Primary Care Physician - Family Medicine Faculty – Jefferson FAB Center for Complex Care/Primary Care at the Navy Yard - Jefferson Health

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Department of Family & Community Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, is hiring an outpatient Primary Care Physician for the Jefferson FAB Center for Complex Care/Primary Care at the Navy Yard. The FAB (For Adolescents and Beyond) Center serves as a primary care medical home for people with complex childhood-onset conditions, including autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. The role combines care for FAB patients with general family medicine for patients ages 12 and older. The practice is located in South Philadelphia and is embedded within a larger primary care practice. The successful candidate will receive an academic faculty appointment at a rank commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree.
• Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine; Med-Peds-trained providers will also be considered.
• Must have or obtain a Pennsylvania medical license and DEA registration.
• Significant clinical experience (3–5 years), a fellowship, or other prior lived experience supporting individuals with complex childhood-onset conditions.
• Commitment to health equity and to implementing and supporting anti-racist practices.

Nice To Haves

• Interest or experience in quality improvement, scholarly activity, community engagement, and medical student or resident education.
• Candidates from backgrounds under-represented in medicine are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient family medicine, currently for patients ages 12 and older.
• See FAB complex-care patients and general primary-care patients during separate patient sessions.
• Establish and maintain a patient panel and manage chronic conditions, acute conditions, and preventive care.
• Provide women's health visits and routine gynecological examinations.
• Participate in pooled at-home telephone call coverage with 7–10 clinicians.
• Work with an interprofessional team that includes medical assistants, behavioral health professionals, social workers, and population health specialists to provide patient-centered care.
• Engage with the FAB Center's educational and research team in undergraduate and graduate medical education initiatives, quality improvement, and other scholarly activities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical and prescription coverage, supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, and voluntary benefits.
• Access to group insurance rates and discounts through voluntary benefits.
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
• Medical and prescription insurance access for all colleagues, including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree