Physician (IM or FM) (All Locations) (All Shifts)

San Ysidro Health•San Diego, CA

About The Position

The Physician (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine) manages and provides acute, chronic, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative medical care, including in family practice, internal medicine, and geriatrics. The role calls for experience with transitions of care, chronic disease management, advanced goals-of-care discussions, and palliative management. The physician evaluates and manages acute medical problems and chronic diseases, screens and monitors symptomatic and well patients, and provides inpatient skilled nursing and call coverage as assigned by the Medical Director. The physician supports comprehensive health services and quality assurance by helping develop and implement procedures and protocols. Duties include case management for clinic patients admitted to hospitals, arranging specialty referrals, coordinating required reports and medical documentation, and providing timely, detailed documentation for every patient encounter. The physician supervises nurses and assistants in the examination room, may precept team members developing in expanded medical roles, and may consult on complex diagnostic or therapeutic problems at the request of other staff physicians. Experience with interdisciplinary team care planning is required. The role supports the six patient-centered medical home standards: patient-centered access; team-based care; population health management; care management and support; care coordination and transitions; and performance measurement and quality improvement. The physician maintains departmental policies and procedures and quality, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards; participates in professional education, meetings, and committees; and stays current in literature related to the primary specialty, with a focus on geriatrics. Other duties may be assigned. The position requires graduation from an accredited medical school, completion of clinical training, a current California MD or DO license and DEA license, CPR certification, and board certification or eligibility in a primary care specialty. Preferred technical skills include skin biopsy, skin-lesion excision, suturing, casting, sigmoidoscopy, and phlebotomy. The physician must obtain staff privileges at local hospitals and nursing homes. Work takes place in an outpatient clinic with moderate noise and controlled office temperatures, and involves prolonged standing and walking and frequent sitting. Pre-employment requirements include I-9 documentation, a physical, positive background and reference checks, a completed application, new-hire orientation, pre-employment PPDs, and compliance with mandated vaccinations and boosters.

Requirements

Completion of clinical training.
Graduate from an accredited school of medicine.
Current California MD or DO license.
Current DEA license.
CPR certification.
Board certified or eligible in a primary care specialty.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Experience with transitions of care, chronic disease, advanced goals-of-care discussions, and palliative management.
Experience with interdisciplinary team care planning.
Must obtain staff privileges at local hospitals and nursing homes.
Must meet pre-employment requirements, including I-9, physical, background and reference checks, completed application, new-hire orientation, and pre-employment PPDs.
Must comply with mandated vaccinations and boosters.

Nice To Haves

Preferred skills include skin biopsy, excision of skin lesions, suturing, casting, sigmoidoscopy, and phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement procedures and protocols that facilitate comprehensive health services and quality assurance.
Evaluate and manage acute medical problems and chronic diseases.
Provide inpatient skilled nursing coverage and call coverage as assigned by the Medical Director.
Screen and monitor the management of chronic conditions and care for symptomatic and well patients.
Manage clinic patients admitted to hospitals and arrange referrals to medical specialties.
Coordinate required reports and written documentation, including medical records.
Supervise nurses and assistants in the examination room and may precept team members developing in expanded medical roles.
Provide consultation on complex diagnostic or therapeutic problems when requested by other staff physicians.
Participate in interdisciplinary team care planning.
Provide detailed, timely documentation for every patient encounter.
Maintain departmental policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
Support the six standards of the patient-centered medical home model, including access, team-based care, population health management, care management, care coordination, and performance measurement and quality improvement.
Participate in educational programs, in-service meetings, workshops, required meetings, and committees as directed.
Remain current in literature related to the primary specialty, with a focus on geriatrics.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Obtain staff privileges at local hospitals and nursing homes.