Family and Psychiatry Physician

Summary

Father Joe’s Villages is the largest homeless service agency in San Diego. FJV’s downtown (East Village) campus has an on-site Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the Village Health Center (VHC). The VHC provides primary care, psychiatry, dental, and behavioral health treatment primarily to people who are homeless. The Primary Care and Psychiatry Physician is trained in Primary Care (FM or IM) and Psychiatry, or in Family Medicine. This Physician will deliver the full range of services to patients in the Village Health Center (VHC), including diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic medical and psychiatric conditions (if also trained in Psychiatry), preventative care, minor surgical procedures, and occasional medical emergencies. Providers are responsible for seeing their scheduled patients as well as walk-ins, providing coverage during the operating hours of the VHC, providing telehealth services or phone-based consultation as needed, performing administrative tasks associated with the provision of care, and participating in quality improvement activities. Providers are expected to manage all patients and conditions within the scope of their training and approved privileges. In addition to the brick-and-mortar clinic, Father Joe’s also has a Street Health Program which deploys clinicians into the community to provide healthcare services. FJV also has a Recuperative Care program and Detox program onsite. VHC Physicians provide care to patients who are served by each of these programs.

Benefits

You are looking for purposeful work - a position that brings personal and professional fulfillment and allows for work/life balance. Father Joe’s Villages provides comprehensive employee benefits (including medical/dental/vision benefits, flexible work schedules, PTO, and holiday pay you qualify for from your first day of employment). Additionally, Father Joe’s Village Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) within a Health Professional Shortage Area; many clinicians working at FJV qualify for loan repayment options.

Essential Functions

• Provides primary care and psychiatry services (within the scope of the clinician’s training and privileging).
• Sees patients according to assigned scheduling template to maintain adequate provision of healthcare to our target community and ensure VHC’s financial performance
• Provides care to patients with substance use disorders, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
• Provides care to patients with serious mental illness.
• Willingness to help patients complete paperwork for social support programs such as supportive housing, Social Security Disability, and other similar programs requiring physician input.
• Collects and reviews patient history. Performs physical and mental health assessments/examinations to determine the presence of a medical and/or psychiatric disorder and establishes accurate diagnoses. Prescribes medications as appropriate to treat medical and/or psychiatric conditions. Orders laboratory and other diagnostic tests/imaging, as needed, to diagnose medical and/or psychiatric conditions. Analyzes patient test results and determines appropriate follow-up. Performs minor office-based surgical procedures (within the scope of the clinician’s privileging). Provides preventive care and health maintenance counseling and services.
• Maintains thorough, timely, and accurate documentation in each patient’s electronic health record.
• Effectively communicates and collaborates with patients, other health professionals, clinical staff, and colleagues.
• Provides consultation to primary care providers as in-house psychiatry specialist. Provides support to advance practice providers (APPs) to assure provision of high-quality patient care.
• Reviews communications on multiple platforms; checking each at least once per working day.
• Participates in meetings, presentations, workgroups and/or learning collaboratives, as assigned.
• Provides VHC leadership feedback on operational and clinical issues in the Health Center; participates in process improvement and quality assurance projects, as assigned.
• Complies with all of the terms and provisions of law and ethical standards relating to the practice of medicine.
• Devotes a sufficient amount of time each year to self-study, medical conferences and obtaining other adequate continuing medical education (CME) to maintain license to practice medicine in the State of California and board certifications.
• Completes and maintains privileging and credentialing in the Health Center.
• Assures on time completion of assigned training and risk management activities.
• Maintains a professional demeanor at all times at work.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with a California license in good standing.
• Board-eligible or board certified in a Primary Care specialty and Psychiatry, or Family Medicine.
• At least 1 year of experience of clinical experience post-residency preferred.
• Current DEA certification.
• At least 1 year of experience working with an electronic health record (this includes time in training).
• Intermediate user of MS Office.
• Not excluded from any State or Federal benefits programs (like Medicare or Medicaid).
• Participates in annual Tuberculosis screening and/or other screenings, when necessary.
• Reasonable accommodations may be granted where appropriate.
  
  

The Pay rate for this role is based on several factors including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and internal equity. The initial offer usually falls between the minimum and midpoint of the applicable salary range. Pay Band E18 - $240,000 - $325,000 (Mid-Point $270,000).