Staff Physician - Venice Family Clinic - Inglewood
UCLA
Application
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Posted: 08-Nov-24
Location: Inglewood, California
Internal Number: 144272751
Description
Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. In November 2021, Venice Family Clinic merged with South Bay Family Health Care, uniting more than a century of experience helping patients regardless of their income, insurance or immigration status. The organization now has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have 17 locations plus 2 mobile clinics and an expansive street medicine program for people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at venicefamilyclinic.org. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are core values of the Venice Family Clinic. We believe the professional and clinical environments are enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together.
The Venice Family Clinic is a community health center that provides quality health care to people in need. Our physicians are committed to the populations we serve and to the mission of the clinic. Under the leadership of the Chief Medical Officer, the Venice Family Clinic physician evaluates, treats, and makes appropriate diagnostic and specialty referrals for our patients. The physician is an integral part of the clinic staff, providing leadership and expertise on medical and patient care issues. Because the Venice Family Clinic has a large volunteer program, the staff physician has a unique role in orienting and providing technical support to the volunteer medical providers. This responsibility includes providing a positive role model, ensuring that volunteers understand Venice Family Clinic procedures and providing continuity of care for patients. The physician works cooperatively all Clinic departments including nursing, pharmacy, clinic coordinators, and Mental Health staff. The position requires flexibility in days and hours for clinical care, as some evening are included in the weekly schedule.
The University of California, Los Angeles is required to provide an estimate of the salary range for this role. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Salary offers are determined based on candidate qualifications and experience. Salary range: $235,000.00-$250,000.00 Annual
QualificationsRequired qualifications for this role include:
* Possession of active California Medical License
* Board Eligible in Family Medicine, Med/Peds, or Internal Medicine
* Knowledge of medical problems of minority, medically underserved populations, and the homeless
* Skill in providing general adult and pediatric medical care in a high-volume clinic setting
* Able to manage a wide range of chronic illnesses especially diabetes and obesity
* Ability to teach and supervise residents and medical students
* Ability to work as a team with multi-disciplinary staff, different medical specializations, mental health providers, other staff and volunteer physicians, and mid-level practitioners
* Willingness to learn and fully utilize our Electronic Health Record to meet meaningful use requirements
* Meet productivity goals as determined by the Chief Medical Officer
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