Primary Care Physician

ChenMed

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are a unique, rapidly expanding primary care provider focused on transforming healthcare for seniors. We are seeking innovative, entrepreneurial, and ambitious individuals with a strong work ethic and a passion for improving lives. The Primary Care Physician (PCP) is a licensed/Board Certified/Board Eligible professional in internal or family medicine who provides direct patient care in various settings, including ambulatory health care centers, acute care, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities (SNF), and homes. Responsibilities include geriatric assessment, medical history, physical exams, diagnosis and treatment, care plan development, health education, specialty referrals, case management, follow-up, and documentation according to ChenMed standards. The role also involves participating in clinical rounds, conferences, and detailed documentation. The PCP must function independently and collaboratively, consult with managers and medical directors, and adhere to departmental goals, quality standards, and policies.

Requirements

Licensed/Board Certified/Board Eligible trained professional in internal or family medicine.
Ability to function both independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals.
Consult with applicable managers and medical directors to ensure compliance with guidelines.
Participate in risk and quality management programs, clinical meetings, and other meetings as required.
Adhere to strict departmental goals/objectives, standards of performance, regulatory compliance, quality patient care compliance, and policies and procedures.
Critically analyzes data and evidence for improving clinical practice.
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences.
Translates research and other forms of knowledge to improve practice processes and outcomes.
Develops new practice approaches based on the integration of research, theory, and practice knowledge.
Assumes complex and advanced leadership roles to initiate and guide change.
Provides leadership to foster collaboration with multiple stakeholders (e.g., patients, community, integrated health care teams, and policy makers) to improve health care.
Demonstrates leadership that uses critical and reflective thinking.
Advocates for improved access, quality, and cost-effective health care.
Advances practice through the development and implementation of innovations incorporating principles of change.
Communicates practice knowledge effectively both orally and in writing.
Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence health outcomes of a population focus.
Uses best available evidence to continuously improve quality of clinical practice.
Evaluates the relationships among quality, safety, access, and cost and their influence on health care.
Evaluates how organizational structure, care processes, financing, marketing, and policy decisions impact the quality of health care.
Applies skills in peer review to promote a culture of excellence.
Anticipates variations in practice and is proactive in implementing interventions to ensure quality.
Provides leadership in the translation of new knowledge into practice.
Generates knowledge from clinical practice to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Applies clinical investigative skills to improve health outcomes.
Leads practice inquiry, individually or in partnership with others.
Disseminates evidence from inquiry to diverse audiences using multiple modalities.
Analyzes clinical guidelines for individualized application into practice.
Integrates appropriate technologies for knowledge management to improve health care.
Translates technical and scientific health information appropriate for various users’ needs.
Assesses the patient’s and caregiver’s educational needs to provide effective, personalized health care.
Coaches the patient and caregiver for positive behavioral change.
Demonstrates information literacy skills in complex decision making.
Contributes to the design of clinical information systems that promote safe, quality, and cost-effective care.
Uses technology systems, with ongoing learning and updates, which capture data on variables for the evaluation of primary care.
Demonstrates an understanding of the interdependence of policy and practice.
Advocates for ethical policies that promote access, equity, quality, and cost.
Analyzes ethical, legal, and social factors influencing policy development.
Contributes in the development of health policy.
Analyzes the implications of health policy across disciplines.
Evaluates the impact of globalization on health care policy development.

Nice To Haves

Innovative and entrepreneurial minded.
High work ethic and ambition.
Inspires others with kindness and joy.

Responsibilities

Functions independently as a primary care practitioner as part of a patient care team.
Independently assesses acute and non-acute clinical problems.
Performs and documents physical assessments and patient histories, analyzes trends in patient conditions, and develops, documents, and implements a patient management plan.
Provides appropriate patient/family/significant other counseling and education.
Plans patient care based on in-depth knowledge of the specific patient population and/or protocol, anticipating and identifying physiological and/or psychological problems.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Writes admission, transfer, and discharge orders.
Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies.
Orders appropriate medication and treatments.
Refers patients for consultation when indicated (e.g., dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, endocrine, surgery, intensive care, infectious disease, hematology, psychiatry, social service, dietary).
Documents through in-depth progress notes and summaries.
Participates in patient care rounds and conferences.
Communicates patient management strategies to members of the patient care team.
Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient management strategies are successful.
Recognizes situations requiring immediate attention and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary.
Uses advanced communication skills to problem-solve complex situations and improve processes and service to patients.
Collaborates with other multidisciplinary team members to analyze and evaluate current systems of health care delivery and implement new practice patterns.
Participates in outside activities that enhance personal and professional growth and development.
Initiates arrangements and writes orders for discharges and completes appropriate paperwork.
Works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, PT, social workers, family, and key caregivers to transition the patient to a lower level of care as soon as medically appropriate.
Ensures the patient has an advocate for needed services and any needed education.
Introduces self to patient/family and explains primary care provider role.
Facilitates patient/family conferences to review treatment goals, optimize resource utilization, provide family education, and identify needs.
Enhances a collaborative relationship to maximize the patient’s/family’s ability to make informed decisions regarding goals of care, palliative care, and hospice.
Manages resource utilization and reimbursement for services.
Facilitates discharge to appropriate level of care and uses preferred providers when additional services are required.