Primary Care Physician

Primary Care Physician (PCP) Role Overview

We're changing lives every day for both our patients and our team members. We're rapidly expanding and need great people to join our team. ChenMed, a physician led and mission driven primary care organization, is one of the most successful full risk Medicare Advantage providers in the nation. Our mission is to honor seniors with affordable VIP care that delivers better health.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently provide care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses encountered in older adult care.
• Take full accountability for patient care and outcomes, seeking consultation from specialists when needed while remaining responsible for detailed care.
• Engage with hospitalists for patients in the hospital, regardless of affiliation.
• Carry out assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, and care coordination, and document for patients with acute and complex chronic needs.
• Lead the care team consisting of a care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator for patients able to attend the office.
• For patients unable to come to the office (in hospital, SNF, LTC, or homebound), engage with the transitional care team and other resources available in the market.
• Actively participate in center management, cover for other providers when necessary, and contribute to recruiting patients and additional providers.
• Collaborate with, supervise, or function within a practice or collaborative agreement with an Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) and remain accountable for the APP's actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned and modified at the manager's discretion.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Availability and accessibility for patients to build trust, including walk in visits and timely phone/messenger response.
• Service orientation - provide care that the PCP would want for a family member or themselves to each patient at every interaction.
• Evidence based medicine - stay updated on clinical, nutritional, and lifestyle based interventions to improve outcomes.
• Physician leadership - continuously develop and improve leadership skills for the benefit of patients, teams, center, and company.
• Quality focus - work with care teams to achieve high quality outcomes and continuously improve practice operations.
• Influence - competently and compassionately influence patients and teams to achieve the best outcomes.
• Self care - maintain physical, mental, social, and spiritual well being to provide optimal care.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and related software.
• Willingness and ability to travel locally as needed, nationally for initial training (2 weeks) and occasionally regionally or nationally for recruiting or training.
• Fluency in English, verbal and written. Fluency in additional languages may be required for some centers.
• Independently exercise judgment in use of technology and clinical decision making.

PAY RANGE

$221,141 - $315,915 salary

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

ChenMed offers comprehensive benefits, career development, and advancement opportunities, along with a strong focus on work life balance for employees.

Legal notice: This position is a full time permanent role in the United States. Equal opportunity employer. The law requires advancement of high quality work.