Completion of medical school and residency in a certified program.
Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine; certification required within one year if not certified.
Commitment to serving underserved populations.
Strong interpersonal communication skills for diverse interactions.
Preferred prior outpatient clinical experience.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus.
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to patients of all ages.
Perform patient history, physical assessments, and utilize diagnostic tests.
Manage acute and chronic conditions, developing coordinated care plans.
Document patient interactions accurately and timely in medical records.
Refer patients for specialty care and ensure appropriate follow-up.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient access to services.
Participate in on-call duties and peer review programs as needed.
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a community-focused health center.
Engagement in a mission-driven organization promoting health equity.
Collaboration with a diverse team of healthcare professionals.
Participation in ongoing training and professional development.
Involvement in health center committees and initiatives.
Full Job Description
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: The Family Medicine Physician provides quality clinical services to children and adults throughout the life span within a community-based setting that promotes healthy lifestyles, prevention of illness and injury and management of chronic conditions. Activities involve direct patient care, physical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, referral for health and nutrition education, referral for specialty services as needed and follow-up. Provides care in collaboration with the center's team of physicians, nurse practitioners, behavioral health and dental providers, pharmacists, nurses and medical assistants.
Demonstrates commitment to Neighborhood Health's mission of improving health and advancing health equity in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax by providing access to high quality primary care regardless of ability to pay.
DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES: (Essential Functions: Duties and responsibilities noted with bullets are considered to be the essential functions of the job).
Provides complete, comprehensive, patient centered outpatient primary care to patients of all ages, including health examination and treatment of medical conditions, to include follow up of any problems detected.
Performs patient history and physical assessment; utilizes laboratory and diagnostic tests for differential diagnoses; performs minor surgical procedures, as appropriate, with follow up treatment as medically indicated.
Manages acute and chronic conditions, develops a plan of care and coordinates care within an integrated primary care team.
Provides timely and accurate documentation in patient medical record.
Refers for specialty care and follows up with patient as indicated.
Collaborates with nursing, health education, behavioral health, dental, pharmacy and other support staff to assure maximum patient access to support services.
Works closely with clinical staff to ensure a team approach to the delivery of services and a holistic approach to patient care.
Participates in an on-call system to back up nurse triage service as needed.
Participates in Neighborhood Health peer review program.
Participates on Health Center committees as appointed by Chief Medical Officer.
Attends regular staff meetings and trainings as required by Neighborhood Health.
OTHER DUTIES:
Assists with developing, coordinating, and/or recommending improvements in program area.
May be assigned to various projects to advance the development or program area.
