Physician Family/Internal Medicine or Advanced Practice Practitioner - ACCESS Humboldt Park

Prescribe medication in accordance with Illinois statute and professional practice guidelines.

Performs all duties in conformity with the quality standards and clinical guideline established by ACCESS.

Meets Meaningful Use standards which is defined as using certified EHR technology to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities, engage patients and families in their health care, improve care coordination, improve population and public health; all the while maintaining privacy and security.

Manages EHR In-Basket, transfers In-Basket responsibilities to colleagues when appropriate, and responds to messages (e.g. lab results, refills, patient calls, patient messages, co-sign orders, co-sign charts, and open charts) within 72 hours Patient Support and Education Provides culturally competent care Recognizes patients’ families as an integral part of patients’ care teams.

Ensures that patients’ and families’ needs are met, and clinic policy is followed through.

Encourage patients and families to voice questions and/or concerns.

Works with patients and their families as appropriate to encourage care self-management Conducts patient education activities, including pre and post instruction exams and procedures, instructions related to illness and treatment, and reinforcement of provider’s follow-up instructions Utilizes printed health education materials as appropriate and document all instructions given; while giving consideration to an individual varying level of understanding and adjusts level of presentation to ensure the patient is knowledgeable of medical condition and plan of care Works with care team and case management to provide for coordinated delivery of case management services.

Ensures patients presenting with greater acuity than what is clinically appropriate within the health center are transferred appropriately Meets intensity of service and/or severity of illness admission criteria PCMH Requirements Coordinates with health center staff at all levels to ensure patient needs are met Participates in health center huddles and meets scheduled health center times and productivity standards.

Assures patients are seen in a timely and clinically appropriate manner and involves health center employees including medical assistants and front desk staff in this process.

Assures care teams properly carry out effective treatment, education and performs clinical tasks in accordance with acceptable policy and procedure.

Provider Development Participates in the orientation and training of staff as needed.

Ensures care team meets internal certification requirements for patient education and the administration of medication.

Participates in proficiency testing as required by ACCESS to ensure that proper standards of care are being maintained.

May function as a preceptor in teaching programs including medical residents, medical students, advance practice nurse students as well as other allied health professions Adheres to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) regulations.

Other duties as assigned Requirements/Preferences Doctor Osteopathy (D.O.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) required.

Completed residency in primary care specialty and Board Certification is required Minimum two (2) years of working experience in the practice of primary care medicine in an outpatient setting preferred.

Needs to be experienced with Pediatric patients of all ages, including newborns.

Spanish speaking preferred but not required.

Current licensure in the State of Illinois, DEA, Controlled Substance and maintain CME requirements Knowledge of applicable rules, regulations and standards relative to quality assurance, safety and infection control required Electronic Health Records competency; EPIC knowledge preferred.

Competencies/Behaviors Cultural Competency; ability to provide care and address needs and concerns of patients in alignment with their culture Interpersonal Skills; ability to effectively work with diverse populations of patients, colleagues and outside agencies Administrative and organizational skills; ability to organize diverse information Working Conditions/Equipment Clinical/Health Center environment Ability to concentrate and communicate in an environment with frequent interruptions Ability to stand, sit and walk for up to eight hours within Health Center environment Ability to lean and stretch in context of patient exam Computer/laptop Phone/Fax/Copier/Scanner ACCESS is a Network of Federally Qualified Health Centers treating patients on the frontlines of community-based health care.

Depending on position applied/being recruited for, candidates may be required to be vaccinated against communicable diseases and provide supporting documentation proving that they are properly vaccinated, or apply for religious and/or medical vaccination exemption as a part of the application process.

The pay range provided for this role represent the minimum to max range for this position.

Actual compensation varies and will be determined based on a combination of factors including years of experience, educational background, market conditions, and available grant funding.