ChenMed, a physician-led and mission-driven primary care organization, is seeking a Primary Care Physician (PCP) to join its rapidly expanding team. This role focuses on delivering VIP care to seniors, aiming to transform healthcare for the neediest population. The PCP will be accountable for patient outcomes, providing strong clinical care, and ensuring cost-effectiveness for a panel of up to 450 patients.
Practice Info
- Outcomes-focused, value-based organization
- Metrics regularly measured include patient admissions/thousand, appointment slots per day, CGCAHPS (patient experience), clinical gaps closures, and medical cost measures
- Each PCP will have goals for these metrics and will work towards targets with center and market leadership as well as care teams
- PCPs are leaders in the organization and centers, expected to help champion a positive culture of love, accountability, and passion along with center leadership
Responsibilities
- Independently provide care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses encountered in the older adult patient
- Take full accountability for patient care and outcomes, seeking specialist consultation when needed while remaining responsible for detailed patient care
- Engage with the hospitalist when a patient 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
- Lead a care team consisting of a care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator for office-visiting patients
- Engage with the transitional care team and others for patients unable to come to the office (in hospital, SNF, LTC, or homebound)
- Actively manage the center and help cover for other providers
- Supervise, collaborate with, or function within a practice or collaborative agreement with an Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) and remain accountable for the APP's actions
Compensation
- $214,700 - $306,714 Salary
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career development and advancement opportunities
Requirements
- MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics or similar specialty required
- Must be able to obtain a State Medical License or already have a current, active State Medical License for the state(s) in which he/she will be working
- Board Eligibility is required
- Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics or similar specialty is preferred
- Once Board certified, PCP will maintain board certification in their specialty by doing necessary MOC, CME and/or retaking board exams as required
- Must have a current DEA number for schedule II-V controlled substances
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AMA) or American Red Cross required w/in first 90 days of employment
- 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, if applicable, nationally for initial training (2 weeks) and then occasionally regionally and nationally for recruiting or training purposes
- Fluency in English, verbal and written