What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Physician - $10,000 Sign on Bonus (for full-time / no recruiter) position at Community Health Connections?
Family Physician - $10,000 Sign on Bonus (for full-time / no recruiter)
Job Category : Medical
Requisition Number : FAMIL002869
Posted : February 7, 2025
Location : Fitchburg, MA 01420, USA
Community Health Connections (CHC) is a multi-site, non-profit health care center offering urgent care, primary family medical and pediatric care, preventative and restorative dental care, oral surgery, behavioral health services for children and adults, substance use disorder treatment, and specialty services including optometry eye care, optical shop, acupuncture, nutrition consultations, and podiatry. CHC is mission-driven, providing compassionate, quality health care regardless of income or health insurance status. CHC has five sites within Fitchburg, Gardner, and Leominster with decades of experience as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serving 36 communities in North Central Massachusetts.
Under the direction of the Medical Director, the Family Physician provides comprehensive and continuous primary care to a panel of patients.
Job Description :
- Provide primary care services to individuals and families.
- Practice within a collaborative model with nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists.
- Provide and manage direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment for a specified patient population.
- Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
- Refer patients to specialists and relevant patient care components as appropriate.
- Direct and coordinate the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
- Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and / or infection control standards.
- Participate in specified health promotion, education, and / or prevention programs as appropriate to the position.
- Observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
- Participate in On Call coverage.
- Prescribe drug dosages and instruct patients in correct usage and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids.
- Maintain quality, safety, and / or infection control standards.
- Develop and present educational programs and / or workshops.
- Advise and train subordinate clinical professionals and / or students in area of expertise.
- Manage patient care as a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications :
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