Primary Care Physician

ChenMed•Berwyn, NE

12d•$221,141 - $315,915•Onsite

About The Position

ChenMed is a physician-led, mission-driven primary care organization focused on providing affordable, high-quality care to seniors. The Primary Care Physician (PCP) independently cares for older adults with acute and chronic illnesses and is accountable for the care, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of a panel of up to 450 patients. The PCP builds trusting relationships, coaches patients toward health goals, and helps simplify care plans so patients and care teams can act on them. This is a leadership role within a value-based care model. PCPs work toward goals involving patient admissions, appointment capacity, patient experience, clinical gap closure, and medical costs, in partnership with center and market leadership and care teams. They help foster a culture of love, accountability, and passion, and contribute to center management, recruiting, and coverage for other providers when needed. The PCP works independently and collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, including specialists, hospitalists, managers, medical directors, advanced practice practitioners, and transitional-care teams. The role includes care coordination, documentation, compliance with clinical and regulatory standards, and participation in quality, risk-management, and clinical programs. Local travel may be needed, as well as national travel for initial training and occasional recruiting or training.

Requirements

MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a similar specialty.
Ability to obtain, or already hold, a current active medical license for the state(s) where the employee will work.
Board eligibility is required.
Current DEA registration for Schedule II–V controlled substances.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the first 90 days of employment.
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and other word-processing, spreadsheet, database, email, and presentation software used by the company.
Ability and willingness to travel locally as needed and nationally for two weeks of initial training, with occasional regional or national travel for recruiting or training.
Ability to use independent judgment.
Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as needed.
Ability to function independently and collaboratively with healthcare professionals.
Willingness to develop physician leadership skills and work with care teams to improve quality and outcomes.
Willingness to remain accessible to patients and respond to calls and messages in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a similar specialty.
Fluency in additional languages where required by a particular center.

Responsibilities

Provide independent care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses, particularly older adults.
Take full accountability for patient care and outcomes, seeking specialist consultation when appropriate while remaining involved in the patient’s care.
Engage with hospitalists when a patient is hospitalized, whether or not the hospitalist works for ChenMed.
Assess, diagnose, treat, manage, educate, and promote health for patients with acute and complex chronic needs; coordinate and document their care.
Lead the care team, including the medical assistant/care promoter, care facilitator, and care coordinator, for patients able to attend the office.
Coordinate with transitional-care teams, case managers, acute and transitional-care physicians, and other available resources for patients in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care, or at home.
Supervise, collaborate with, participate with, or function under a practice or collaborative agreement with an Advanced Practice Practitioner, and remain accountable for the APP’s actions.
Work toward patient, quality, clinical, and cost goals with center and market leadership and care teams.
Support a positive center culture and take an active role in center management.
Cover for other providers as needed and participate in recruiting patients and additional providers.
Work with managers and medical directors on guideline compliance and participate in risk and quality management programs, clinical meetings, and other required meetings.
Maintain compliance with departmental goals, performance standards, regulatory requirements, quality-of-care requirements, and company policies and procedures.
Make oneself accessible to patients, including availability for walk-in visits and timely responses to calls and messages.
Keep current with evidence-based medicine and relevant clinical, nutritional, and lifestyle interventions.
Travel locally as needed, attend initial training, and travel occasionally regionally or nationally for recruiting or training.
Perform other duties as assigned or modified at the manager’s discretion.