Description

Provide quality medical care in a compassionate and caring environment. Work as an integral part of the medical staff by participating in all strategic initiatives. Performed other duties as assigned, including but not limited to after-hours call, weekend clinics, supervision of residents, supervision of medical students, and if applicable, inpatient care or obstetrical care. Serve as an Academic Advisor to the Family Medicine residents and meet ACGME administrative requirements for Core Faculty. Serve on appropriate outside agencies, hospital and clinic committees as assigned and be responsible for aspects of the residency curriculum to help fulfill ACGME requirements. Core Faculty members have a significant role in the education and supervision of residents and must devote a significant portion of their time to resident education and/or administration, and must, as a component of their activities, teach, evaluate, and provide formative feedback to residents. 

Requirements

• Core Faculty have a significant role in the education and supervision of residents and a significant portion of their time is used for administration to the program to fulfill scholarly activity, teaching, evaluation, and formative feedback to residents. 
• Core Faculty members, in aggregate and excluding program leadership, are provided administrative support time per ACGME requirements to fulfill educational and administrative responsibilities that do not involve direct patient care. 
• Take appropriate history, perform physical examination of patients, order pertinent diagnostics and implement appropriate therapy according to standard medical practice. 
• Obtain appropriate consults when problems are presented outside scope of practice or when unfamiliar with a particular aspect of the patient's care. 
• Communicate effectively with the patient throughout the physician patient relationship, provide appropriate patient education and demonstrate respect for the culturally determined needs of patients. 
• Show consistent and determined intent to be competent, meeting or exceeding the community standard of care. 
• Demonstrate competent knowledge in delivering health care to patients through peer review as established through the medical staff bylaws, recommendations of each licensing Board, and clinical quality improvement program. Participate in peer contribution, carefully considering the opinion of colleagues. 
• Cooperates with the rest of the medical staff in assuring after hours and Saturday and evening hour coverage for clinic patients. 
• Complies with other facility regulations if providing inpatient or maternity care, and always represent  SCHC in other facilities in a professional manner. 
• Supervise residents, medical students, PA, and FNP according to standardized procedures agreed upon which defines their scope of practice while complying with all federal and state regulations and codes, along with complying with all ACGME requirements. 
• Support and contribute to in a positive manner clinic effort to maintain and improve patient satisfaction in all aspects of health delivery. 
• Works at maximum potential to meet productivity requirements to improve fiscal viability while maintaining quality medical care. 
• Meets all time commitments by arriving on time to the clinic and working entire shift or more as needed. 
• Become an integral part of the medical staff through participation in medical staff and clinic meetings. 
• Comply with Title 22 regulations regarding health care and infectious disease. 
• Serve as an academic advisor to residents
• Attend residency meetings and trainings as assigned (ERAS, New Innovations, ABFM, ACGME, CA Medical Board)
• Manage and design curriculum to meeting ACGME Family Medicine requirements. 
• Meet all ACGME requirements for administrative time to perform duties including advising, mentoring, curriculum development, lectures, and scholarly activity. 
• Maintain committee membership in hospital, clinic, statewide, regional, and national organizations as applicable to assist in maintaining scholarly activity requirements for the family medicine program. 
• Performs other duties within the scope of practice as assigned.