Primary Care Physician, Leadership Fellow

ChenMed•Whitehall, OH

36d•Onsite

About The Position

The Primary Care Physician, Leadership Fellow will be part of an accelerated development for new clinical leaders within the organization dedicated to patient-centered, value-based healthcare, supporting our urgent pursuit of more good days for Seniors. The initial focus will be on mastering the Core Model as a Primary Care Physician Leader-in-training primarily focused on the clinical & operational requirements during the first 6-12 months followed by several intensive leadership development programs & experiences to accelerate readiness and performance as an independent center clinical leader within 18 months. We are a rapidly expanding company looking for innovative and entrepreneurial minded individuals with a strong work ethic and ambition. We are different than most primary care providers and are changing lives every day for both our patients and our team members.

Requirements

MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or similar specialty required
Current active MD licensure in State of employment is required
Must have a current DEA number for schedule II-V controlled substances
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AMA) or American Red Cross required w/in first 90 days of employment
Spoken and written fluency in English
This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 1-year clinical experience in geriatric, adult or family practice setting preferred
Prior leadership experience from residency programs such as Chief Resident, geriatric fellowship or equivalent experience for externals
Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics or similar specialty is preferred, Board Eligibility is required

Responsibilities

Independently provides care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses encountered in the older adult patient.
Takes full accountability for patient care and outcomes and appropriately seeks consultation from internal specialists when needed (external specialists when internal is not an option), though will still stay involved in, and remain responsible for, the detailed care of the patient regardless of involvement of an internal or external specialist.
Once mastery of the Core Model is established, plays an active role in the management of their center, the center’s physicians, and will help cover for other providers who may be out for various reasons.
It is also expected that each PCP, Leadership Fellow, will take an active role as needed in recruiting patients for the center and additional providers for the company.
Engages in Facilitated Practice and Leadership rounding both as a recipient and to support growth and development of other providers in center.
Engages with the hospitalist whenever one of their patients is in the hospital (regardless of whether the hospitalist works for ChenMed or not).
Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination and documentation for patients with acute and complex chronic health needs.
Leads their care team consisting of care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator for patients able to come to the office.
Engages with the transitional care team and others including case managers, acute and transitional-care physicians, and other resources that may be available depending on the market for patients that are unable to come to the office—in hospital, SNF, LTC or homebound.
Supervises, collaborates with, participates with, or functions within a practice or collaborative agreement with an Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) and remains accountable for the actions of the APP while employed with the company.
Pursues partnership attainment within the first two years to demonstrate mastery of the Core Model and begin to coach and develop other Primary Care Physicians to attain partnership.
Assists the Associate Center Clinical Director and/or Market Clinical Director in the selection, training, onboarding, and coaching of new Providers within the center.
Shadows current Associate Center Clinical Director and/or Market Clinical Direct to gain additional insights into leading centers.
Actively engages and invests in leadership development by attending and participating in various leadership programs designed to prepare the PCP Leadership Fellow for their center assignment as the Associate Center Clinical Director at your center where you trained or within the Market as available or in another Market if open to relocation.
Leads Super Huddle (SH) and Transforming Care Meeting (TCM) weekly, as well as supports Center Operations Director if the Center Clinical Director and/or Market Clinical Director are not available in the execution of these critical meetings, based on guidance from Market Clinical Director and Market General Manager.
Fills in as needed for center clinical leadership needs, including monitoring daily center census as part of joint center accountability for outcomes after the start of the Leadership development programs.
Assists Center and Market leadership in the identification and action planning for key Clinical outcomes within the center and support coaching and training of other providers.
Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.