Physician- Neighborhood Center

Suvida Healthcare•Fort Worth, TX

11d

About The Position

The Neighborhood Center Physician provides healthcare for Suvida Healthcare patients, diagnosing and treating a range of health-related problems. The physician manages patients in a multidisciplinary, value-based care model, from low-emerging-risk complex patients to high-complexity patients requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors. The physician leads the care team at their Neighborhood Center and collaborates with the broader multidisciplinary team. The role focuses on outpatient medicine, continuity of care, health maintenance, improving health outcomes, and disease prevention. The physician keeps medical histories and records, refers patients to specialists as needed, and participates in daily and weekly care-team huddles to coordinate care and address gaps and high-risk patients. The position also involves influencing departmental strategy, making decisions on moderately complex to complex issues, determining approaches to assignments, and overseeing Advanced Practice Providers as needed. The physician reports to the Neighborhood Center Medical Director.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience; geriatrics experience is preferred.
Active, unrestricted medical license in Arizona.
Current on all required immunizations.
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).
Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
Current DEA license.
Strong leadership, customer service, and spoken and written communication skills.
Ability to demonstrate self-confidence and a positive attitude toward self and others.
Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office platforms, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Geriatrics experience.
Working understanding of and support for a managed-care, full-risk, value-based care model.
Bilingual and bicultural ability in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Provide outpatient care focused on continuity, health maintenance, improved health outcomes, and disease prevention.
Manage patients in a multidisciplinary, value-based care model.
Lead the respective care team within the Neighborhood Center.
Collaborate effectively with Suvida Healthcare’s multidisciplinary care team.
Provide 5-Star care and strive for a high level of customer service.
Maintain patient medical histories and records.
Refer patients to specialists as needed.
Attend daily morning huddles to discuss patients scheduled that day and address potential care gaps.
Attend weekly multidisciplinary care-team huddles to review and manage high-risk patients.
Begin to influence department strategy.
Make decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approaches for project components, working without direction.
Determine objectives and approaches to assignments with considerable latitude.
Oversee Advanced Practice Providers as needed within the Neighborhood Center.