Family Medicine Physician Job at St. Charles Healthcare in Prineville, OR

Work schedule: APP will work minimum of 40 hours per week with a minimum of 36 hours patient contact time. Scheduled days may vary depending on clinic operating days and hours.

Call expectation: APP will be expected to participate in the clinic call rotation shared equally by all providers in the designated call group to include evenings, weekends and holidays. This is scheduled in coordination with other providers in the call group. A Family Care physician will provide back up and expertise support as needed by the APP.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: An APP is part of a team of dedicated professionals who provide care to patients and families in a Medical Home environment. Our goal is to deliver evidence-based and personalized care to patients based on their individual needs. The APP is supported in the delivery of comprehensive care by in-team Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, Care Managers, Community Health Educators and administrative staff.

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

Clinical Duties:

• Practice and role model excellence in the Family Practice Medical Home domains of diagnosis, aligning treatment goals to patient values, definitive treatment, supportive care treatment, follow-up care, and preventive care.
• Practice evidence based Family medicine within the scope of license, training and credentialing.  Cooperate with other SCHS providers and caregivers to insure optimal patient care and outcomes.
• Collaborate with other members of the SCMG Family Medicine,Specialty care provider teams and referring providers to ensure a world-class patient experience.
• Provide a therapeutic presence in service to others by purposefully responding to the needs of patients/customers in a caring way.  This includes introducing oneself and stating your purpose,  asking the patient their preferred name, spending time with the patient to determine their care goals, active listening, and using skillful communications (appropriate touch, eye contact, etc.).
• Prescribes medications in accordance with SCHS policies and procedures for medication administration. 
• Consults with Care Team Pharmacist on behalf of poly-pharmacy patients or regarding medication efficacy. 
• Consults with Care Team Psychiatrist regarding appropriate prescribing of psychotropic medications.
• Accurately document, code and bill for all patient care in the EHR or on the appropriate form in a timely manner and in compliance with SCMG defined Standards.
• Interpret and report on diagnostic tests in a timely manner in compliance with SCMG defined Standards.  This should not exceed 72 hours for Urgent and 7 days for Routine diagnostics.
• Provide education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment and/or equipment.
• Participates in clinic after-hours call duties and responsibilities.
• Support the delivery, measurement and improvement of quality health measures as identified by SCMG.
• Consults with Physician as needed and may have chart notes reviewed or approve

EDUCATION

Required:

• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies or Master of Science in Nursing
• Complete annual fire/safety, etc. education in-services as required.
• Attend mandatory educational offerings as described in SCHS policies/procedures and/or as required by other regulatory bodies.
• Complete annual CME as required to maintain license and appropriate Board certification.
• Complete in a timely manner assigned Computer Based Learning modules. 

Preferred:

• Doctorate of Science in Physician Assistant Studies or Doctorate of Nursing Practice

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

Required: 

• Unrestricted Physician Assistant and/or Nurse Practitioner license.
• Physician Assistant requires NCCPA certification.  Nurse Practitioner requires AANC or ANNP certification with a population focus appropriate to Family Medicine (eg. FNP).
• If Physician Assistant, ability to establish and maintain a Practice Agreement with a Supervising Physician.
• Unrestricted Federal DEA number.
• Unrestricted ability to participate in Medicare / Medicaid, or other federal or state governmental health care programs.
• Current AHA BLS certification required. 
• If provider will practice sedation, moderate or deep, AHA ACLS certification is also required. 
• Additional certifications may be required based on privileges granted to provider by Medical Staff Services at SCHS Inpatient locations.
• Keep all licenses and appropriate certifications current and unrestricted.
• Maintain active privileges at a St. Charles Health System hospital sufficient to permit performance of job duties.

Preferred:

• Physician Assistant and/or Nurse Practitioner licensure in the state of Oregon. 
• Federal DEA number registered in Oregon.

EXPERIENCE

Required:               

• Experience in an outpatient practice environment providing care in Family Medicine. 
• Experience using EHR (Electronic Health Records) software.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System.
• Experience working in a team environment and proven ability to collaborate, manage facilitation and consensus building among health care professionals and agencies to achieve expected results.

Preferred:

• 2+ years’ experience in an active Family Medicine practice.
• Familiar with Medical Home Care model.
• Knowledge of Quality Measures, data collection and outcome review and improvement.
• Experience with providing, documenting and billing Annual Medicare Wellness Visits.
• Epic EHR software experience