What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Practice position at Waterfall Community Health Center?
Job Description:
This position functions under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer in a team and mission-based setting to deliver integrated primary care, including health promotion/maintenance, counseling, education, assessment, acute/chronic care, and consultation/collaboration with supervising physicians, other healthcare professionals, and community resources.
The ideal candidate will exercise progressive levels of autonomy in day-to-day activities based on satisfactory job performance.
What Sets Us Apart:
- We allow our providers to set their own schedules based on their work-life balance.
- We set a maximum number of patients to be seen per week.
- We focus on providing high-quality care rather than the number of patients seen per day.
- We offer flexible work schedules (5-8 days, 4-10 hours) and a range of benefits, including a signing bonus, relocation allowance, CME allowance ($2,000 per year), and an internal student loan repayment program up to $50,000 every three years of service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Adhere to the Waterfall Community Health Center's mission statement and core values while performing assigned duties.
- Demonstrate integrity, respect, accountability, compassion, partnership, and collaborative communication.
- Obtain and record client health history, perform comprehensive physical assessments, and diagnose, treat, and plan health care for clients.
- Educate and inform patients about necessary treatment plans and preventative health measures.
- Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical conditions.
- Prescribe medications within the area of specialty, perform laboratory procedures, and interpret lab test results.
- Establish and maintain client medical charts and other necessary records.
- Pursue continuing education to enhance professional competence and participate in clinical quality improvement meetings.
Requirements:
- A graduate of an accredited school of medicine with a degree in Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), with a minimum of one year's experience.
- Completion of Accredited Residency.
- Unrestricted License and Board Certified to practice medicine in the State of Oregon.
- Current DEA Certificate without restrictions.
- Linguistic ability to communicate effectively in English verbally and in writing; additional languages preferred.
Salary : $2,000 - $50,000
