What are the responsibilities and job description for the Partnering Physician - Family Medicine position at Kittitas Valley Healthcare?
Company Description
Work With Us
Kittitas Valley Healthcare is an independent, rural healthcare organization made up of clinics, specialty services, and a critical access hospital. We provide care across the spectrum of life, from prenatal and birthing services to palliative and hospice care.
Our clinics are NHSC approved and while we are committed to providing our community with the latest care techniques and technologies, we recognize that our staff, more than 700 strong, is what truly sets us apart as a caring, nurturing, and ultimately healing entity.
Benefits - KV Healthcare
www.kvhealthcare.org
About Ellensburg and Kittitas County…
Beautiful central Washington is located between the Columbia River and Snoqualmie Pass. We experience a definite spring, summer, winter, and fall; a typical year offers over 300 days of sunshine. Kittitas County is a rural area of Washington State with multiple towns, with Ellensburg being the largest. We have the perfect location for year-round outdoor activities, events, and local wineries/breweries with a short drive to the Greater Seattle area. Come discover Ellensburg today, you’ll be glad that you did!
Organizational Focus…
Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at Mission & Vision - KV Healthcare.
Job Description
The Partnering Physician is responsible for provision of high quality healthcare to patients by a Primary Care Team of healthcare providers comprising the Partnering Physician and up to six Advanced Practice Clinicians.
The Partnering Physician will be available to support the clinical work of the Advanced Practice Clinicians by providing consultation on individual patients they have seen (including re-interviewing and re-examining the patient when requested or when deemed necessary by the Physician), by reviewing documentation as needed, by assisting with response to incoming messages and clinical information as needed, and on occasion by filling in for an unscheduled absence by one of the Advanced Practice Clinicians. The Physician will also see a smaller number of patients directly.
The Primary Care Team is integrated with the clinic team of providers, nurses, medical assistants, and patient service representatives.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Completion of appropriate License or Certification, including
- Washington State License
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- National Provider Identifier
- Completion of residency
- Board Certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (maintenance required)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous exposure to clinic environment
- Previous supervisory experience
- Previous teaching experience
Additional Information
Highlights:
- 4-day work week -- full time position with a built in referral base
- Up to $90,000 internal student loan repayment
- NHSC Site
- Relocation assistance
- CME allocations annually
- J1 Sponsorship Available
- 10% employer contribution pension plan (no match required)
- Comprehensive benefit packages including medical, dental, vision, disability and life.
- Paid malpractice and tail insurance
Wage: Wage is $303,524, this is a guaranteed base salary for the first year of employment. We anticipate a change to a team based production contract once we have built this Care Team program. Plus 10% employer contribution to pension plan.
FTE: 1.0 = 40 hours/week
Benefits: This position is benefits eligible
Salary : $90,000 - $303,524
