Staff Physician

Description

 Job Type: Full-time, Exempt

Job Location: Hamilton West or Middletown Verity

 *HRSA Loan Repayment Eligible*  

**Multiple Locations: Hamilton, Middletown**

**Specialty Areas: Family Medicine and Internal Medicine**

 Come make a difference with us! We are the destination for servant leaders to provide comprehensive and exceptional care. We meet people where they are and partner with them on their journey towards wellness.

Primary Health Solutions is a non-profit, safety-net healthcare provider serving Southwest Ohio with centers and school-based centers in Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Oxford, Dayton, and Trenton. We have been serving the community since 1997.

At Primary Health Solutions, we want to help build communities where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each stage of life from infants to seniors and provide Primary Care, Women's Health, Behavioral Health, Dental and Vision services.

We’re committed to growing the capabilities of our people. Join our community where you can work with diverse individuals, explore new ways of thinking, and expand your capabilities. Are you ready to do impactful work that truly means something? Join us as we continue to RISE (R-respect, I - innovate, S - stewardship, E - excellence).

We are seeking a dynamic candidate to join the Primary Health Solutions team as a Staff Physician at our Hamilton West office and our Middletown Verity Office.

 A day in the life of a Staff Physician: 

Clinical Duties:

• Provides primary medical care to the Butler County Community Health Consortium patient population.
• Evaluates and treats patients in the ambulatory setting providing continuity of patient care.
• Models interventions to support patients/patient care team in self-management and changes to improve control of chronic condition.
• Provides nighttime, weekday or some weekend and holiday call coverage as part of work schedule.  
• Provides patient and family education and counseling. 
• May participate in training of medical students, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students as requested.
• Leads care team on daily and on-going basis, incorporating team building principles in collaborative approach to organizing efforts of multi-disciplinary group.

Medical Administrative Duties:

• Maintains complete medical records, including history, physical exams, and telephone message summaries.
• Completes appropriate progress notes in each assigned work area plus other special patient forms.
• Completes appropriate correspondence, phone calls and letters to patients and referring physicians.
• Checks lab reports and correspondence within 24 to 48 hours of receipt. Act on abnormal labs immediately upon arrival.
• Participates in health collaborative / health improvement activities.

Administrative Duties:

• Carries out medical administrative functions necessary for quality patient care and compliance with accreditation requirements.
• Participates in committee activities and chart reviews. Actively contributes to Quality Improvement and Risk Management activities and committee work in assigned areas.
• Attends Department/Center meetings as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

May be assigned as a collaborating physician for nurse practitioners.

Core Competencies

• Customer Service: Committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets proper customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met.
• Communication: Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats, which include writing, speaking, reading, listening and interpersonal skills.
• Dependability: Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.
• Quality: Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Productivity: Manages a fair workload, volunteers for additional work, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, and handles information flow.

Requirements

Success Requirements: 

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy.
• Ohio Medical license; Board Certification in a primary care specialty.
• Board certified in one of the primary care specialties. Current State of Ohio Medical license. 
• Clinical teaching experience and private practice experience desirable. 
• Two years experience working with indigent populations and community based programs preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal. 
• Ability to work effectively and independently with all levels of clinical and administrative staff within the health centers and with community leaders. 
• Strong leadership qualities leadership experience. 
• Demonstrated program development and implementation skills. 
• Ability to represent the organization effectively in a variety of settings and with diverse communities. 
• Demonstrated understanding and appreciation for diverse cultures.

Company Benefits and Perks: We embrace an inclusive culture and encourage everyone at Primary Health Solutions to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of family-friendly benefits available to all of our employees:

• Retirement Plan with 3% Employer Contribution Employer Match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance Plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Employer Contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Corporate Discounts
• Wellness Program 
• Success Coach
• SmartDollar

*HRSA Loan Repayment Eligible*