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, strong clinical care, and cost-effectiveness for a panel of up to 450 patients, while also fostering a positive culture within the medical centers.
Practice Info
- Physician-led and mission-driven primary care organization
- Focus on full-risk Medicare Advantage providers
- Panel of up to 450 patients per PCP
- PCP leads a care team consisting of care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator
- Engages with transitional care team for patients unable to come to the office (in hospital, SNF, LTC, or homebound)
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 patient care
- Engages with the hospitalist when 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 for patients able to come to the office
- Has an active role in the management of their center and helps cover for other providers
- Takes an active role as needed in recruiting patients for the center and additional providers for the company
- Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion
Compensation
- PAY RANGE: $221,141 - $315,915 Salary
- This position may also be eligible for a bonuses or commissions
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career development and advancement opportunities
Requirements
- Accountability for outcomes, strong clinical care, and cost-effectiveness for each patient
- Acts as a health coach, helping patients set and achieve health goals
- Simplifies and prioritizes appropriately for patient behavior change and team performance goals
- Ability to function both independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals
- Adherence to strict departmental goals/objectives, standards of performance, regulatory compliance, quality patient care compliance, and policies and procedures
- Availability and Accessibility for patients to build trust, including being open for walk-in visits and answering phone calls/messages in a timely manner
- Service Orientation: provide care as they would for a family member or themselves
- Evidence Based Medicine: remains updated on evidence-based medicine and recognizes the impact of lifestyle and nutrition on patient health outcomes
- Physician Leadership: willing to continuously work to develop and improve leadership skills
- Quality: willingness to work with care teams towards achieving high quality outcomes and continuously improve practice and center operations
- Influence: competently and compassionately influence patients, teams, and self to achieve best outcomes
- Self-Care: adequately caring for themselves physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other relevant software
- 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 (fluency in other languages may be required for some centers)
- Requires use and exercise of independent judgment