Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency 

SUMMARY:

The Family Medicine Residency Program was accredited in 2017 and provides full spectrum, rural family medicine through a clinic first model offering continuity clinic from the start. The program is unopposed, and is a collaboration between our communitys only Trauma III designated hospital, St. Joseph, and the area's largest outpatient primary care provider, Open Door Community Health Centers (FQHC). Open DoorCommunity Health Centers offersmany special programs including Obstetrics and Teen Services, Homeless outreach van, HIV/Hep-C Program, Integrative Wellness Center, Transgender Services, MAT Programs, and a Dental and NP residency program. St. Joseph Hospitalis a 138 bed full-service acute care facility that offers cardiac surgery and interventional Cath Lab, fully accreditedCancer Program with infusion center, 64-slice CT, MRI, PET, PET/CT, Stereotactic Radio Surgery, High Dose Rate Brachytherapy,Childbirth Center with theonly Level II NICU on the North Coast, and a 24/7 ERwith Level III Trauma designation and more.

PHYSICIAN BENEFITS:Competitive Compensation,Quality& Access Bonuses,Full Health Benefits, Childcare Program, Generous PTO, up to100k Sign-On/Retention Bonus, Relocation, Flexible Schedules, Retirement Contributions, up to 300k to pay off Student Debt.

ESSENTIAL EXPECTATIONS:

• Clinical activity: minimum of 0.4 FTE working at ODCHC clinic
• Precepting activity: minimum of 0.3 FTE precepting residents in their continuity clinic
• Administrative time: 0.3 FTE for residency program. Time is to be used for core faculty duties as noted above.

Humboldt County has been named:

• Top ten sustainable tourism destinations (National Geographic Traveler)
• One of the ten best places to live in America (Outside Magazine)
• Americas most scenic rural county (USDA)
• Top seven places to buy land in paradise (Mens Journal)
• 50 next great adventure towns (National Geographic Adventure Magazine)
• The Best Cites to Raise an Outdoor Kid (Backpacker Magazine)

Wage Range: $218,400.00 - $250,848.00

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of health care delivery and administration, as well as legal and ethical issues related to health care.
• Ability to work with a team approach to management. Ability to work as a member of a team in order to solicit input from other affected departments or individuals, communicate pertinent information to other team members, and support team decisions.
• Ability to be persuasive and diplomatic in encouraging teamwork and cooperation in the pursuit of excellence in service.
• Ability to communicate effectively and exercise sound and responsible judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal. Ability to establish constructive working relationships with all levels of management and employees in a staff of varied and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to handle difficult or confrontational situations in a calm, consistent, and equitable manner.
• Ability to supervise others and delegate effectively.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively represent the Clinic’s interests in the community; maintaining effective working relationships among public, private and professional groups.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Current California medical license and Board Certification in Family Medicine
• Current CPR

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Family Medicine Residents

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical requirements described are representative of those needed to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to allow otherwise qualified candidates to perform these functions.

• Speaking and hearing sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person, at normal volumes.
• Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc.
• Good manual dexterity.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable means of transportation.

Mission: Open Door Community Health Centers promotes social justice and human dignity through exceptional patient-centered care that improves the health and well-being of our patients, community, and staff.

Vision: Open Door honors the unique experience of all people. We address changing community needs through dynamic and innovative partnerships. Our staff are diverse, respected, valued, heard and fairly compensated. We are inspired by our mission, receptive to new ideas, and carry on the patient-centered tradition of the organization.

Values: Equity & Inclusion; Continuous Learning; Quality; Integrity: Joy & Balance

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