Clinic Physician, Women's Health

Description

POSITION SUMMARY 
The Clinic Physician, Women’s Health (MD or DO), specializes in comprehensive care for women’s health, focusing on preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment of gynecological and reproductive health conditions. This includes pregnancy, menopause, gender-affirming care, and overall wellness. The physician will collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide holistic, patient-centered care tailored to each individual’s needs.

The Native American Health Center is an accredited institution and adheres to the standards of excellence set forth by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health (AAAHC) and the Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA). 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.    CLINICAL CARE: Provide comprehensive primary care with emphasis on women's health throughout the lifespan.
2.    Perform preventive screenings, routine gynecological procedures, and health maintenance.
3.    Manage acute and chronic conditions with attention to gender-specific presentations
4.    Deliver reproductive health services, including contraception counseling, gender affirming care, and IUD procedures.
5.    Address women's health concerns including menstrual disorders, menopause, and sexual health.
6.    Implement evidence-based treatment plans incorporating physical, mental, and social health factors.
7.    TEAM LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION: Lead daily huddles with complex care team including RNs, care coordinators, and specialists.
8.    Champion NAHC's integrated care model through effective team leadership.
9.    Mentor and develop Medical Assistants and clinical support staff.
10.    Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and case conferences.
11.    Maintain productive relationships with internal and external healthcare partners.
12.    QUALITY & COMPLIANCE: Complete clinical documentation within 72 hours of patient visits.
13.    Process medication refills and authorization requests within 5 business days.
14.    Complete patient medical forms within 10 business days.
15.    Meet productivity standard of 18-20 patients per day.
16.    Fulfill mandatory reporting requirements for births, deaths, and reportable conditions.
17.    Maintain compliance with HIPAA regulations and clinic policies.
18.    Participate in quality improvement initiatives and stay current with medical research.
19.    PATIENT EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Provide culturally-sensitive health education to patients and families.
20.    Develop and implement health education programs.
21.    Participate in community health initiatives.
22.    Consider cultural, psychological, and environmental factors in treatment planning.
23.    GENERAL: Maintain pleasant, safe and professional working and treatment environment in the clinic. Mitigate and/or resolve any potential risks, hazards, and nuisances.
24.    Work Saturday and evening clinics, when assigned.
25.    Represent the department at internal and external meetings; bring back relevant and important information to the department and act on and disseminate information in a timely manner.
26.    Member Care: Demonstrate understanding and apply working knowledge of safety policies and ensuring safe member practices.
27.    Quality Improvement: Actively participate in internal quality improvement teams and work with members proactively to drive quality improvement initiatives in
28.    accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards, when assigned.
29.    Must maintain compliance with ergonomic safety standards; be mindful of posture and regularly practice ergonomic stretches.
30.    Safety: Responsible for ensuring that all duties, responsibilities and operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel involved, including themselves.
31.    Safety: Take appropriate corrective actions to address matters pertaining to employee health and safety that have been brought to their attention.
32.    HIPAA: Keep all protected health information (PHI) confidential and abide by
33.    HIPAA guidelines for the release and disclosure of any PHI. Will report unauthorized use of disclosure of PHI immediately, to Site Director and HIPAA security officer.
34.    HIPAA: Ensure the protection of all PHI and compliance of HIPAA guidelines amongst staff under your supervision. Take appropriate steps to address HIPAA concerns with staff as necessary.
35.    Works extremely well under pressure, meet multiple and often competing deadlines.
36.    At all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with supervisors, subordinates, colleagues, clients and the community.
37.    Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
 

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 
1.    Must be a licensed M.D, or D.O in the state of California. 
2.    Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Practice, Women's Health or other full scope Primary Care Specialty.  
3.    Current DEA license. 
4.    Three (3) years of experience working within a community clinic. 
5.    Must be able to provide TB and Physical clearance prior to start date. 
6.    CPR certification must be obtained within 90 days and kept current at all times.  
7.    Meets credentialing requirements established by the Native American Health Center. 
8.    Must have a National Provider Identification (NPI), BLS, DEA and depending on specialty ACLS or NALS or PALS or PEARS may also be required. 
9.    Able to furnish Vaccination history prior to start date dependent on role.  
10.    Excellent communication and written skills. 
11.    Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 
12.    Ability to work well under pressure, analyze and evaluate individual member’s needs, reach sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations. 13.     Must be detail oriented and be able to multi-task effectively. 
13.    Previous experience with an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system and working in an EHR environment is desired. 
14.    Commitment to Native American Health Center’s values and mission. 
15.    Knowledge of the Bay Area Native American community with a commitment to serving Native Americans and other vulnerable member populations.  
16.    Must have ability to relate and communicate effectively with community interest groups, agencies, and medical facilities that serve the American Indian community. 
17.    Work extremely well under pressure, meet multiple and often competing deadlines. 
18.    Must be able to meet set priorities as directed by supervisor. 
19.    Must be detail oriented and a team player. 
20.    Vaccination Level 2: Must be able to provide TB, Physical, season flu and proof of Vaccination immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella & TDAP prior to start date. If vaccination records are more than 10 years old, titers are required to confirm immunity.
21.    BLS/CPR certification must be obtained prior to start date and kept current at all times.
22.    Be able to easily bend, lift, push, and pull up to 25 lbs.; and sit for long periods.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 
1.    Two to five (2-5) years of experience working with a community clinic is highly desirable. 
2.    Excellent communication and written skills and established leadership skills. 
3.    Bilingual in Spanish. 
4.    Experience with EPIC EHR system is strongly desired. 

Benefits:  Native American Health Center (NAHC) considers our employees to be our most valuable resource and offers an excellent benefit package: competitive salaries, personal time off (PTO) program, and an employer contribution 403(b) retirement plan to full-time regular status employees.  We also provide medical, vision, dental and group term life insurance coverage for employees and their dependents—with a percentage of employee contribution.  
Loan Repayment: 

NAHC is a National Health Service Corp (NHSC) approved site where primary care physicians who are eligible for loan repayment funding can fulfill their service obligation.

NAHC is an Indian Health Program site for Indian Health Services (IHS) Loan Repayment Program.  

Note to Applicants: Please be advised a post job offer, pre-employment Physical and TB test are required as a condition of employment. 
Additionally, you may be asked to get a Department of Justice Fingerprinting clearance as a contingency for an offer of employment.  Criminal clearances are obtained to protect the welfare and safety of clients receiving services at NAHC.  

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin or other non-merit factors.  

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADEA (protecting individuals 40 years and older) and considers age a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):  Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADA and considers disability a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations.   Furthermore, NAHC will make any practical, feasible, and reasonable arrangements to accommodate qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. 
 

Salary : $237,120 - $287,040