Primary Care Physician

Primary Care Physician

Solidaritus Health is a pioneering advanced primary care company dedicated to delivering an exceptional patient experience to working Americans while generating substantial savings for unions, employers, and patients. Our innovative care model creates an alignment of interests among patients, primary care providers and the unions and multi-employer Taft-Hartley Trusts that own, invest in, and govern Solidaritus Health.

At Solidaritus, working families receive concierge-level care with unparalleled access to accountable, personal providers supported by cutting-edge technology. Empowered with the time to build trusted relationships, patients develop personalized health action plans and receive support to drive better health outcomes.

Our state-of-the-art Solidaritus Health Centers are renowned for their welcoming design and allow spacious consultation rooms alongside studios for healthy lifestyle coaching, nutritious cooking demonstrations, and classes in flexibility, mindfulness, and stress management. Backed by industry-leading health analytics, Solidaritus drives significant improvements in population health outcomes leading to considerable reductions in overall health costs.

Position Overview

Solidaritus Health is seeking a Primary Care Physician to deliver broad-scope primary care services, coordinate comprehensive health care delivery for an assigned panel of patients, and nurture a welcome and engaging health center environment. The Primary Care Physician will embody our mission of delivering exceptional care and assuring that America's working families receive the concierge-level care they deserve.

The Solidaritus Health direct primary care model grants Primary Care providers with adequate time to:

• Listen to and care for patients
• Develop, adjust, and support patient adherence to individualized health care action plans
• Assist patients in adopting needed healthy behavioral change
• Prevent and manage chronic disease with support of interactive tools and processes
• Respond to patients' urgent and episodic sick care needs
• Provide ongoing healthcare education for Members and families
• Coordinate overall delivery of care across all care settings
• Develop a trusting provider-patient relationship with individuals and families under their care, becoming a trusted counselor and guide to Members in navigating the healthcare system and making key healthcare decisions

Solidaritus Health eliminates the burden for virtually all medical billing, enabling the Provider to focus almost entirely on delivery of patient care. Solidaritus Health supports Provider success in meeting the above­ listed care delivery expectations by providing the following kinds of support:

• Tools, processes, peer collaboration, training, and mentoring
• Dissemination of best practices
• Flexibility and support for strategies to meet the health care needs of the assigned patient population 
• A well-maintained and supplied Solidaritus Health Center to accommodate scheduled patient office visits and delivery of clinic-based care
• Digital communications tools to enable flexible remote delivery of primary care consultation to patients at locations and times that are mutually convenient for the Provider and the patient
• Consistent and competitive compensation

The key responsibilities of the Primary Care Physician include, but are not limited to:

• Strategic Health Care Planning and Alignment: Review risk factors identified though medical claims data, health risk assessments, and comprehensive physical examinations of patients, and develop strategies for maintain good health and improving patient health outcomes, increasing patient engagement, and improving patient satisfaction. Provide input and counsel on care delivery strategies, benefits design, incentive design, and health-related cultural change efforts. Effectively collaborate with peers, health center staff, and executive team members to ensure that Solidaritus Health’s values are implemented for the staff and patient experiences.
• Health Care Delivery: Providers are empowered to proactively deliver, coordinate, and manage healthcare for their assigned patient panels while engaging members in self-management of their health. They are responsible for conducting comprehensive physical examinations, developing individualized Health Care Action Plans (HCAPs), and utilizing these plans for ongoing patient engagement. Providers deliver broad-scope primary care services, including preventive, episodic sick, urgent, and wellness care, healthy lifestyle coaching, chronic disease management, diagnostic testing, medication management, and appropriate medical procedures. Accurate documentation of all patient encounters in the EMR system, implement medical protocols, supervise support staff, and foster relationships with high-value downstream providers for effective care coordination. Additionally, they are expected to leverage technology for efficient patient management and contribute to clinical improvements that enhance patient health and streamline advanced primary care delivery.
• Referral Management: Coordinate patient referrals to high-value providers, prepare records for specialists, and manage a “closed loop” process by coordinating patient care across all settings including transition back to primary care when medically appropriate.
• Support for Maintenance of Healthy Member Lifestyles and Adoption of Healthy Behavioral Change: Providers will offer health education support by actively listening to and understanding each patient's values and needs. They will employ effective coaching techniques to establish and monitor personalized goals as part of each patient's customized Health Care Action Plan (HCAP). Additionally, they will develop and participate in educational sessions targeting populations with prevalent health risk factors, such as high body mass index, smoking, diabetes, and nutrition, as well as general wellness topics like diet, stress management, and exercise integration.
• Patient Access and Patient Service: A paramount objective of Solidaritus Health is to provide each Member with an incomparable service experience. Providers adhere to the Solidaritus patient-centered care model's scheduling and service standards, ensuring appointments start on time. They are expected to be available to address urgent patient needs, unless during approved absences, and may need to provide cross-coverage for colleagues during their own approved absences.

Qualifications

• MD/DO with Board Certification in Family Medicine, or Board Eligible (within 1 year of start date)
• Valid, current California license (MD, DO) from accredited program, with DEA license
• Experience in Internal or Family Medicine
• Experience in Adult and Pediatric primary care
• A commitment to collaborating with the patient to improve their health through behavior change methods supported by Solidaritus Health
• A commitment to continuously improve the health and wellness of each eligible member
• Good leadership skills and communication skills
• Experience with electronic medical records
• A spirit of collaboration and cooperation with a willingness to continually learn and contribute to development and improvement of the Solidaritus Health direct primary care model and health programs Solidaritus Health offers our members

Benefits & Compensation

We offer a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development, as well as a comprehensive health and wellness benefits package that includes the following and more:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage paid 75% by Solidaritus
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance paid by Solidaritus
• Life Insurance paid by Solidaritus
• Paid Time Off – Vacation and Sick
• Continuing Medical Education Leave
• Professional Expenses 
• Professional Liability Insurance
• Retirement options including 401k and Roth IRA
• Supplemental, voluntary coverage including critical illness, accident, hospital, and additional life insurance
• Relocation and bonus available

The salary range for this position is $250,000 to $320,000. 

Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate. This could be your opportunity to move to sunny California and practice medicine the way it should be practiced, while living close to Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Sacramento is the capital of the Golden State, with the world class restaurants, shopping, and entertainment venues one would expect The schools and neighborhoods are some of the highest ranked in the state

If you think that you could be a dynamic member of our team, please forward your resume to: shorne@solidaritus.com