Permanent Family Practice: Outpatient Only Job in Birmingham, Alabama

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Family Practice: Outpatient Only
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

Family Medicine Physician

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Remote (Work from home, occasionally visit patients in their homes ), Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm

• Treat and diagnose patients with Polychronic as well as Kidney and Renal diseases

• Serve as a collaborator, partner/mentor in the training of NPs and other providers to provide high quality care

• Apply evidence-based criteria in determining the appropriateness and necessity of care; in particular, in determining whether dialytic or non-dialytic care is the correct evidence-based pathway

• Reduce unnecessary or preventable episodes of care, including hospital readmissions

• Identify and make practical, pointed interventions to improve member care

• Review Annual Wellness Visit assessments to ensure proper coding and provision of medical diagnoses across multiple comorbid conditions

• Conduct meaningful end-of-life and treatment options discussions with patients

Position Requirements

• 2+ years Internal Medicine or Nephrology, IM, EM, or FP practice experience 

• Desire to practice in a forward-looking polychronic, kidney, and renal care environment focused on population health management

• Demonstrated experience applying evidence-base clinical criteria

• Experience in renal care, geriatrics and/or hospitalist medicine

• Comfort and skill in end-of-life discussions and advance care planning

• Experience with high-need Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid populations, as well as commercial populations

• Experience integrating acute and behavioral health care and appreciation of social determinants of health and the value of social workers

• Expertise in managing medication panels for complex patients

Required Licensure

• Current residence and state medical license without restrictions to practice and free of sanctions from Medicaid or Medicare.

• Willingness to become licensed in multiple states as company and patient needs require

Education

• Doctorate Degree in Medicine or Doctorate Degree in Osteopathic Medicine

• Board Certified in Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine

Benefits

• Competitive salary and opportunity to participate in company’s bonus program

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance

• 401(k) plan with matching contributions

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: No

• Facility Type: Managed Services Organization
• Number of Providers:
• Number of Employees: