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Lincoln County Medical Director/Physician in Newport, Oregon
Medical Director/Physician
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Medical Director/Physician
Salary
$138,646.00 - $186,329.00 Annually
Location
Lincoln County, OR
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
23-66 (599-1)
Department
Health and Human Services
Opening Date
07/28/2023
Closing Date
Continuous
Description
Benefits
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Position Summary
The salary range for this position is $138,646 - $186,329. A stipend of 10% is also provided for Medical Director functions.
Your job in the department is to . . .
Provide oversight of all Community Health Center (CHC) clinical programs. The employment agreement negotiated at the time of hire details the proportion of time spent in each role.
Your job also involves . . .
Performing professional work as a physician three of five days (60%) per week providing direct in-person patient care services.
Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities
JOB FUNCTIONS
Professional Practice:
Provide or arranges for comprehensive primary care services in an ambulatory clinic setting, including laboratory and diagnostic workup, and specialty referrals.
Work interdependently with other health care providers and health care staff in a team environment.
Perform minor outpatient procedures in accordance with LCHC credentialing/privileging policy.
Provide consultation to other clinic providers either in person or by telephone.
Consult with and coordinate patient care with other LCHC providers, community primary care physicians, specialists, pharmacists, nurses, and other health care professionals as appropriate.
Assess patient needs for specialty referrals, diagnostic and in-patient care and make appropriate referrals for service.
Work independently using his or her best professional judgment while practicing medicine within his or her scope of practice.
Participate in shared call system with other providers to provide continuous coverage for FHC patients on a 24-hour basis. Call includes phone availability after hours and may require arranging for and coordinating care with emergency room providers and admitting patients to the hospital after hours including weekends and holidays.
Provide patients and family members with counseling and education regarding health maintenance, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and need for follow up as appropriate during each patient visit. Verify and document that the patient understands diagnosis, treatment and follow up recommendations.
Render care to LCHC patients in accordance with quality and standards as established by LCHC, the standards of care prevailing in the community, applicable law, and according to state and federal grant requirements for non-discrimination regardless of status, race, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay.
Respond to patients/families in a collaborative manner that conveys compassion, respect, and a desire and willingness to assist in the achievement of patient’s goals for improved health.
Administrative:
Supervise all clinical programs under the scope of the health center:
Exercise functional and technical supervision over assigned professional staff.
Facilitate integrative services between primary care and behavioral health.
Collaborate with the CHC Managers in the distribution and utilization of personnel in the health care team to maximize skills and knowledge of all staff.
Consults on and assists in the development of in-service training and orientation activities in treatment and care of the patient population:
Leads and participates in peer review.
Directs the Quality Assurance/Improvement Program; develops clinic policies and procedures.
Review, formulate, and implement clinical protocols and priorities:
Ensure clinical staff remains up to date on current clinical protocols and evidenced-based practice.
Maintain strict adherence to state and federal practice guidelines.
Responsible for clinic on-call schedules and rotation into schedule.
Participate in a community health assessment:
- Advise the CHC Division Director on the development, monitoring and implementation of Health Center services, based on the outcomes of the community health needs assessment.
Represent the organization with other medical professionals, Primary Care Associations and other professional groups to assure positive relationships.
Typical Qualifications
Minimum Education Level
Specifics: For a physician, graduation from an accredited medical school and completion of 1-year internship. For a family nurse practitioner, graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner school.
Minimum Experience Level
Four-Five years
Specifics: For a physician, five years of increasingly responsible medical experience in a primary care, family practice or internal medicine clinic, graduation from an accredited medical school and completion of 1-year internship. Behavioral health experience is preferred. For a family nurse practitioner: Five or more years of increasingly responsible medical experience, graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner school, possession of a license as registered nurse in the State of Oregon, and certification as a nurse practitioner by the State of Oregon at the time of appointment. Certification as a Doctor of Nursing Practice and behavioral health experience is preferred.
Certifications
Certification(s) required.
Specifics: For a family nurse practitioner, certification as a nurse practitioner by the State of Oregon at the time of appointment.
Driver’s License
Oregon Driver's License required.
Specifics: This position also requires an insurable driving record and a valid Oregon driver’s license within 30 days of appointment.
Other Licenses
Professional License required (list below)
Specifics: For a physician, possession of, or ability to obtain, licensure to practice medicine in the State of Oregon. Must meet all credentialing requirements. For a family nurse practitioner, possession of a license as registered nurse in the State of Oregon at the time of appointment.
Desirable Qualifications: For a physician, behavioral health experience is preferred. For a family nurse practitioner, Certification as a Doctor of Nursing Practice and behavioral health experience is preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND/OR ABILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The required knowledge, skills and/or abilities are listed below:
Knowledge of:
Work is accomplished within a broad framework, with authority and responsibility in area of service. Work is evaluated in terms of accomplishment of assigned goals and objectives.
Principles, practices and procedures of community health, general medicine and surgery.
Applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the practice of medicine.
Applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the practice of community health.
Methods and techniques of diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases and injuries.
Principles of supervision and organizational development.
Clinic workflows and procedures, methods, and electronic health care processes.
Skill or ability to:
Manage the work of medical professionals to achieve goals and objectives.
Develop and modify policies, rules, and procedures.
Direct an effective QA/QI Program.
Work with professional independence, initiative, and judgment in performing medical diagnostic and treatment services.
Develop therapeutic relationships with a wide variety of patients from diverse educational, social, and cultural backgrounds.
Convey information, ideas, and facts both orally and in writing to supervisors, colleagues, and individuals, inside and outside the county, using language and a format the audience will best understand.
Utilize computers and other technology to communicate in written and verbal forms (e.g., word processing, texts, emails, spreadsheets, department-specific software).
Effectively relate well with others, including supervisors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the county. Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and working to maintain constructive working relationships.
Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Show up to work on time, and follows instructions, policies, and procedures. Meet productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules.
Job Conditions and Physical Demands
WORKING CONDITIONS
Job Conditions: Normal working conditions.
Work Location: Lincoln County
Travel: Travel within and outside of Lincoln County in a County or personal vehicle is routinely required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands are typical of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ADA COMPLIANCE:
Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal interactions.
Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.
Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Lincoln County offers a comprehensive benefit package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision which is paid at 90% by the County and 10% by the employee. Other fully paid benefits include life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance. Other optional insurances are available. A 401K retirement plan is also provided. The County's current contribution rate is 11%.
Regular and Trial Service employees working between 20 and 39 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for pro-rated employee benefits.
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Agency
Lincoln County
Address
210 SW Second St. Newport, Oregon, 97365
Phone
541-265-4157 541-265-0375
Website
http://www.co.lincoln.or.us