About Coast Community Health Center
Is the coastal life calling your name? The city of Bandon is home to incredible ocean vistas, pristine air, mild climate, and the genuine friendliness of people. We have the most charming stores and restaurants, a historic lighthouse and thriving art community.
It is the philosophy and belief of Coast Community Health Center that to achieve our mission to increase availability of affordable, high-quality healthcare for all, the most important element is that we have a team of individuals who feel honored and privileged to serve their community and support each other through commitment to a set of nonnegotiable, referred to as The Coast Way.
The Coast culture is developed based on the non-negotiable attributes that make up The Coast Way. Coast expects and holds accountable our teams to these attributes. Coast believes that these attributes, if successful, will foster a positive work environment that improves the lives of our workforce, patients, and the community we serve. Coast strives to create a workplace where no team member is viewed or treated as more important than any other. The work you do, the input, the ideas, opinions, and feedback you provide are important.
About the role
- Promotes a strong belief in Coast's philosophy, purpose, and ideals. Performs essential duties and responsibilities of Primary Care Physician providing quality care to patients of all ages. Obtains health history and performs exam to determine and execute a diagnosis and treatment plan.
What you'll do
- Provides primary clinical care, including urgent and chronic care, orders and performs tests and treatment required, provides education for patients/families.
- Performs history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, and therapeutic treatment planning.
- Reviews and assess the patient medical history, including healthy habits and disease history. Includes basic principles of a healthy lifestyle and health risk reduction with patient encounters, orders diagnostic testing as indicated.
- Interprets results of diagnostic testing and plans appropriate follow-up with individual patients, with consideration given for their physical, emotional and financial resources.
- Prescribes medications accordingly as indicated; administers medications and injections accordingly.
- Responds to requests for medication refills in a timely manner.
- Applies sound judgment and skill in emergency situations.
- Demonstrates respect and sensitivity to cultural/social differences in interactions with others.
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner.
- Includes basic principles of healthy lifestyle and health risk reduction with patient encounter.
- Makes referrals to specialists and community resources as necessary.
- Ensures appropriate follow-up of patients seen.
- Meets and promotes organizational standards for excellence in service for patients, staff and physicians.
- Participates in the development of clinic practice standards.
- Serves as a consultant and provides guidance for mid-level practitioners regarding practice issues.
- Maintains a complete and legible medical record, to include timely documentation of each patient visit.
- Meets all mandatory education requirements and participates in continuing education for professional growth.
- Maintains professional affiliations.
- Attends all required staff meetings. Participates in Peer Review
- Develops and maintains working relationships with the medical community.
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Follows blood born pathogen exposure control plan guidelines and bodily fluid precautions.
- Promote a Culture of Safety; reporting hazards, errors and potential patient safety issues
Qualifications
- Medical Degree
- Oregon Medical License
- Board Certified preferred
- Extensive experience working in an integrated healthcare setting.
Skills/Abilities
- Demonstrates initiative and problem-solving skill, using sound judgment.
- Effective decision-making based on verifiable and measurable data/criteria.
- Maintain current knowledge base regarding company industry trends, regulatory changes, etc.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Student Loan Forgiveness
- CME