Stresses the Importance of Preventive Healthcare Measures

• Develops rapport with patients; striving to build a physician-patient partnership that facilitates marked familiarity with patient’s medical and treatment history, care needs and psychosocial factors as a means to manage patient’s risk factors and improve patient outcomes.
• Provides primary medical care by caring for all patients in accordance with the physician’s medical specialty.
• Develops a plan of care for each patient including complete medical history, physician examination, diagnosis, appropriate treatment and/or referral including hospitalization where necessary.
• Stresses the importance of preventive healthcare measures.
• Confers with consulting physicians, nurse, patients and patient’s families concerning treatment and care of patients.
• Establishes an effective working relationship with public and private physicians and other clinical care referral resources.
• Attends all medical staff meetings and participates in the community health center’s Q/A program.
• Performs other necessary duties as required by the health center to meet goals of providing primary healthcare.
• Attends Group/Team Huddles.
• Attends all ongoing training.
• Attends weekly provider meetings.
• Participates in daily huddle with assigned Medical Assistant.
• Participates in the clinical program of the organization according to the guidelines established for all staff physicians of similar training and board certification.
• Uses all available resources in diagnosis and treatment, such as laboratory and radiological testing, in an appropriate and cost-efficient manner.
• Provides night and weekend call.
• Refers cases requiring specialist services, but maintains responsibility, assuring that continuity of care is provided.
• Participates in the development and implementation of a regularly updated quality assurance plan for the organization.
• Participates in the health promotion/disease prevention activities required by the U.S. Public Health Service.
• Completes all records and reports as assigned.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Ensures an appropriate environment for the administration of healthcare by keeping all equipment and work areas in a clean, safe and orderly fashion.

• Ability to employ necessary management techniques in the supervision of clinical staff.
• Personal and professional qualities which permit Staff Physician to work with the staff of health center in such a manner as to earn confidence and respect.
• Ability to analyze complex information and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to set priorities and make decisions on critical healthcare programs and issues.
• EHR knowledge, general EHR skills; computer/keyboarding skills.

• Graduation from an accredited medical school with a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy, required.
• Completion of an approved residency program as required by the position.
• License to practice medicine in the State of Oregon, required.
• Possession of Federal DEA number without restriction for practice type, required.
• Current certification by an appropriate primary care or specialty board, required.
• Certified in Basic Life Support techniques, required.
• Ability to work within professional standards and understand scope of practice, required.
• Ability to relate with warmth and effectiveness to patients and other healthcare providers of the health center, required.
• Sufficient experience to carry out the duties of this position, required.
• Must be able to pass national background check and drug screen.

• Standing, bending stooping, lifting, walking; predominate daily position.

• Physical activities required while performing duties within clinic practice.

• In performing job duties may be exposed to blood, body fluids and hazardous chemicals; sight, auditory, tactile and olfactory senses exposure.
• Operating technical equipment.
• Computer screen, mouse, and keyboard usage. Telephone usage.
• Lifting: less than 20 lbs.
• May be required to work various shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime and in various center sites.

• Salary range for this position is at Health Center’s Salary Scale.
• The Board of Directors reserves the right to revise or change job duties, work sites and responsibilities as need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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