Full Time Primary Care Physician Job Houston, TX

Primary Care Physician opportunity in Houston, TX

Wonderful opportunity to work as a lead in our team-based care environment. We are a value-based care provider focused on quality of care for the patients we serve. Our care team consists of doctors, advanced practice professionals, Pharm D, care coach nurses, MAs, behavioral health specialists, quality-based coders, referral coordinators and more.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats center patients in accordance with standards of care.
• Follows level of medical care and quality for patients and monitors care using available data and chart reviews.
• Assists in the coordination of patient services, including but not limited to specialty referrals, hospital and SNF coordination, durable medical equipment and home health care.
• Acts as an active participant and key source of medical expertise with the care team through daily huddles.
• Helps Regional Medical Director and Center Administrator in setting a tone of cooperation in practice by displaying a professional and approachable demeanor.
• Completes all medical record documentation in a timely manner working with a quality- based coder to optimize coding specificity.
• Follows policy and protocol defined by Clinical Leadership.
• Meets with RMD about quality of care, review of outcome data, policy, procedure and records issues.
• Participates in potential growth opportunities for new or existing services within the Center.
• Participates in the local primary care 'on-call' program as needed.
• Assures personal compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies.
• Spend 100% of your time clinically focused on direct patient care, inclusive of patient facing time and general administrative time (charting, meetings, etc.) as it relates to direct patient care.

Required Qualifications:

• Bilingual English/Spanish. Must be able to speak, read and write in both languages without limitations or assistance.
• Graduate of accredited MD or DO program of accredited university; successful completion of an accredited ACGME/AOA residency program.
• Board Certification or Eligible to become certified (ABMS or AOA) in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Geriatric Medicine
• Current and unrestricted medical license or willing to obtain a medical license in state of practice; eligible and willing to obtain licenses in other states in the region of assignment, as required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate a high level of skill with interpersonal relationships and communications with colleagues/patients
• Fully engaged in the concept of 'Integrated team-based care' model
• Willingness and ability to learn/adapt to practice in a value-based care setting
• Superior patient/customer service
• Basic computer skills, including email and EMR
• This role is considered patient facing and is a part of our Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB

Additional Information:

• Guaranteed base salary + quarterly bonus
• Excellent benefit package ' health insurance effective on your first day of employment
• CME Allowance/Time
• Occurrence Based Malpractice Insurance
• Relocation and sign-on bonus options
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Life Insurance/Disability
• Paid Time Off/Holidays
• Minimal Call

Job # 352003

For more information, please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] or call Vicky Rinehart at 602-284-0991.