Physician

About the job

CHAS Health is hiring a full-time physician for its Cheney Health Center to provide primary care to a mixed patient population of all ages and backgrounds, insured or not.

CHAS Health aims to remove barriers to care by offering clinics close to where people live.

What you'll do

• Examine patients, perform physical exams and minor procedures, and provide preventive care
• Order tests, lab work and imaging, review the results and make diagnoses
• Prescribe medication or other treatment such as physical or inhalation therapy, order vaccinations and refer patients to specialists
• Counsel patients on diet, hygiene and disease prevention
• Record findings, care plans and prognoses in the electronic chart
• Report births, deaths and contagious disease outbreaks to government authorities
• Take part in provider meetings, peer reviews and clinic quality improvement work
• Precept physician assistant, nurse practitioner and other students, supervise assigned physician assistants and serve as a resource to them and to nurse practitioners

What you need

• Graduation from an accredited doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy program
• Board certification or board eligibility in internal medicine, pediatrics, family practice or obstetrics/gynecology
• Drug Enforcement Agency certification and a valid license in the state where you practice
• Ability to be credentialed with Medicare, Medicaid and similar agencies
• Strong spoken and written communication and computer skills
• BLS (CPR/AED)
• Able to lift up to 10 pounds about half the time and 25 pounds or more occasionally

Preferred

• Family practice specialty (strongly preferred)
• Experience working with underserved populations
• EHR experience

Schedule

• Full-time

Benefits

• An annual milestone bonus that grows with years of service
• Medical, dental, vision, long-term care and life insurance
• A 401(k) with an employer match of up to 6%
• More than six weeks of paid time off a year for full-time employees
• Tuition assistance and student loan repayment
• Childcare reimbursement
• Reimbursement for continuing medical education (CME) and license fees