Virtual Primary Care/Supplemental Access Physician

Job Details

Virtual Primary Care/Telehealth Provider

Job Description

Jefferson Primary Care is currently accepting candidates for the position of Supplemental Access physician, to provide telehealth-based care in service to patients of the primary care network.

This position is for a full-time physician to provide telehealth services*. It is a unique opportunity to complete outreach to patients who will benefit from a primary care visit and reconnection to a medical home.

*Please note that while this position is remote, there is a strong preference for candidates who reside in PA, NJ or DE.

The Supplemental Access physician will work closely with primary care and population health teams to connect with patients who require same or next day day primary care access, have been out of care longer than recommended intervals and/or who require care at critical touchpoints such as transitions from hospital discharge. After completing the visit, the physician will then help the patient reintegrate into a Jefferson Primary Care practice.

Responsibilities will include:

• Provide patient-centered care with a commitment to excellence in patient experience.
• Complete annual screenings and/or annual wellness visits with patients as assigned.
• Complete additional required screenings and care deliverables such as social screenings, advance care plans and ordering of preventive screenings.
• Assess chronic disease management needs and assist patients in improving their disease management as a bridge to reconnection to the continuity primary care provider.
• Communicate with continuity primary care providers as a key partner in re-engaging and caring for patients in a team-based model. 
•  Connect patients to medical home and specialist services as indicated.
• Apply a trauma-informed, health equity lens in clinical service.

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Requirements:

• Qualified applicants will hold a MD or DO degree, or equivalent
• Board certified, or eligible, in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• 3+ years of primary care experience
• Licensure in both PA and NJ required, or ability to obtain by start date
• Demonstrated commitment to health equity, to excellence in care including for medically and socially vulnerable populations, and to optimal patient experience
• Candidates from backgrounds under-represented in medicine strongly encouraged to apply

Jefferson offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefit package. 

Interested candidates may submit CV to  [email protected].  For additional information on Jefferson, visit www.jefferson.edu.

Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals and veterans. 

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Methodist Associates in Healthcare, Inc. (d/b/a Jefferson Community Physicians)

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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