A healthcare company in California is actively seeking a licensed Primary Care Physician to join their growing team in Los Angeles as the Chief Physician.
About the Opportunity

• Location : Los Angeles, LA
• Specialty : Internal medicine or family medicine, 100% outpatient
• Hours : Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week

Responsibilities:
The Chief Physician will:

• Provide clinical oversight for primary care and same-day services, supporting specific objectives for each service line or unit.
• Advise on clinical processes and workflows, collaborating with clinical and department leads on continuous improvement activities.
• Act as an advisor to the Chief Medical Officer on internal medicine clinical practice matters, ensuring alignment with industry standards and best practices.
• Lead the development of clinical policies and procedures affecting internal medicine clinical practice within the Watts Healthcare system.
• Support integrated care processes across the system to ensure value-based care for WHCC Managed Care portfolio.
• Support training activities for clinicians and providers across the health system.
• Establish standards of professional conduct for the supervised medical staff within the comprehensive health center.
• Consult with students, resident physicians, and other staff regarding patient care, supervising and mentoring them in the management of illness.
• Establish annual goals, objectives, and strategies, making recommendations for improvement activities.
• Participate in peer review and quality committees to set clinical standards for medical support staff, monitoring the quality of medical services.

• Manage responses to quality of care and treatment plan grievances in the Adult Medicine and Same Day Clinic departments.
• Meet and consult with other staff providers regularly to discuss clinical concerns and opportunities for care improvement.
• Participate in team meetings, providing input on general operational issues to improve the quality of health care delivery and creating/monitoring protocols for patient care and documentation.
• Monitor strict adherence to universal precautions as established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, DHS and other clinic standards.
• Establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships with representatives of outside agencies, government entities, vendors, as well as other clinicians, volunteers and staff; represents the clinic site when appropriate.

• Ensure patient/client confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA privacy regulations; demonstrate complete discretion when discussing patient information.
• Practice cost-effective medicine by monitoring appropriate use of practitioner laboratory and prescription utilization in line with WHCC preferred laboratory and drug formulary.

• Complete electronic health record documentation for clinic sessions accurately and in a timely manner - within 72 hours of the patient visit per health plan standards, ensuring compliance and submission of claims to bill and collect revenue for work completed and maintenance of electronic health records/documents in accordance with clinic policies and procedures, contractual obligations, regulations and funding sources.
• Maintain a working knowledge of medical and clinically related skills through ongoing education reading industry standard publications, participation in seminars and other educational opportunities and personal contacts/professional memberships in the field; ensures timely completion of continuing education required to maintain licensure.

• Integrate evidence-based medicine concepts into all aspects of the internal medicine program at Watts Health Center.
• Participate as a member of the clinic's management team and actively cooperate with others in support of the clinic's goals.
• Participate as a licensed clinician in Watts Healthcare's Emergency Operations, as needed.
• Resolve problems related to patient complaints and grievances.
• Serve as the lead clinician advisor on special and high-impact projects directed by the Chief Medical Officer. This position may be tasked with leading special projects on behalf of the CMO.
• Lead clinical and quality meetings as directed by the Chief Medical Officer.

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice in the State of California
• Board Eligible / Certified Internal or Family Medicine

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