Physician Primary Care Kirkland

Overview

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state  CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.  While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!

Responsibilities

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) is fulfilling our vision of transforming healthcare by expanding our collaborative primary care team. We have an opportunity for a Family Medicine or Interal Medicine physician at our regional medical center in desirable Kirkland, Washington. Join an innovative multidisciplinary team whose members appreciate work/life balance, their team and the patients they serve. 

0.80-1.0 FTE (approx. 36 clinical patient contact hours for 1.0 FTE)

Our providers say they come to VMFH for the reputation of high-quality care and they stay for the teamwork and relentless focus on patient experience and outcomes. 

Aspects of the Family Medicine physician role:

• Team based approach. The primary care team is broken into four pods that serve to continuity for patient care.  Each pod is comprised of a consistent provider group, supported by an advanced practitioner, and 1:1 medical assistant support. The Advanced Practitioner helps support messages and indirect care, with built in coverage when a provider(s) is out of the office.  
• Integrative primary care model. VMFH has an innovative approach, with imbedded pharmacists and behavioral health specialists within the primary care team, partnering to provide the best care to patients. In primary care, we provide focused, coordinated care for our patients that have resulted in excellent health outcomes. 
• Flexible schedule options. We partner with you to develop a schedule that balances the needs of our patients and providers.
• Access to ancillary and specialty services: Ready access to specialty and sub-specialty support through interprofessional consults and direct referrals with collegial and responsive results.  
• Teaching opportunities: VMFH is a teaching environment with regular opportunities to precept medical students and residents. A robust and nurturing environment with active structured mentoring for providers new to practice. 
• Professional Development: Opportunities to formally and informally lead clinic operations through quality, standard work, informatics, and education champion roles.
• Innovative approaches: The VMFH culture allows and promotes new approaches, best practice standards and continual improvement for both the patient and team member experience. 
• Compensation: A competitive compensation model that incentives quality. 

Work with a committed and caring team of physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, medical assistants and clinical support team members, all of whom are committed to the VMFH mission of improving the health and wellbeing of our patients. We are proud of our strong quality outcomes, our focus on continuous improvement, our innovative care delivery models and our ability to have fun while at work.  We recognize the team member and patient experience is intertwined and prioritize the engagement of our staff, providers and patients. We are actively growing and expanding our practice to meet the needs of our patient population and are eager to have other skilled and like-minded individuals join our team!  

Qualifications

• BE/BC; Family Medicine
• Ability to obtain a medical professional license in the State of WA.
• Ability to obtain a DEA with full prescriptive authority needed for specific practice.

Committed to safety, quality of care and thrive in an environment of continuous but logical and thoughtful change.

The VMFH Kirkland Regional Medical Center is nestled within the heart of the Kirkland community. Our care team has a reputation of innovation, engagement and passion for serving our patients. All team members are provided opportunities to contribute their unique perspectives and find ways to solve everyday problems that arise in daily work. 

The Kirkland clinic consistently ranks high in patient and staff satisfaction due to a culture of mutual respect and innovation. The Kirkland clinic has been published in the National Academy of Medicine for their work to support clinician well-being and awarded the ASHP annual award of excellence for integrating clinical pharmacists into our health care delivery team. The team is comprised many tenured providers who are committed to nurturing and growing the next generation of providers. Being part of the VMFH team, you will have specialty support on-site, which allows for better coordination, timeliness and improved outcomes of care. As a primary care physician at Kirkland, you will often find yourself working at the cutting edge of care delivery in the VMFH system, and you will find dependable support from your colleagues and leadership.   

City of Kirkland

Kirkland is an eastside suburb of Seattle located on the eastern shore of Lake Washington. It is an attractive and vibrant place to work and live. Kirkland neighborhoods are safe, stable, and well cared for creating a great quality of life for Kirkland residents. Kirkland consistently ranks as one of the best places to live within the Seattle area, and is known for its great schools, outdoor recreation, art, dining, and shopping, and thriving economy.

About Virginia Mason Franciscan Health 

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington State – CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. Our integrated health system has nearly 1,500 hospital beds including Bailey-Boushay House, the first skilled-nursing and outpatient chronic care management program in the United States designed specifically to meet the needs of people with HIV/AIDS; Benaroya Research Institute, internationally recognized for autoimmune disease research; and Virginia Mason Institute, a teaching organization which coaches health care professionals and others around the world in the Virginia Mason Production System, an innovative lean management method for improving quality and safety. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at VMFH

We commit to fostering an equitable, diverse and intentionally inclusive environment – we strive for all to feel valued, respected and that they belong.  Our unique life experiences and backgrounds make our patient care extraordinary.  Our diversity fuels our culture of innovation and transformative health care.  Our differences are our strengths and inspire a promising future. 

Living in the Pacific Northwest 

Located in the Pacific NW, Seattle is an area with a mild climate year-round and close to the great outdoors where we enjoy an abundance of activities with our close proximity to the waters of Puget Sound and surrounding mountains. City life and cultural activities are also thriving. With a variety of neighborhoods and areas to work and live, there are many choices for the type of lifestyle you’d like to enjoy. 

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.