Physician - Family Medicine, IM or UC/EM (DC Jail)

3 months ago

Washington, United States Unity Health Care. Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Unity at the DC Jail is looking for a dynamic, flexible doctor who enjoys a varied and sometimes high-paced work environment. The urgent care physician in his/her designated specialty is primarily responsible for the diagnosis and management of urgent and emergent medical problems that present to the urgent care clinic at the DC Jail. The urgent care team also triages and manages patients with acute mental health concerns, substance use disorders including acute withdrawal (experience prescribing MAT/MOUD a plus), and occasionally non-urgent conditions such as chronic disease deterioration or minor complaints. The urgent care physician responds to medical emergencies that occur within the facility and assists with intake lab review and other tasks/duties essential to maintaining the health and wellness of the resident population. Successful applicants will be skilled at common outpatient and urgent care procedures such as incision and drainage, suturing, foreign body removal and wound evaluation and initial management. Medical staff work closely with custody to ensure the health, safety and well-being of residents and staff alike. Work schedule will include some overnight and weekend shifts.

MAJOR DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Supports the health center and organization in contributing to the quadruple aim: improving health outcomes, improving patient experience, supporting care team well-being and the financial sustainability of the organization

Health Outcomes

Performs patient care, health services, and other provider duties in a safe way that is compliant with policies and procedures of Unity Health Care. This includes:

  • Taking clinical histories or assessments
  • Conducting physical examinations and evaluations as appropriate
  • Determining diagnostic and screening tests needed and interprets the results
  • Medical and clinical decision-making including diagnosis and treatment plan, emergently if needed
  • Preventive health maintenance and education
  • Referrals to hospitals, specialists, social services or other providers when needed
  • Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives at the Center and seeks to continuously improve the quality of care for their patients.
  • Conducts thorough peer reviews and provides constructive feedback to peers
  • Documents in the medical chart in an appropriate and timely manner
  • Reviews and implements clinical best practices and optimizes CME time to stay up to date
  • Maintains a culture of safety and completes incident reports when issues arise and participates in the problem solving and improvement process
  • Collaborates with health center leadership and staff on panel and population management
  • Maintains clinical privileges and responds to inquiries in a timely and complete manner

Patient Experience

  • Reviews patient experience data with medical director and translates into action steps to ensure a welcoming, patient-centered environment for all patients
  • Communicates to patients respectfully and partners with them in their care by spending time actively listening and clearly explaining their recommendations
  • Provides culturally competent and high-quality care and uses translation services when needed
  • Timely in all patient facing duties- visits, returning phone calls, notifying of test results
  • Responds to patient complaints and works towards resolution for the patient
  • Provides excellent customer service and professionalism towards patients
  • Maintains a clinical schedule that allows access for patients, including providing sufficient notice for time off, and providing options for patients to be seen when rescheduled on short notice
  • Handles telephone calls after hours on a rotating basis as applies to their specialty
  • Promptness to work

Care Team Well-Being

  • Embraces team mentality- including building trust, exchanging feedback, and showing appreciation with team members. Leads by example and works closely with others to provide comprehensive, team-based care
  • Provide recognition to providers and team members who are performing well
  • Teaches and coaches staff members to work at the top of their ability
  • Participates in student and resident teaching as requested by Medical Director
  • Attends and actively engages at team, center and organization-wide meetings
  • Recognizes when they may be experiencing burnout and takes steps to improve it
  • Displays professional conduct in all interactions and recognizes and reports concerns about professionalism in self or others
  • Demonstrates flexibility and agility in working with others to meet the needs of patients

Financial Health

  • Monitors own productivity and utilization levels and works with health center leadership to identify opportunities to optimize visit volume
  • Be willing to see patients if needed (e.g., late patients, walk-in patients) as the schedule and time allows
  • Educate patients on the value of a health care visit
  • Leverages nursing visits and other staff where appropriate
  • Participate in population health efforts
  • Work collaboratively with Medical Director to schedule patients to promote access
  • Creatively identifies way to improve flow and efficiency in your day and works collaboratively with team members to implement improvements
  • Locks notes in a timely manner (within 48 hours) and fixes and addresses any outstanding claims

Other Duties

  • Serves on committee(s) as requested by Medical Director or CMO (e.g. P&T, Infection Prevention etc.).
  • Effectively and ethically handles all forms of communication according to Unity Policy
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must have a current DC Professional License. Must have CDS and DEA (registered in DC) registrations if a prescribing provider.
  • Graduate of an accredited school of medicine or nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or other relevant professional school
  • Board eligible or board certified/ licensed in area of specialty. Must be board certified/ licensed within one year of hire.
  • Must be willing to accept “on call” duties on a regular rotation and sessions on evenings and weekends when needed to provide patient coverage.

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