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Overview

Position Summary – Family/Internal Medicine Physician:  Provide the full scope of services which fall under provider’s field of training, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventive care, and electronic health record (EHR) maintenance, while following guidelines contained within the quality management, risk management, infection control, customer service and safety programs.

Clinical and Operational Responsibilities General Clinical

  • Obtains health history and perform physical examinations.
  • Diagnoses, treats, counsels, and coordinate care for each patient.
  • Reviews and update problem list and longitudinal plan of care at every visit.
  • Meets documentation standards and completes all progress notes within 24 hours following the patient visit.
  • Fulfills on-call responsibilities in accordance with the schedule developed and responds to calls within 20 minutes.
  • Prescribe medication in accordance with Illinois statute and professional practice guidelines.
  • Performs all duties in conformity with the quality standards and clinical guideline established by the FQHC. 
  • Meets Meaningful Use standards which is defined as using certified EHR technology to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities, engage patients and families in their health care, improve care coordination, improve population and public health; all the while maintaining privacy and security.
  • Manages EHR In-Basket, transfers In-Basket responsibilities to colleagues when appropriate, and responds to messages (e.g. lab results, refills, patient calls, patient messages, co-sign orders, co-sign charts, and open charts) within 72 hours

Patient Support and Education

  • Provides culturally competent care Recognizes patients’ families as an integral part of patients’ care teams.
  • Ensures that patients’ and families’ needs are met, and clinic policy is followed through.
  • Encourage patients and families to voice questions and/or concerns. Works with patients and their families as appropriate to encourage care self-management
  • Conducts patient education activities, including pre and post instruction exams and procedures, instructions related to illness and treatment, and reinforcement of provider’s follow-up instructions
  • Utilizes printed health education materials as appropriate and document all instructions given; while giving consideration to an individual varying level of understanding and adjusts level of presentation to ensure the patient is knowledgeable of medical condition and plan of care Works with care team and case management to provide for coordinated delivery of case management services.
  • Ensures patients presenting with greater acuity than what is clinically appropriate within the health center are transferred appropriately
  • Meets intensity of service and/or severity of illness admission criteria

Provider Development

  • Participates in the orientation and training of staff as needed. Ensures care team meets internal certification requirements for patient education and the administration of medication.
  • Participates in proficiency testing as required to ensure that proper standards of care are being maintained.
  • May function as a preceptor in teaching programs including medical residents, medical students, advance practice nurse students as well as other allied health professions
  • Adheres to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) regulations.
  • Other duties as assigned

Misc Benefits

Benefits Overview:

  • Compensation Package
    • Guaranteed Annual Base Salary
    • Productivity and Quality Bonuses
    • $20,000 Sign-On Bonus
    • $5,000 Relocation Assistance
  • Loan repayment potential through National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
    • NHSC LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 2 years
    • NHSC SUD-W LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 3 years
    • NHSC LRP or SUD-W LRP: $5,000 award enhancement for clinicians who demonstrate Spanish-language proficiency.
    • HPSA Primary Care score 19 
    • Westside, Madison and Sinai Health Centers have a HPSA Primary Care score of 21.
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • 232 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year & Paid Holidays
  • 40 Hours of CME & $2,000 Reimbursement
  • Malpractice liability provided by the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA)
  • 100% Outpatient Practice
  • Supports H-1B visa and J1 Waivers
  • Flexible schedules and much more…!

Other Income Details

The pay range provided for this role represent the minimum to max range for this position. Actual compensation varies and will be determined based on a combination of factors including years of experience, educational background, market conditions, and available grant funding. 

Client Description

Mission:

To partner with patients at all points of care, providing high quality, patient-centered health services accessible to all in their own communities.

Vision:

To be the health care home of choice, partnering with patients and communities to improve total health and create health equity.

Values:

Caring - We embrace the diversity of our patients, staff and communities, and engage them with mutual respect, compassion, trust, integrity and responsibility.

Committed - We pursue excellence through innovation and disciplined approaches to deliver patient-centered care, in an environment of collaborative learning and professional growth.

Connected - We engage in partnerships that add value to our patients and promote the total health of the communities that we serve.

Community Description

The world's best food. The world's best museums. Architecture that awes and enough shopping for days. Find it all in Chicago. With events every weekend, live music and theatre every night, and beautiful parks and ice rinks beckoning every day — Chicago buzzes with energy and excitement all year. 

Chicago is the third most populous city in the US. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people.

Affordable living costs and comprehensive, reliable public transit give Chicago a leg up on most other major cities.

Student Loan Forgiveness

Our clinicians are eligible for state and federal loan repayment programs, such as the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program.