Job Description:
The Petaluma Health Center’s mission is to provide high quality
health care, with access for all, in Southern Sonoma County. The
Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative
programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs
of the entire community.
As an Internal Medicine Physician, you’ll get the chance to work in a
team based environment that is integrated with behavioral health.
You’ll have your own patient panel targeting between 18 and 22
patients a day, fully supported by Certified Medical Assistants,
Referral Specialists and RN’s. Our providers practice across the full
spectrum of family medicine.
You will get the chance to mentor/teach medical students who rotate
through the clinic and participate in The Center for Education in
Community Medicine and our NP/PA Residency Program.
Petaluma Health Center has two large clinics - one located in
Petaluma and another located in Rohnert Park. Our scope of services
include: Family Medicine, Maternity, Behavioral & Mental Health,
Wellness, Optometry, Dental and Specialty Services.
We are a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides
primary medical care and mental health services to residents of
Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Penngrove and surrounding areas. We
are organized as a private, non-profit corporation and governed by a
consumer and community led Board of Directors.
For more information about us, please visit us at www.phealthcenter.org.
Petaluma Health Center is located in Petaluma, CA, about one hour
north of San Francisco. We have two clinics, one located in Petaluma
and another in the city of Rohnert Park. We offer our providers the
opportunity to practice a full scope or partial scope of family
medicine and primary care. We offer flexible schedules, loan
repayment, a full suite of benefits and competitive salaries. Come
live the dream in Northern California.
Position Title: Internal Medicine Physician (MD/DO)
Position Summary: As an Internal Medicine Physician
at Petaluma Health Center, you’ll provide quality primary medical care
in a compassionate, caring, collaborative and innovative environment.
As part of our medical provider team, you’ll have the opportunity to
participate in all clinic strategic initiatives as we continue to grow
and develop new programs. You will work primarily in an outpatient
community clinic environment and also take after hours calls,
participate in weekend clinics, supervise PA/NP staff, and work with
outside locations associated with the Petaluma Health Center, such as
school based clinics, skilled nursing facilities as well as assignment
to inpatient hospital duties in accordance with clinical training and
hospital based privileges.
Internal Medicine Physician Responsibilities:
- Take appropriate history, perform physical examination of
patients, order pertinent diagnostics and implement appropriate
therapy in the outpatient setting according to standard medical
practice for patient’s age over 16 as defined by the ACP.
- Provide admission, work-up, diagnosis, and provision of
non-surgical treatment for patients admitted to skilled nursing
facilities and/or the hospital setting in accordance with clinical
training and maintenance of skilled nursing and/or hospital based privileges.
- Obtain appropriate consults when problems presented are outside
scope of practice or when unfamiliar with a particular aspect of the
patient’s care.
- Communicate effectively with the patient throughout the physician
patient relationship, provide appropriate patient education, and
demonstrate respect for the culturally determined needs of patients.
- Shows consistent and determined intent to be competent, meeting or
exceeding the community standard of care.
- Demonstrate competent knowledge in delivering health care to
patients through peer review as established through the medical
staff bylaws, recommendations of each licensing Board, and clinic
Quality improvement Program. Participates in the peer Contribution,
considering carefully the opinions of colleagues.
- Cooperates with the rest of the medical staff in assuring after
hours and Saturday and evening hour’s coverage for the clinic patients.
- Supervises PA’s and FNP’s according to the standardized procedures
agreed upon which defines their scope of practice while complying
with all federal and state regulations and codes.
- Provides consultation to all practitioners for adult patients with
complex medical conditions.
- Provides continuing medical education to providers at least twice
yearly in topics of internal medicine.
- Supports and contributes to in a positive manner clinic efforts to
maintain and improve patient satisfaction in all aspects of health delivery.
- Works at maximum potential to meet productivity requirements in
order to improve patient access and fiscal viability while
maintaining quality medical care.
- Meets all time commitments by arriving on time to the clinic and
working entire shift or more as needed.
- Willingly performs other duties within the scope of practice as assigned.
Other Duties
- Participate in medical staff and other clinic meetings.
- Responsible for maintaining credentials by keeping all required
licenses current, including but not limited to California Medical
License, DEA licenses, CME hours, CPR Certifications and any other
required licenses. It is the responsibility of the physician to give
Human Resources current credentials before old credentials expire.
- Willingly performs other duties within the scope of practice as assigned.
