Locum Physician (Urgent Care)

About the job

CHAS Health is hiring a locum physician for Spokane Urgent Care in Spokane Valley. The physician provides primary medical care to a mixed patient population of all ages, including insured and uninsured patients.

CHAS Health is a community health organization that aims to remove barriers to care and serves insured and uninsured patients in neighborhood clinics.

What you'll do

• Examine patients, perform minor procedures and give preventive care within set guidelines
• Order tests, analyses and imaging, then review results and make a diagnosis
• Prescribe medicines or other treatment, order vaccinations and refer patients to specialists
• Counsel patients on diet, hygiene and disease prevention
• Record findings, plans and prognosis in the electronic chart
• Report births, deaths and contagious disease outbreaks to government authorities
• Precept physician assistant and nurse practitioner students, supervise assigned physician assistants and support quality improvement and peer review

What you need

• A medical or osteopathic doctor degree from an accredited program
• Board certification or eligibility in internal medicine, pediatrics, family practice or obstetrics/gynecology
• Drug Enforcement Agency registration and a valid license in the state of practice
• Able to be credentialed with agencies such as Medicare and Medicaid
• BLS (CPR/AED) and computer skills

Preferred

• Family practice specialty, which is strongly preferred
• Experience with underserved populations
• EHR experience