Family Medicine Physician

Position Title:            Physician – Family Medicine

Department:              Medical

Position Reports to:  Medical Director

Location:                    2032 Marengo St Los Angeles Ca 90033 and 123 S. Alvarado St Los Angeles Ca 90057

Position Summary:   To fulfill duties of practicing medicine in a professional and ethical manner. 

Responsibilities:

• Performs history and physical examinations on adults and children (if trained to do so). Physical exams includes pre-employment, school, sports, well child periodic screening, etc.

• Performs Pap smears, breast examinations, and other medical services and health prevention and screening as needed.

• Counsels for birth control and prescribes as appropriate.

• Gathers complete medical history and performs a physical exam on each client.

• Provides Treatment for and documents various related diseases.

• Review results of lab tests and diagnostic imaging and arranges appropriate follow-up.

• Provides for the provision of health education and appropriately documents all health education.

• Reviews referral/consultant reports and arranges appropriate follow-up.

• Answers miscellaneous medical questions in the absence of the Nursing Director or Medical Director.

• Assists in training of staff.

• Participates in provider meetings.

• Participates in chart review and quality assurance activities as detailed in the Quality Assurance policies and procedures.

• Supervises physician assistants, nurse practitioners, resident physicians and students.

• Provides back up for nursing director and medical director as follows:

• Responds to calls form pharmacies regarding prescriptions and refills

• Responds to calls from other physicians

• Responds to calls from patients requiring medical advice when the Registered Nurse is not available.

• Triages walk-in patients when the R.N. is not available at the request for front or back office staff.

• Assists the front office staff in arranging for appropriate arrangements for patients who arrive when the provider they were scheduled with has been canceled-i.e. reviews the medical record and helps determine how soon and where the patient should be seen.

• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Current Medical License from the Medical Board of California
• A Medical Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. Medical school or a non-U.S. medical school with evidence of having passed the FLEX examination for foreign graduates.
• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration Certification with current DEA registration Number.
• Board Certification or evident for being Board Eligible in a primary care specialty.
• Knowledge of practice of medicine according to the standard of care in our community.
• Skill in written and verbal communication
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public
• Ability to manage and lead clinic operations.
• Selected applicants are subject to, and must pass, a full background check.