Overview
This Community Health Center seeks a Family Medicine Physician who will provide high quality medical care to our patients in a culturally-sensitive and linguistically diverse environment.
Our patient population is an incredibly diverse group of people including many immigrants and refugees. We serve people from 55 different countries, and in more than 25 different languages, including multiple Asian, African and European languages. All of our highly-trained providers are bilingual and speak a variety of languages which allows patients access to a provider who can speak their language.
This CHC was incorporated in 2001 as an independent not-for-profit to increase access to primary care for underserved communities on Chicago’s north side. The organization grew from its humble beginnings and opened its doors as a full-time Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) on March 1, 2004 in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Bilingual proficiency in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, or Gujarati is preferred but not required.
Job Requirements
Bilingual proficiency in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, or Gujarati is preferred but not required.
Misc Benefits
Health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance; 401k with employer match; reimbursement for hospital privileges, license, DEA; paid time off; sick time; phone stipend
Client Description
Mission:
It is our mission to provide quality and compassionate health care services to the Asian American community and all other underserved or underprivileged communities in a culturally competent and linguistically appropriate manner.
Vision:
Our vision is to create a healthy and happy global community.
Value Statements: C³ARE
Cultural Competence and Respect: Always respect patient personal values, beliefs and cultural heritage. We build bridges across cultures.
Compassion and Empathy: Treat patients and family members with kindness.
Commitment to Our Community: Provide healthcare access where we live, work and nurture our children and families to form a healthy vibrant community.
Access to Care: Provide quality treatment regardless of race, age, creed/religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, physical or mental disability or ability to pay.
Reliability and Integrity: Hold to the highest standards of professionalism, competence, ethics and individual responsibility, worthy of the trust our patients place in us.
Excellence: Deliver the highest quality of services to achieve the best health outcomes.
Community Description
Community Overview: Niles is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, directly neighboring the City of Chicago's far northwest border.
The Village of Niles is proudly built upon friendly, multi-cultural neighborhoods, with best-in-class services, low taxes and efficient multi-modal transportation for all its residents—urban professionals, young families and senior citizens alike. Niles is safe, clean and conveniently located, with good schools, and a community which embraces ethnic diversity and comes together to enjoy events, festivals and cultures. Niles is truly easy to do business with and is home to several major corporations and signature businesses.
Nearest Metro: Chicago
Community Population: 29,451
Student Loan Forgiveness
Eligible for state and federal loan repayment programs.