PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER: MD or DO

UNION HEALTH CENTER INC•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Union Health Center is a nationally recognized, innovative primary and specialty care practice in a state-of-the-art facility in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City. The Center provides multidisciplinary team-based care and is an NCQA-certified level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home. Working as a Primary Care Provider at Union Health Center offers a balanced schedule with decent session clinics and administrative time, comprehensive health benefits, competitive compensation, work-life balance, a collaborative environment, professional growth opportunities, and a patient-centered care model. We seek dedicated Board-certified/eligible primary care internists and family practitioners for our growing practice, primarily serving union members, retirees, and their families. The ability to communicate verbally in Spanish is a plus.

Requirements

Board Certified
2 to 5 years’ experience post board certification preferred
Meet the criteria for active medical staff membership
Strong interpersonal, oral, written communication and collaborative skills.
Computer literate.

Nice To Haves

Language proficiency in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Delivers professional services within the Center.
Elicits and records information regarding patient's medical history electronically.
Examines patient to determine general physical condition.
Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition.
Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition.
Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs.
Performs telemedicine including phone calls and video calls to patients and records findings electronically.
Completes charting in a timely manner.
Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
Provides lab and diagnostic test results to patients in a timely manner.
Reports outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
Refers patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.
Performs minor procedures.
Contributes to the development of policies and standards of patient care by participating in committees.
Complies with the Union Health Center’s policies & procedures related to privacy and security of identifiable patient information (PHI), as explained in the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) training.
Supports the stated goals and objectives of the Patient Centered Medical Home by working cooperatively with all clinical and non-clinical staff to develop procedures that enhance the Health Center’s team-based approach to patient care.