ChenMed, a physician-led and mission-driven primary care organization, is seeking a Primary Care Physician (PCP) to join their rapidly expanding team. This role focuses on providing VIP care to seniors, aiming to transform healthcare for the neediest population. The PCP will be accountable for patient outcomes, act as a health coach, and lead a care team to deliver high-quality, outcomes-focused care.
Practice Info
- Accountability for outcomes for each patient in their panel of up to 450 patients.
- PCP acts as a health coach, helping patients set short and long-term health goals.
- PCP simplifies and prioritizes appropriately for behavior change and leading care teams.
- Metrics regularly measured include patient admissions/thousand, appointment slots per day (18-21), CGCAHPS (patient experience), clinical gaps closures, and medical cost measures.
- PCP will have an active role in the management of their center and will help cover for other providers.
- Each PCP will take an active role as needed in recruiting patients for the center and additional providers for the company.
Responsibilities
- Independently provides care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses encountered in the older adult patient.
- Takes full accountability for patient care and outcomes, seeking specialist consultation when needed while remaining responsible for detailed care.
- Engages with the hospitalist whenever one of their patients is in the hospital.
- Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, care coordination, and documentation for patients with acute and complex chronic health needs.
- Leads their care team consisting of a care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator for office-visiting patients.
- Engages with the transitional care team and others for patients unable to come to the office (in hospital, SNF, LTC, or homebound).
- Adheres to strict departmental goals/objectives, standards of performance, regulatory compliance, quality patient care compliance, and policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.
Compensation
- $221,141 - $315,915 Salary
- The posted pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for this position.
- Final compensation will depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, geographic location, and other relevant factors.
- This position may also be eligible for a bonuses or commissions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career development and advancement opportunities
- Great work-life balance and opportunities to grow.
Requirements
- Ability to function both independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals.
- Willingness to continuously work to develop and improve leadership skills.
- Willingness to work with care teams towards achieving high quality outcomes and quality measures.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, plus a variety of other word-processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail and presentation software as used in the company.
- Ability and willingness to travel locally as needed in their market, nationally for initial training (2 weeks), and occasionally regionally and nationally for recruiting or training purposes.
- Fluency in English, verbal and written.
- This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment.