Family Medicine Physician

An innovative, independently owned Family, Internal & Sports Medicine clinic 26 years strong is looking for a physician who is excited to help lead a collaborative team. MaxHealth has earned a reputation as being one of the most innovative and integrated practices in the DFW area and across the state. In addition to traditional primary care, MaxHealth offer services in exercise and nutritional counseling, injury recovery and prevention and brain health to name a few. We pride ourselves on managing schedules so that patients are seen on time. Time management creates a family oriented, work/life balance that everyone benefits from.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
1. Systematically assesses patients’ health status, arrives at appropriate diagnosis(es) and implements care plan for effective clinical outcomes.
 Considers thorough range of treatment/preventive options and arrives at a recommended course of action that is age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable
 Appropriately manages patient care and health status following initiation of treatment/preventive plan, and monitors and adjusts as warranted
 Communicates effectively with patients and family so that they understand their diagnosis, treatment plans, and need for follow-up care
 Educates and encourages patients to become active participants in their own healthcare-related
behavior and provides patient education materials for use in encouraging wellness
 Seeks consultation and advises by providing adequate information to consulting providers.
Communicates requests effectively, or responds to such requests from the referral source in a courteous, professional, and timely manner
 Documents according to established guidelines to facilitate ongoing quality of care in a timely manner
 Completes and ‘signs off’ documentation in a timely manner in accordance with the most
conservative payer policies (currently 48 hours).
 Clearly documents patient treatment plans and recommended follow-up care in a way that is understandable and clear to patients and family members
 Performs the appropriate medical procedures
 Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel
 Responds appropriately to emergent situations
 Maintains and improves skill level through participation in continuing medical education
 Actively participates in clinical quality improvement initiatives
 Reviews and follows up on complaints and concerns about medical care
 Takes actions to ensure continuity of care for patients
2. Contributes to effective and efficient practice management policies and practices that support patient access to medical care
 Participates in access planning for the Practice, ensuring appropriate amount of same-day patient access
 Participates in access delivery for the Practice by delivering care to same-day and walk-in
patients in a timely and courteous manner.
 Participates in access delivery for the Practice patients by delivering care that includes urgent care, mental health services which may include depression, anxiety, ADHD and other brain center services, preventative care and weight management in addition to routine family health care.
 Work closely and collaboratively with the medical support staff to deliver timely and punctual patient care
 Fulfills commitments for call assignments with clear communication and follows through on work initiated
 Supports appropriate billing for professional services through timely documentation and
maintaining adequate knowledge of the Practice’s billing policies and procedures
 Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and practice guidelines
 Responds to telephone calls and patient messages in a timely fashion
 Arrives on time for scheduled shifts and strives to maintain an on-time patient schedule
3. Manages patient care through appropriate use of available resources
 Appropriately prescribes and orders ancillary services
 Utilizes Practice referral network appropriately
 Manages chronic health/disease conditions
4. Provides leadership for Practice and community relations
 Serves as a resource to colleagues and support staff, enhancing quality of care
 Participates in the training, orientation, and evaluation of Practice support staff
 Regularly attends and actively participates in Practice staff meetings or provider/staff meetings
 Participates in community education and other professional activities to promote Practice services
5. Demonstrates commitment to customers
 Is aware of different customer needs/desires
 Takes action to meet customer needs/desires with respect to customer diversity
 Helps improve processes to meet customer needs
 Suggests and acts on ideas to improve overall customer service
 Respects confidentiality and shares information with only those who need to know
6. Demonstrates commitment to fellow employees
 Seeks to understand and value differences between employees
 Treats other employees with dignity and respect
 Maintains a positive and cooperative attitude regardless of personal stresses
 Demonstrates open, honest communication and behavior
 Resolves conflict in a positive manner
 Contributes to the productivity of the work group
7. Demonstrates commitment to the Practice
 Lives the values of dignity, integrity, service, and compassion
 Supports the Practice’s mission/vision
 Speaks positively about the Practice
 Chooses to make the Practice a better place
8. Knowledge, skills and abilities needed
 Knowledge of developmental stages and age-appropriate outcomes and interventions
 Knowledge of cultural differences and culturally appropriate outcomes and interventions
 Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 Has delegation skills
 Understands and complies with Infection Control principles and practices
 Knowledge of emergency and other relevant policies and procedures
 Knowledge of electronic health records
 Knowledge of quality and process improvement techniques
 Knowledge of practice management system, scheduling templates
 Knowledge of coding and documentation
 Knowledge of Practice policies and procedures
 Knowledge of referral networks and patient centered neighborhood
 Knowledge of coaching and mentoring skills
 Knowledge of Practice systems and services
 Customer service knowledge and skills
 Knowledge of confidentiality policy
 Time management skills
 Knowledge of Practice values
 Knowledge of Practice mission and vision

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Complies with all relevant laws, regulations and policies. Contributes to a safe working environment. Must hold a current valid medical license in the State of Texas. Meets applicable credentialing and privileging standards for specialty. Board certification in relevant specialty or Board Eligibility working towards Board Certification. Demonstrated leadership, teaching, evaluation and communication skills. Ability to influence/motivate others at all professional and administrative levels.

ACCESS TO PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION: The entire file may be accessed for the
purpose of delivering comprehensive coordinated care. The employee is limited to only what information is necessary to perform the task.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills or duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflections of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments). This document does not create an employment contract and employment is “at-will”.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $220,000.00 - $245,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Primary care specialties:

• Geriatrics
• Internal Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Primary Care

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• Texas License (Required)

Work Location: In person