Family Physician (San Diego)

For over 40 years, Imperial Beach Community Clinic has been dedicated to promoting a healthy community by providing quality health care resources, with a focus on the underserved.

We are a Federally Qualified Health Center and are growing to meet the needs of our community! We are looking for staff who are ready for a career with a mission-driven organization, want to be valued, and have diverse experience and compassion. If this sounds like you, we would love to have you join our team!

GENERAL DESCRIPTION :

Responsible for examining, diagnosing and treating patients in accordance with recognized community standards. Physicians are members of patient-centered care teams.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES :

Administrative

1.Assists in monitoring and approving the appropriateness of the pharmaceutical prescriptions of the midlevels, and performs chart review on their medical records.

Clinical

1.Examines, diagnoses, and treats patients in accordance with recognized community standards.

2.Orders laboratory tests, x-rays, consultation and diagnostic tests for patients as appropriate.

3.Adequately documents care provided in the patients medical record immediately following each visit.

4.Provides appropriate clinical information on patient visits to permit appropriate grant or insurance billing.

5.Provides on-call telephone triage as scheduled.

6.Adheres to the IBCC Mission, Vision, and Values, Standards of Conduct and HIPAA principles.

7.Consistently adheres to and / or exceeds IBCCs communication guidelines and expectations with patients, peers, and supervisor

8.As an integral part of a patient-centered care team, solicits and respects patients values and preferences; ensures patients are recognized as members of their care team and have an active voice in decisions about their care; builds positive relationships with patients and staff, and participates in patient-centered medical home team meetings and trainings

9.Participates in continuous quality improvement activities

QUALIFICATIONS :

1.Possesses license to practice medicine in the State of California.

2.Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Practice or Internal Medicine.

3.Two years experience as provider in an outpatient clinic, preferably community-based.

4.Excellent communication and inter-personal and teamwork skills.

5.Able to relate to culturally diverse patients and community.

Adheres to the IBCC Mission, Vision, and Values, Standards of Conduct and HIPPA principles

Consistently adheres to and / or exceeds IBCCs communication guidelines and expectations with

patients, peers, and supervisors. Greets every patient with a verbal greeting, eye contact and a smile. Communicates effectively by using welcoming words, proper tone of voice appropriate body language, eye contact and smiling in patient interactions. Listens skillfully and displays a willingness and ability to acknowledge patient needs, expectations and values through the use of reflective listening and empathy conveyance. Responds to patient needs in ways that are helpful and beyond expectation.

Collaboratively works with patients to positively affect their health outcomes.

Builds positive relationships with other staff to maximize accessibility of care to all patients.

Participates in continuous quality improvement activities and patient-centered medical home team meetings and trainings, and is receptive to accepting other job duties as assigned and as delegated