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 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
- Outcomes-focused, value-based organization
- PCPs manage a panel of up to 450 patients
- PCPs lead a care team consisting of a care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator
- PCPs engage with the transitional care team and others for patients unable to come to the office (in hospital, SNF, LTC, or homebound)
- PCPs have an active role in the management of their center
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 care
- Engage 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
- Lead their care team for patients able to come to the office
- Engage with the transitional care team and others for patients unable to come to the office
- Help cover for other providers who may be out for various reasons
- Take an active role as needed in recruiting patients for the center and additional providers for the company
Compensation
- Salary: $221,141 - $315,915
- This position may also be eligible for bonuses or commissions
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career development and advancement opportunities
Requirements
- Accountability for outcomes, strong clinical care, and cost-effectiveness for each patient
- Ability to act as a health coach, helping patients set and achieve health goals
- Ability to simplify and prioritize for actionable behavior change for patients and performance goals for care teams
- 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
- Service Orientation: provide care as they would for a family member or themselves
- Evidence Based Medicine: remain updated on evidence-based medicine, including lifestyle and nutrition interventions
- Physician Leadership: 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 care for oneself physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually
- 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 then occasionally regionally and nationally for recruiting or training purposes
- Fluency in English, verbal and written
- This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment