Permanent Family Practice: Outpatient Only Job in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Family Practice: Outpatient Only
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• Structure of Position: Community Health Center/FQHC
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

Under the direction of the Medical Director, provides comprehensive and continuous primary care to a panel of patients.

Essential Duties Major responsibilities:

• Provides primary care services to individuals and families.

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.

• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.

• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.

• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.

• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.

• Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.

• Participate in On Call coverage.

• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.

• Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.

• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.

• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.

• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.

• Ability to work both independently and in a team

• Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients

• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Medical Degree (MD or DO)

• Board certification/eligibility in Family Medicine

• Current licensure by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine

• ACLS or CPR/AED certified.

• Current DEA, DEA-X and Massachusetts Controlled Substance licensure for prescriptive authority

• Eligible for unrestricted health center and hospital privileges at facilities utilized by the health center

• Effective verbal and written communication skills 

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Clinic
• Number of Providers: