Family Medicine - Physician

Family Medicine - Physician at IPHCA-Chicago - Illinois Primary Health Care Association summary :

A Family Medicine Physician provides comprehensive, patient-centered outpatient primary and preventive care across all ages, working within a multidisciplinary team in federally-qualified community health centers. The role includes clinical duties, administrative responsibilities, and potential teaching / preceptorship opportunities, emphasizing innovation and collaboration to improve health equity and patient outcomes. Benefits include competitive compensation, loan repayment options, visas support, CME allowances, and a full spectrum of insurance and wellness programs.

Client Overview

Mission :

To partner with patients at all points of care, providing high quality, patient-centered health services accessible to all in their own communities.

Vision :

To be the health care home of choice, partnering with patients and communities to improve total health and create health equity.

Values :

Caring - We embrace the diversity of our patients, staff and communities, and engage them with mutual respect, compassion, trust, integrity and responsibility.

Committed - We pursue excellence through innovation and disciplined approaches to deliver patient-centered care, in an environment of collaborative learning and professional growth.

Connected - We engage in partnerships that add value to our patients and promote the total health of the communities that we serve.

Job Description

This Community Health Center seeks a Family Medicine Physician to provide a continuum of care that connects patients to health care resources both within and beyond the walls of our 35 federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs).

This Community Health Center is at the forefront of expanding access to affordable, comprehensive healthcare. We understand that we must continually work to evolve our thinking around patient care. As a community health care leader, we know that regardless of all the resources and advancements in medicine today, patient engagement is the most critical element in improving health outcomes. To achieve this outcome, we innovate and develop better practices to improve our care delivery model. To continue successfully down this path, we search for candidates who share our values and goals.

The Family Medicine Physician will :

• provide outstanding, patient-centered primary and preventive care to patients of all ages

work with a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives, and other providers, along with outreach staff, case managers, social workers and substance abuse counselors to advance a continuum of care

exhibit a positive attitude during daily activities and foster a positive work environment for the entire team

may function as a preceptor in teaching programs including medical residents, medical students, and advance practice nurse students, as well as other allied health professions.

40 hours per week : 36 Clinical and 4 Administrative

Locations Available : Multiple

Loan repayment opportunities through National Health Service Corps!

We support H1B Visa and J1 Waivers.

Job Requirements

Vacation

Yes

CME

40 Hours & $2,000 Reimbursement

Relocation Paid

Yes

Call Coverage

TBD

Other Benefits

Keywords :

Family Medicine Physician, Primary Care, Outpatient Care, Community Health Center, Patient-Centered Care, Preventive Health, Medical Residency, Healthcare Equity, Loan Repayment NHSC, Multidisciplinary Team