Primary Care Physician

ChenMed•Jacksonville, FL

5d•$221,141 - $315,915•Onsite

About The Position

ChenMed is seeking a Primary Care Physician (PCP) to provide mission-driven, value-based primary care to older adults. The PCP is accountable for clinical outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and the overall care of a patient panel of up to 450 patients. The role emphasizes building trusting relationships, coaching patients toward health goals, and making care plans and behavior changes actionable. The PCP provides independent care for acute and chronic illnesses, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, care coordination, and documentation for patients with complex health needs. The PCP remains responsible for patients’ detailed care, consults specialists when appropriate, and engages with hospitalists when patients are hospitalized. The physician leads an office-based care team and coordinates with transitional-care teams and other resources for patients who cannot come to the office. PCPs work with center and market leadership and care teams toward patient experience, clinical quality, utilization, and medical-cost goals. They also contribute to center management, help cover for other providers, support patient and provider recruitment as needed, and help foster a positive culture. The role requires collaboration with managers, medical directors, other healthcare professionals, and Advanced Practice Practitioners, while adhering to regulatory, quality, and company standards. The position requires availability and accessibility to patients, including timely responses to calls and messages and openness to walk-in visits. Local travel may be required, along with national travel for initial training and occasional regional or national recruiting or training. Evening, weekend, or holiday work may be needed. Compensation is listed as $221,141–$315,915 in annual base salary; the position may also be eligible for bonuses or commissions. ChenMed describes its benefits as comprehensive and offers career development and advancement opportunities, but does not enumerate specific benefits in the posting.

Requirements

MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a similar specialty.
Must be able to obtain a state medical license or already hold a current, active license in the state(s) where the physician will work.
Board eligibility is required.
Current DEA number for Schedule II–V controlled substances.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required within the first 90 days of employment.
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, 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 in the market, nationally for two weeks of initial training, and occasionally regionally and nationally for recruiting or training.
Ability to exercise independent judgment.
Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as needed.

Nice To Haves

Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a similar specialty is preferred.
Once board certified, maintain specialty board certification through required MOC, CME, and/or retaking board exams.

Responsibilities

Provide independent care for older adult patients with acute and chronic illnesses.
Take full accountability for patient care and outcomes, consulting specialists as needed while remaining involved in the patient’s detailed care.
Engage with the hospitalist when a patient is hospitalized, whether or not the hospitalist works for ChenMed.
Assess, diagnose, treat, manage, educate, promote health, coordinate care, and document care for patients with acute and complex chronic health needs.
Lead the care team, including the care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator, for patients able to come to the office.
Coordinate with the transitional care team, case managers, acute and transitional-care physicians, and other available resources for patients in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care, or at home.
Work toward patient, clinical, utilization, experience, and medical-cost goals with center and market leadership and care teams.
Help champion a positive culture of love, accountability, and passion.
Collaborate with applicable managers and medical directors to ensure compliance with guidelines and participate in risk and quality management programs and required meetings.
Help manage the center and cover for other providers as needed.
Participate in recruiting patients for the center and additional providers for the company as needed.
Supervise, collaborate with, participate with, or function within a practice or collaborative agreement with an Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP), remaining accountable for the APP’s actions while employed by the company.
Maintain compliance with departmental goals, standards of performance, regulatory requirements, quality-of-care requirements, policies, and procedures.
Make oneself accessible to patients, including being available for walk-in visits and responding to calls and messages in a timely manner.
Stay current with evidence-based medicine and clinical, nutritional, and lifestyle-based interventions.
Continuously develop leadership skills and work with care teams to improve quality and practice operations.
Perform other duties as assigned and modified at the manager’s discretion.