Primary Care Provider

DotHouse Health•Dorchester, MA

1d•$185,000 - $232,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Primary Care Provider is an employee of DotHouse Health and works under the direct supervision of the Medical Director or designee. The provider delivers direct patient care and manages continuity of care for patients they see or are responsible for, completes patient-related administrative work, and participates in departmental meetings. The role requires professional conduct in interactions with patients and staff, punctual attendance at clinical sessions and meetings, and leadership appropriate to assigned responsibilities. Full-time work is defined as eight on-site primary care sessions. Each session is five hours, consisting of four hours of direct clinical care and one hour of administrative time. Clinical duties include at least one evening session per week and, on average, one Saturday morning session every six weeks. Providers are responsible for follow-up arising from clinical sessions, including reviewing and responding appropriately to laboratory, X-ray, and other study results, and addressing communications from patients, specialist consultants, and other care-team members in accordance with Health Center policies and protocols. Direct patient care does not include inpatient hospital rounding. The provider participates in the Health Center’s on-call system, attends scheduled clinics, follows time-off policies, and collaborates with Medical Leadership on clinical coverage needs, including vacations, sick time, and holidays. Administrative work includes meetings, trainings, performance-improvement activities, peer review, staff evaluations, and other reasonable tasks as determined by the Chief Medical Officer or designee. Special administrative projects may be undertaken by mutual agreement. Additional responsibilities may include supervising advanced practice providers and instructing Health Center staff, students, and resident physicians. Teaching responsibilities may be accommodated by reducing scheduled patients per session in some cases. The provider must be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in Massachusetts, be eligible for required credentialing, and participate in continuing medical education. The provider is also expected to fulfill the duties in the Provider Employment Agreement.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved medical school.
Graduate of an accredited family medicine residency program.
Board certified at hire in the appropriate discipline; board certification or board eligibility is specified.
Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in Massachusetts.
Eligible to obtain and maintain federal and state narcotic registration.
Eligible for credentialing at Boston Medical Center and, where appropriate, other hospitals and insurers contracting with the Health Center.
Strong community health/public health orientation.
Experience in patient-care management in the pediatric population.
Knowledge of or experience with healthcare information systems.
Familiarity with Epic EMR.
Familiarity with or experience working in community health centers.
Experience working with historically underserved communities.

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills.
Vietnamese language skills.
Haitian Creole language skills.
Cape Verdean Creole language skills.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and manage continuity of care for assigned patients.
Complete follow-up from patient-care sessions, including reviewing and responding to laboratory, X-ray, and other study results and addressing communications from patients, specialists, and care-team members.
Participate in the Health Center’s on-call system.
Attend scheduled clinics and comply with Health Center time-off policies.
Collaborate with Medical Leadership to provide clinical coverage for vacations, sick time, and holidays.
Participate in meetings, trainings, performance-improvement activities, peer review, staff evaluations, and other reasonable administrative tasks.
Undertake special administrative projects by mutual agreement with the Chief Medical Officer or designee.
As mutually agreed, supervise advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants.
As mutually agreed, instruct Health Center staff, students, and resident physicians.
Participate in regular continuing medical education activities.
Fulfill duties outlined in the Provider Employment Agreement.
Maintain professional conduct, punctuality, and leadership appropriate to assigned responsibilities.