Family Medicine or Internal Medicine - Physician - Fort Dodge

• Overview UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Family Medicine Physician to join our team.
• Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health.
• At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world.
• Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work by Becker’s Healthcare and among America’s Best Employers By State in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.
• Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
• At UnityPoint Health, you matter.
• UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care.
• The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions.
• The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.
• Opportunity to practice outpatient medicine in an established, well-known primary care clinic serving Fort Dodge and surrounding communities Cohesive group of colleagues and supportive staff allowing for autonomy while building the practice according to your preferences Experienced staff, both clinical and non-clinical, with a lot of longevity who know the patients and the community extremely well Flexible scheduling to ensure sufficient patient access Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination Leadership and committee involvement opportunities available

Responsibilities

Full-time benefit eligible position, 36 patient contact hours per week Average 20-25 patients per day No nights or weekends No inpatient duties; 24/7 adult and pediatric hospitalist coverage Clinic call shared among primary care providers in multiple clinics Currently 1:14 call rotation Telephonic call only - no need to report to the clinic or hospital Calls triaged by MyNurse hotline Minimal call volume Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve General primary care procedures such as joint injections, skin excisions, lacerations, etc. Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills