mateo, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

HealthRIGHT 360, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to providing accessible and comprehensive healthcare to vulnerable populations, aiming to overcome systemic barriers and promote health equity. The organization offers a broad spectrum of services, including mental health care, substance use treatment (residential and outpatient), and primary health services, alongside transitional support for individuals re-entering the community from the criminal justice system. By integrating physical and behavioral health, HealthRIGHT 360 empowers individuals through addressing social determinants of health, fostering resilience, and facilitating recovery. The San Mateo MAT Clinic is a growing community health clinic serving the underserved population of San Mateo County. The Physician (MD/DO) acts as a clinical leader, delivering high-quality primary care and substance use disorder treatment within an integrated care model. This role is crucial for practice growth and effective team collaboration. The Physician provides clinical oversight and supervision for Advanced Practice Providers, including establishing collaborative agreements, offering guidance, and participating in clinical reviews, performance evaluations, peer review, and hiring/termination decisions for providers and clinical support staff. Furthermore, the physician oversees the broader healthcare treatment team and supervises medical assistant functions under the provider’s scope.

Requirements

M.D. or D. O. degree from an accredited school
2 years recent experience in similar setting.
Board Certified
Licensure as a physician in the State of California, without any limitations on his/her license to practice in his/her specialty.
Minium 2-3 years of practice in community health center or relevant practice/experience
Eligible to participate in the CMS Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement programs.
Experience managing patients presenting with opioid dependency, co-occurring disorders, homelessness, and/or HIV/AIDS management.
Experience working successfully with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self-sufficiency.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word Outlook and internet applications.
Knowledge of third party payer regulations, California practice guidelines and malpractice laws, Title 22, HIPAA regulations, Bureau of Primary Health Care FQHC program regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with EPIC
Experience working with populations with varying lifestyles, ages, sexual orientations, ethnic and culture backgrounds and economic status
Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese or other Medicaid threshold language

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive care, within the scope of credentialed privileges and standardized procedures, to HR360 patients within an integrated delivery model according to pre-arranged schedules, documenting care promptly and following charting protocols and applicable CA state licensing requirements.
Completes patient sessions in a timely manner.
Ensures appropriate follow-up for all aspects of ordered care (e.g., specialty referrals, laboratory results, radiology reports, etc.).
Responds to patient requests for information and assistance (e.g., form completion, prescription refills, etc.) in a timely manner.
Works collaboratively with mental health staff to facilitate integration between primary care and mental health in order to improve patient outcomes.
Provides on-call after-hours availability on a rotating basis, as requested by supervisor.
Obtains and maintains licensure, DEA registration and BCLS/CPR certification.
Attends continuing professional education programs, at the request or with the approval of supervisor, demonstrating participation in required hours of continuing medical education according to California law.
Provides clinical leadership, supervision and oversight to advanced practice providers, support staff, nurses, medical assistants, patient care coordinators, and interns/students.
Enters into collaborative agreement with an advanced practice provider including full supervision in addition to clinical supervision, input into the performance appraisal, peer review and hiring or termination of the provider or clinical support staff.
Demonstrates comfort in changing systems, champions change, and leads change processes.
Meets benchmarks for applicable quality indicators as noted in the annual quality improvement plan including the development of an appropriately sized continuity panel of patients and the maintenance of current productivity standards.
Along with colleagues, assists in continuous quality improvement through on-going problem/needs identification and problem solving and, as requested, acts as change champion or lead in improvement activities.
Supervises advanced practice providers, support staff including nurse and medical assistants, students, interns and residents.
Maintains availability for various administrative/clinical duties as requested by supervisor (e.g., case presentations, In-service training to staff.)
Represents HealthRIGHT 360 at and/or attends professional conferences, in-service trainings, and meetings at the request or with approval of supervisor.
Completes all mandatory trainings on an annual basis.
And, other duties as assigned.