Graduation from an approved medical college and completion of approved residency training.
Current New York State license and board eligibility or certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
Responsibilities
Provide primary care directly, emphasizing accessibility, health promotion, illness prevention, and continuity of care for patients with minor and complex health issues.
Take complete medical, psychosocial, economic, relationship, and family histories.
Complete physical examinations and perform or order appropriate diagnostic tests.
Discuss health concerns and diagnoses with patients and determine an appropriate plan of care together.
Develop, review, and approve clinical protocols and best-practice guidelines.
Document all patient encounters completely and in a timely manner, including phone calls, prescriptions, and, when applicable, complete dictation of patient visits for a session before leaving the health center.
Adhere to clinical practice guidelines adopted by the specialty group or an appropriate committee.
Maintain current medical knowledge by attending at least 40 hours of medical continuing education programs per year.
Maintain acceptable compliance with clinical and regulatory standards, including medical record documentation under The Joint Commission standards.
Interact appropriately with patients in a manner that helps put them at ease.
Participate in the health center's performance improvement activities through chart audits and development and implementation of practice standards.
Support implementation of the Chronic Care Model to manage patients with chronic illness.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide treatment, ongoing follow-up, and evaluation of the plan of care with the patient.
Support established health center policies and procedures, make recommendations, and contribute to policy formulation.
Start the patient schedule on time and complete the work schedule, including required record documentation.
Complete required documentation for referrals and consultations.
Return patient telephone calls within an appropriate time frame based on patient needs and expectations.
Perform administrative tasks as assigned by the Clinical Chief or Chief Medical Officer.
Effectively communicate HIPAA compliance, corporate compliance, and client confidentiality.
Remain in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including The Joint Commission, OASAS, and NYSHD requirements.
Adhere to National Patient Safety Goals as defined by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Services.
Supervise the clinical practice of medical students, residents, and non-physician practitioners as appropriate, and contribute to the learning of students from other disciplines.
Serve as a resource to staff and the community regarding current healthcare trends and specific health issues.
Participate in community activities and research designed to promote health and prevent disease.
Interest in ongoing learning, best-practice development, and education.
Description
Be a part of the mission at Whitney Young Health (WYH) to provide high quality healthcare that is affordable and accessible to our diverse community.
WYH has a robust benefits package including generous time off, affordable health, dental and vision insurance, 401k with safe harbor employer match, tuition reimbursement, term life insurance, commuter benefits and more!
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The physician functions in the primary care group at Whitney Young Health coordinating medical care, providing medical supervision and direct patient care.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical Responsibilities:
Provides primary care directly, emphasizing accessibility, health promotion, illness prevention and continuity of care to patients presenting with both minor and complex health issues.
Takes a complete history including medical, psychosocial, economic, relationship and family status.
Discusses health concerns/diagnosis with the patient and together determines an appropriate plan of care.
Develops reviews and approves clinical protocols and best practice guidelines.
Quality of Service:
Documents all patients encounters completely and in a timely manner. This includes proper documentation of phone calls, prescription, and if applicable, the complete dictation of patient visits for a session prior to leaving the health center.
Adheres to clinical practice guidelines that are adopted by the specialty group or an appropriate committee.
Keeps medical knowledge current through attendance at medical CME programs at least 40 hours per year.
Maintains an acceptable level of compliance with clinical and regulatory standards including medical record documentation per The Joint Commission standards.
Demonstrates appropriate interactions toward patients in a manner that helps to put patients at ease.
Participants in the Performance Improvement activities of the Health Center through chart audits, development and implementation of practice standards.
Actively support the implementation of the Chronic Care Model to manage patient with chronic illness.
Team Work:
Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide treatment, ongoing follow-up and evaluation of the plan of care with the patient.
Supports established policies and procedures of the Health Center. Makes recommendations and contributes to policy formulation.
Starts patient schedule on time and leaves after completing the work schedule including needed record documentation.
Completes required documentation for referrals and consultations.
Returns patient telephone calls within an appropriate time frame based on patient needs and expectations.
Performs other administrative tasks as assigned by the Clinical Chief or the Chief Medical Officer.
Miscellaneous:
Demonstrates excellence in both internal and external customer service.
Understands and is able to effectively communicate HIPAA compliance, corporate compliance and client confidentiality.
Ensures and/or remains in compliance with local, state, and federal regulation, i.e. The Joint Commission, OASAS, NYSHD.
Adheres to the National Patient Safety Goals as defined by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Services.
Completes other duties as assigned.
Teaching and Community Involvement:
Supervises the clinical practice of medical students, residents, non-physician practitioners as appropriate and contributes to the learning of students from other disciplines.
Acts as a resource to staff and the community regarding current trends in health care as well as specific health issues.
Participants in community activities and research designed to promote health and prevent diseases.
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an approved medical college and completion of approved residency training. Current NYS license and board eligible or certified in Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
One to three years clinical experience preferred. Bilingual/Multi-lingual abilities. Experience in Community Health. Experience in delivering culturally competent healthcare. Interest in on-going learning, best practice development, and education.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected status.