Physician Family Practice-Without OB - Competitive Salary
Job Description Overview Salary Range: $190,000.00 - $210,000.00 Salary/year Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time Job Shift: Day Education Level: Graduate Degree Travel Percentage: Negligible Category: Health Care Description: Work for an employer who loves you back! Cornerstone Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), with locations throughout Southwestern Pa., is seeking Family Practice Physician to join our team. Make a difference as we seek those who want to assist us in fulfilling our mission: "To improve the health of our patients and the residents of our community, with special concern for the underserved." Cornerstone Care has a long history of serving patients in our region and with over 24 million dollars in annual revenues. You can join a dynamic team of professionals where your contributions and voice make a difference. We are the best family care center across Southwestern PA and Northern WV for affordable healthcare. POSITION SUMMARY: To care for our patients in a variety of ways, from treating and managing chronic illnesses, interpreting multiple in-house screenings to advising about preventative healthcare. The physician will work to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses by performing physical exams, taking medical histories, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests and recommending a plan of treatment. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Patient Care: Manages clinical aspects of patient care. Understands and provides health literacy appropriate disease management education. Takes into consideration barriers that may impact the patient’s understanding or treatment management. Works with the care team to collaboratively identify and set patient treatment and self-management goals. Participates in quality improvement initiatives as identified by patient surveys, feedback, or quality measurement/outcome data. Examines, diagnoses, and treats patients utilizing the Cornerstone Care offices. Ensures that medical care is completely and accurately documented in the medical record. Ensures that their PAQ (provider approval que) is checked minimally daily. Addresses all urgent out of range testing in a timely manner and everything in the PAQ is signed off within 10 days. Initiates requests for laboratory procedures and/or diagnostic tests that are not on standing orders; follows up test results as needed and ensures that the care team notifies the patients of results. Performs triage, when necessary, on in-coming patients; provides emergency care as needed; arranges for transfer to the appropriate facility, if needed. Provides physician supervision for mid-level practitioners, as needed. Prepares and signs all forms needed for patient care and ensures that all necessary information to submit a claim for the visit is in the EHR when the patient leaves the exam room or shortly after. Administrative: Assists in development of performance improvement standards and procedures, which insure safe and therapeutically effective, acute, chronic, and preventative health care and continuity of that care for patients and their families. Assists to assure that adequate equipment and supplies are in place to provide optimal and efficient patient care Community Service: Monitors the health care needs of the service area and attempts to fulfill them. Participates in community health education and projects as needed MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Graduate of an accredited school of medicine with a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy. Completion of appropriate Residency training leading to Board Certification in Family Practice and maintenance of active Board Certification status. Current license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. BENEFITS: Cornerstone Care offers: Medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, 403 B retirement, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, credit union, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits as well as a generous time off package. Cornerstone Care, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
