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HealthWorks for Northern Virginia is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the medically underserved and uninsured populations of Northern Virginia. We provide quality medical, dental, and behavioral health care to all ages who might not otherwise be able to afford it. For more information about who we are and what we do, please visit www.hwnova.org.

Work Life Balance ? NO WEEKENDS!! Competitive Salary and Benefits package includes a 401K Retirement Plan, Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, STD, LTD; Paid Time Off and 10 Paid Holidays.

HealthWorks is a mandatory flu vaccine organization.

Pay - Competitive

No Recruiters/Locums/Staffing Agency!

Definition

Under direction of the Chief Medical Officer provides medical services to patients of HealthWorks for Northern Virginia. In addition, unless specifically exempted by the Medical Director, Physician shall be qualified to perform outpatient OB care should HealthWorks expand its services to include prenatal OB care.  Physician is a core member of a collaborative care team that may involve the patient?s primary care provider, nursing staff, and other care providers and/or clinical staff.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Promotes the mission, vision and values of HealthWorks.
• As part of the HealthWorks team, assists in both the planning and implementation of Healthworks? health care plan for patients.
• Assumes quality of care for all patients.  Provides appropriate, efficient and effective clinical medical care required in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease and injury.
• Works with facility staff and medical staff through the processes of quality improvement, peer evaluation, professional and staff meetings, and federal and state rules and regulations to ensure quality clinical standards are maintained at the facility.
• Provides adequate and timely patient medical records to facilitate appropriate continuity of care, confidentiality of client information, and compliance with medical reporting standards; and to facilitate accurate and timely billing of services.
• Adheres to the highest standards of medical practice, ethics, and professionalism always.
• Adheres to quality assessment guidelines, CLIA, OSHA or other regulations as federally mandated or as set forth by standards of practice of HealthWorks.
• Recommends purchase of supplies and equipment (outside of the regular operating budget) to the Chief Medical Officer.
• Develops and observes policies, procedures, and protocols to achieve HealthWorks?s goals and objectives. 
• Recommends changes in staffing, services, facilities, scheduling or patient flow (i.e., practice management) to the Chief Medical Officer.
• Responsible for directing and supervising of the clinical staff as appropriate.
• Maintains organized, complete medical records regarding content appropriateness and confidentiality. Assists in the evaluation of medical record QA and outcomes measures.
• Maintains the office hours of the center and must abide by HealthWorks policies and procedures.
• Participates in provider staff, clinical staff, and general staff meetings.
• Shares in responsibility of the teaching and training of Health Science students, residents, and other health care professionals.
• Assists CMO in the establishing of medical policies, quality improvement procedures and evaluating current practice protocols.
• Maintains certifications which strengthen physician ability to provide quality care (i.e., ACLS, APLS, NRC, etc.)
• Accepts clinical responsibilities/duties assigned or requested by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Should HealthWorks establish OB services, Physician may assist in the responsibility of on-call and hospital duty for the practice and participates in hospital activities and professional program development.
• Maintains certifications which strengthen physician ability to provide quality care (i.e., ACLS, APLS, NRC, etc.)
• Maintains an affiliation with professional groups, medical associations, and medical organizations, per policies and as requested by CMO.
• Represents HealthWorks in the community through involvement in community activities, which support the mission and philosophy of HealthWorks including hospital medical staffs.
• Participates in marketing self and HealthWorks to the community as a way of attracting new patients to the practice.
• Direct patient care, evaluation, and management in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. 
• Evaluation and appropriate referral of high-risk patients when applicable.
• Receive and respond promptly to calls and electronic notices from health center staff about clinical needs of health center patients, which will occur mostly when beyond the scope of care of the health center family physicians.
• Completion of chart documentation and billing within 48 hours of the encounter.
• Documentation of applicable patient data in the EMR, to capture and report accurate health center prenatal care outcomes.
• Ensure protection of confidential health information of health center patients.
• Abide by HealthWorks Code of Ethics.