Primary Care Physician (Family Medicine or Internal Medicine)
Community Health Connections
Summary
Under the direction of the Medical Director, provides comprehensive and continuous primary care to a panel of patients.
Job description
Job Description
- Provide primary care services to individuals and families.
- Practice within the collaborative model with nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists.
- Provide and manage direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.
- Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
- Refer patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
- Direct and coordinate the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
- Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
- As appropriate to the position, participate in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
- Observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
- Participate in On Call coverage.
- Prescribe drug dosages and instruct patients in correct usage and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids.
- Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
- Develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.
- Advise and train subordinate clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise.
- Manage patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- Sign on bonus
- Relocation bonus
- Loan repayment
- Professional allowance
- License renewal reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- 457 retirement plan
- Vacation time
- Personal time
- Sick time
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Travel discounts
- Entertainment discounts
Company overview
Community Health Connections is a comprehensive healthcare provider organization focused on delivering accessible medical services to underserved communities. As a community health center network, it offers integrated primary care, dental services, behavioral health support, and preventive care programs. The organization operates with a mission to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare regardless of patients' ability to pay, emphasizing culturally competent care and addressing health disparities. Community Health Connections typically serves diverse populations including low-income families, uninsured individuals, and medically underserved communities through multiple clinic locations. Their services often include family medicine, pediatrics, women's health, chronic disease management, and community outreach programs. By adopting a patient-centered approach and collaborating with local social service agencies, the organization plays a vital role in improving community health outcomes and reducing healthcare access barriers in the regions it serves.