Overview

This FQHC opened its doors in 1989 as a bilingual, bicultural, nonprofit community health center, located in the heart of the Pilsen community.

This organization operates as a FQHC through outpatient clinics with one urgent care location, three traditional outpatient clinics and three school-based clinics. Services range from Adult & Family Medicine, Behavioral & Mental Health, Dentistry, Diabetes, Family Planning, OB/GYN & Midwifery, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, and Walk In Wellness Center.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides patient care in a specified number of clinic sessions per week
• Provides out-patient clinic consultation and in-patient backup for the Nurse-midwifery service, for a specified amount of time each month
• Admits patients to the hospital as necessary and serves as primary attending physician
• Provides comprehensive integrated patient care in cooperation with other programs (i.e., WIC, prenatal classes, nutrition counseling, case management, health education)
• Works cooperatively with other physicians for cross-coverage of patients, both clinic and in-patient when appropriate
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities
• Participates in data collection
• Attends service/staff meetings as appropriate
• Meets with the service director on a timely basis to review policies, procedures and sign protocols
• Works cooperatively and supportively with internship programs
• Performs other related duties as assigned

This position requires compliance with all written standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Joint Commission standards, all policies and procedures and Corporate Compliance requirements. Compliance will be considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.