What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician | Family Medicine | Swope Health Central position at Swope Health?
Swope Health is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Family Physician to be part of a team of caregivers who provide care for the members of our community that need it the most. Our Physicians provides primary patient care as a member of the health care team. You will provide clinical instruction, collaborates in the medical management of patients, and serve as a consultant, liaison to improve patient care and health. You play a vital role for the patient centered medical team to provide quality, patient centered care. If you have a passion for working with a team of dedicated caregivers to make care visible every day, join Swope Health and help shape the future of equitable, patient-centered healthcare in our region!
Primary Responsibilities:
- Examines patients to determine presence of disease and to establish preventive health practices.
- Prescribes and administers medications or delegates immunization duties to the clinical support staff.
- Performs minor, uncomplicated ambulatory surgical procedures, consistent with limitations of a community health center.
- To be available during working hours for on-site Health Center coverage and to be available for rotation of nighttime and weekend emergency calls as assigned.
- Assists in developing programs utilizing staff and outside resources to ensure comprehensive state of the art medical care.
- Responsible for supervision of other assigned practitioners to the clinic site as applicable.
Successful Candidates will have:
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy licensed in the State of Missouri and Kansas
- Demonstrated professional competence and ethical conduct of practice.
- Successful completion of an accredited three years primary care (Internal Medicine/Family Medicine) residency.
- Board certification or eligibility.
About Swope Health Services:
For 56 years, the mission of Swope Health mission has been to improve the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care to all. Founded in 1969 by E. Frank Ellis, Swope Health opened as “Model Cities Health Corporation” in the basement of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church with 20 associates and a $100,000 budget to serve 2,000 patients a year. Since then, Swope has since expanded its size, scope, and service offerings to include behavioral and dental care, services for the unhoused, mobile services and school-based clinics, and the PACE KC Adult Wellness Center.
Swope Health serves as a community health asset in the region – transforming lives, strengthening community, and powering our prosperity. Swope Health is committed to maintaining its focus on patient care and experience as well as an integrated, holistic model of health care, ensuring that everyone in the community can be served. The organization’s high-quality services, strong financials, and visionary leadership team position them well to sustain and deepen their impact into the future.
Swope Health Services supports its team members with:
- Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Days Off beginning at 20 days annually, effective the first day of employment
- Eight annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day
- Up to $3000 for continuing education expenses
- Participation in the National Health Service Corp loan repayment program
- J1 and H1b visa sponsorships
Swope Health is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.