Family Health Centers of San Diego is a private nonprofit community health center that is an integral part of San Diego's healthcare safety net. Since 1970, our mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high quality healthcare and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low income and medically underserved persons. San Diego offers a spectacular coast, incredible weather, and scenic communities—a great place to live, work, and thrive. We offer an excellent and comprehensive benefits package that includes a competitive base salary, additional compensation for ancillary responsibilities, NHSC Loan Repay eligibility, Continuing Medical Education, a variety of health insurance options, a retirement plan matching program, incentives for quality, productivity, and retention, malpractice insurance, and much more. We currently have new NHSC HRSA Scores and all clinics are eligible for NHSC Loan Repay. As a provider and leader for Family Health Centers of San Diego, you thrive on the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment, knowing you are making a difference in your community every day. Join our team and contribute to making our services “Exceptional in Every Way!” Every member of our team plays an important role in improving the health of our patients and community. Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, The Physician, Scientist and Family Medicine will hold a dual role offering and providing complete medical services to patients while also conducting and partnering on original research and quality improvement initiatives as a member of the Laura Rodriguez Institute’s (LRI) team of investigators. As a provider and research leader for Family Health Centers of San Diego, you embrace a spirit of service and inquiry to provide caring, affordable, high-quality healthcare and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low income and medically underserved persons, and to ensure that health innovation benefits the population served by FHCSD. You thrive on the challenge of working in a fast-paced, data and inquiry-driven environment with many chronically ill patients, knowing you are making a difference in your community every day. You enjoy partnering with the provider and research teams to provide excellence in medical services and supervising mid-level providers, while being able to pursue research interests that align with the missions of FHCSD and LRI. Job Roles Clinical Physician (50%) Completes all required documentation accurately, timely and thoroughly in accordance with department standards and to comply with electronic medical record requirements, including medication reconciliation, finalizing notes, clearing out personal pool, and participating in clinic pool. Follows FHCSD policies and procedures, including (but not limited to), cooperating with the timely submission of credentialing and licensing paperwork; maintaining BLS certification; maintaining CME units based on the requirements of the specifying Board; attending all mandatory meetings; minimizing incident reports; using resources efficiently and practicing medicine in a cost-effective manner. Maintain FHCSD behavioral standards, including (but not limited to), effective listening and communication skills and respectful interactions with colleagues and patients. Maintains a productivity expectation of 2.40 patients per hour with minimum productivity of 2.20 patients per hour. Maintains satisfactory peer reviews: able to assess medical information including pathophysiology, patient presentation, differential diagnosis, etc., in order to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention. Meets clinic site and organization needs in a reliable and flexible manner; prioritizes work and makes an effort to adhere to schedule. Participate in Clinical Outcomes Program and work towards meeting organizational targets for all metrics. Participates in administrative duties, including lab reports, charts, and medication refills reviewed and managed appropriately. Participates in on-call schedule in a responsive and timely manner. Performs other duties as assigned. Supervise mid-levels in a timely and responsive manner. Scientist/Investigator (50%) Generates novel, independent research that is aligned with missions of FHCSD and LRI. Both independently, and in partnership with internal and external collaborators, seek extramural funding to support research portfolio. Work in collaboration with Pre- and Post-Award support teams to develop and steward successful grant funded studies/programs of research. Serve as Principal Investigator and provide study leadership, including supervision of staff and adherence to human subjects protection requirements. Education/Certifications/Licenses/Registrations Ability and means to travel as needed in a timely manner within San Diego County. DRIVER REQUIREMENTS: Requires an active Class C California driver's license, proof of liability insurance at $100,000, on vehicle used. No more than 2 points in past 12 months; No suspensions in last 2 years for moving violations; No DUI, reckless or felony Driving within 5 years. No license revocation in 7 years. Board certified in a Primary Care field. Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training. DEA license Graduate from an accredited school of medicine. Masters in Research preferred. Must possess current unrestricted license to practice in the State of California if applicable. Experience/Specialized skills (including Language) 1 year experience working in Family Practice required; experience with underserved, low-income persons, or homeless persons preferred. Experience conducting independent research (required) Demonstrated record of research dissemination activity, including peer-reviewed publications and scholarly presentations. (required) Experience leading research and/or clinical teams in project planning and implementation, as well as data collection, analysis, and interpretation. (required) Ability to work effectively with patients from diverse social, cultural and economic groups. Basic computer literacy ability to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., electronic medical record documentation). Bilingual (English/Spanish) capabilities strongly desired. Cultural and linguistic sensitivity to populations served required. Knowledge of and ability to take a detailed medical history. Must possess a demonstrated commitment to community medicine. In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. $250,000.00 - $275,000.00 If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness – Employee Hub (gobenefits.net) Founded in 1970, Family Health Centers of San Diego is dedicated to providing caring, affordable, high-quality health care and support services to all people, with a special commitment to the uninsured, low-income and medically underserved. We are the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in Southern California and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the country. Anti-Discrimination Statement Family Health Centers of San Diego complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, sex, including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, genetic information, language preference/ability, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity, AIDS/HIV, medical condition, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, assault, or stalking.