Description

DEFINITION:

The primary care provider provides a wide range of medical services to adults and children under the general direction of the Chief Medical Officer. Services provided are preventative, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative, and may be provided in conjunction with the services provided by a non-primary care medical specialist, health educators, social workers/behavior health providers, and nutritionists.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited professional school; board certified or eligible.
• Licensed to practice in California; experience within the last two (2) years of working as a clinician in an urban setting with a large minority population preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively, listen well, and express simple and complex ideas clearly in written and oral format.
• Ability to adapt to flexible work situations.
• Ability to work well with wide range of healthcare and non-healthcare professional and non-professional persons and organizations.
• Complete and abide by physician/mid-level collaboration agreement.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

• Provides primary medical care to Council patients.
• Sees patients on appointment and drop-in basis and puts forth a reasonable effort to average 2.5 to 3.0 patients per direct patient care hour.
• Encourages patients to assume significant responsibility for their health care and health maintenance.
• Emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention, early detection, and on-going health care supervision; promotes healthy lifestyles.
• Advises patient on the appropriate use of health care services and health care facilities.
• Documents well in medical record of each patient: health history, the basis for diagnoses made, treatment provided and treatment plan established.
• Makes appropriate use of available referral and consultative services and of clinical and non-clinical services.
• Protects patients’ right to confidentiality and participation in decisions about his/her care.
• Treats patients and support staff with respect and dignity.
• Complies with policies and procedures, and protocols of WOHC and WOHC Medical Department.
• Participate in the design, establishment, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and timely revision of clinical health care protocol and procedures, clinical guidelines, and clinical quality assessment and improvement activities, including medical records and other audits.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Attends work regularly and punctually; is readily accessible during work hours to peers; limits absences from own duty stations and limits visits and activities which distract others from their performance of duties.
• Works cooperatively with immediate supervisor, with department members, and with other Council staff persons, as required
• Treats all patients / clients / visitors with respect and courtesy.
• Remains competent in skills required for position.
  • During the initial thirty (30) days of employment, becomes and remains knowledgeable about and in compliance with the Council's and Department policies and procedures in the following areas:
  • Confidentiality of patient / client / fellow employee and supplier records
  • Patient's rights and responsibilities.
  • Professional and business ethics.
  • Continuous quality and improvement.
  • Safety and security of person and property.
  • Infection control.
  • Hazardous materials and waste.
  • Life safety and emergency preparedness.
• Maintains a working knowledge about and in continued compliance with all of those areas listed under item (5) throughout your employment with the Council.
• Provides Services appropriate to the age of the patients/ clients/ visitors served
• Is able to work and/or interact satisfactorily with a workforce and public, which is ethnically and culturally diverse.
• Is responsible for performing other assigned duties which are related to the above within the scope of this job description

Qualifications