Primary Care Physician

Do you care about racial inequities? Do you want to make a real difference in the health of your patients? Then this job is for you!

SUMMARY: The physician provides holistic clinical care to OCHC patients by considering socio-economic, language, and other barriers to care. Working in a team environment, the physician ensures that patients receive comprehensive, wrap-around services and partners with the patient to maximize their health and well-being. OCHC physicians actively participate in the QA/QI program and other OCHC initiatives and programs. The position reports to the Chief Medical Officer.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct clinical care to patients.
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with patients from various cultural, ethnic, economic, language, racial, and other backgrounds.
• Performs minor procedures.
• Develops patient care plans, including diagnostic testing, treatments, consultations, and follow-up.
• Manages patients to ensure continuity of care and follow-up on chronic issues.
• Works to ensure that patients receive whole-person care by making appropriate referrals to OCHC’s mental health and case management, eye, chiropractic, and dentistry teams.
• Considers the patient’s social and structural determinants of health, including historical trauma, structural racism, and biological, social, psychological, and environmental factors in providing patient care and recommending treatments.
• Serves and participates in various QA/QI initiatives and OCHC committees.
• Attends and participates in OCHC provider team meetings.
• Participates in performance improvement (PI) peer review auditing activities.
• Maintains adequate EHR charting and documentation of patient care in a timely fashion.
• Practices within the scope of practice for the specialty and works cooperatively with other specialists and staff.

• Follows the general policies and procedures of Open Cities Health Center, including but not limited to HIPAA policies, pain management policy, code of conduct, and communication policies.

• Provides leadership and/or mentorship to students, trainees, and other clinical staff.
• Serves as a clinical consultant to other areas of the organization and provides clinical guidance for various initiatives as necessary.
• Other duties as reasonably assigned.
• Adheres to the OCHC’s Standards and Expectations of Clinical Providers.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board-certified in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Psychiatry.
• Current State of Minnesota medical license.
• Current DEA License.
• Demonstrated competence and comfort in working with racially, culturally, and economically diverse patients and staff.
• History of positive working relationships with providers, staff, and others
• Strong interpersonal and professional communication skills.
• Ability to meet standard FQHC production targets.

Highly Useful Competencies and Characteristics

• Master’s degree and/or experience in public or population health.
• Experience working in an FQHC or similar clinic.
• Language proficiency in Spanish, Hmong, or Somali.
• Experience working with interpreters.
• Knowledge of and desire to work within a public health/community medicine service delivery model.
• Experience treating substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health-substance use disorders.