Lead Clinic Physician

POSITION: Lead Clinic Physician
DEPARTMENT: Medical
REPORTS TO: Chief Medical Officer
LOCATION: Native American Health Center, Inc.
2950 International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94601
WORK HOURS: Full Time, 100% FTE, 40 hours per week
STATUS: Non-Union, Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY
Under the direct supervision of the Chief Medical Officer or designee, provide high quality medical care and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive primary, preventive, chronic and urgent care to NAHC’s members.

The Native American Health Center is an accredited institution and adheres to the standards of excellence set forth by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and the Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA).

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide primary care to members, including histories, exams, lab tests, prescriptions and referrals within prescribed up to date guidelines and protocols.
2. Perform accurate and timely documentation of histories, subjective findings, physical exam, plans, prescriptions and follow up in Electronic Health Records System within 72 hours of the visit.
3. Provide members information concerning their evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Engage members in participation and decisions involving their healthcare.
4. Adhere to the medical visit model of NAHC; managing huddles, proactive in teaching MA’s, seeing members on time, communicating any barriers to this with supervisors. Actively participate and be engaged in quality improvement for clinic efficiencies and improving member quality of care.
5. Provide clinical supervision, guidance and support to NP/PA practitioners when appropriate.
6. Timely coordination of care among internal and external ancillary providers and hospitals to provide high quality care between departments and facilities.
7. Function within an interdisciplinary team and participate in interdisciplinary activities such as panel management and case conferences.
8. Report births, deaths, and outbreaks of diseases to proper authorities.
9. Participate in the integrative model of providing medicine. This includes referring members and co-managing members with Nutritionists, LCSWs, etc.
10. Ensure completion of medication refills, provider approval queue, inbox items, medical record approval and member forms within five (5) working days.
11. Be an active educator and available for consultation with medical team members, including Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Nurses, and other integrative services team members.
12. Facilitate group interventions around site-driven topic areas in order to build capacity (i.e. Diabetes Care Days, PrEP program, Recipe4health, etc.) as needed.
13. Implement quality improvement initiatives and track outcomes to improve services to youth (i.e. Relationship abuse screening, drug and alcohol screening & intervention, oral health screenings).
14. Collaborate with responsible staff to ensure audit readiness and clinical compliance
15. Work with team on projects as they arise with external partners
16. Actively participate in third-party billing review and sustainability discussions.
17. Work collaboratively with, and support the activities of the clinical data team, ensuring optimal accuracy and performance on clinical outcome measures.
18. Quality Improvement: Actively participate in quality improvement processes. Be open to the ongoing changes in medical care and make suggestions for improvements.
19. LEAD PROVIDER DUTIES: Resolve staffing issues and facilitate conflict resolution for staff under direct supervision. Hire, discipline, evaluate and terminate staff in coordination with the Human Resources department.
20. Effectively lead and retain your staff by fostering a team environment and providing opportunities for staff to develop new skills.
21. In collaboration with the CMO, MD and DMO, provide a comprehensive training environment for Medical Assistants, RNs, APRNs, Physicians and interns.
22. In collaboration with the CMO and, MD and DMO, review and analyze provider productivity and make recommendations to improve access and member flow.
23. Collaborate with administration in addressing staff and member complaints.
24. Member Care: Demonstrate understanding and apply working knowledge of safety policies and ensuring safe member practices.
25. Actively participate in peer review and other internal quality improvement efforts and work with members proactively to drive quality improvement initiatives in accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards, when assigned.
26. Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations and safeguard protected health information.
27. Safety: Responsible for ensuring that all duties, responsibilities and operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel involved, including themselves.
28. Safety: Take appropriate corrective actions to address matters pertaining to employee health and safety that have been brought to their attention.
29. HIPAA: Keep all protected health information (PHI) confidential and abide by HIPAA guidelines for the release and disclosure of any PHI. Will report unauthorized use of disclosure of PHI immediately, to Site Director and HIPAA security officer.
30. HIPAA: Ensure the protection of all PHI and compliance of HIPAA guidelines amongst staff under your supervision. Take appropriate steps to address HIPAA concerns with staff as necessary.
31. Works extremely well under pressure, meet multiple and often competing deadlines.
32. At all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with supervisors, subordinates, colleagues, clients and the community.
33. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is the designated compliance officer, risk manager, privacy officer, and BOD Signatory of the agency.
34. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
35. Must be a licensed M.D., D.O.in the state of California.
36. Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Practice or Internal Medicine or other full scope Primary Care Specialty.
37. Current CPR certification or become CPR certified within 90 days of hire.
38. Current DEA license.
39. Three (3) years of experience working with a community clinic.
40. Excellent communication and written skills.
41. Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
42. Ability to work well under pressure, analyze and evaluate individual member’s needs, reach sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
43. Must be detail oriented and be able to multitask effectively.
44. Previous experience with an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system and working in an EHR environment is desired.
45. Commitment to Native American Health Center’s values and mission.
46. Knowledge of the Bay Area Native American community with a commitment to serving Native Americans and other vulnerable member populations.
47. Must have ability to relate and communicate effectively with community interest groups, agencies, and medical facilities that serve the American Indian community.
48. Work extremely well under pressure, meet multiple and often competing deadlines.
49. Must be able to meet set priorities as directed by supervisor.
50. Must be detail oriented and a team player.
51. Sense of humor is a plus.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
52. Excellent communication and written skills.
53. Established leadership skills.
54. Bilingual in Spanish.
55. Experience with EPIC EHR system is strongly desired.

Benefits: Native American Health Center (NAHC) considers our employees to be our most valuable resource and offers an excellent benefit package: competitive salaries, personal time off (PTO) or sick/vacation leave program, and an employer contribution 403(b) retirement plan to full-time regular status employees. We also provide medical, vision, dental, flexible spending, group term and voluntary life insurance coverage for employees and their dependents—with a percentage of employee contribution for dependent medical premiums.

Note to Applicants: Please be advised a post job offer, pre-employment Physical, TB test and Vaccination Clearance are required as a condition of employment. Vaccination Levels: 0 – Limited - require only TB, Physical & Seasonal Flu; 1 – Full Panel with exposure of Blood Borne Pathogens – requires, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, TDAP, Varicella, Hepatitis B, TB, Physical & Season Flu; 2 – Full panel no exposure of Blood Borne Pathogens – requires Measles, Mumps, Rubella, TDAP, Varicella, TB, Physical & Seasonal Flu. Additionally, you may be asked to get a Department of Justice Fingerprinting and/or Federal, State, County criminal background check clearance as a contingency for an offer of employment. Criminal clearances are obtained to protect the welfare and safety of clients receiving services at NAHC.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin or other non-merit factors.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADEA (protecting individuals 40 years and older) and considers age a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADA and considers disability a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations. Furthermore, NAHC will make any practical, feasible, and reasonable arrangements to accommodate qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

Salary : $271,265 - $328,374