Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
Clinician Acute Care
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, Massachusetts, us, 01842
Established in 1980, the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. (GLFHC) is a multi-site, mission-driven, non-profit organization employing over 700 staff whose primary focus is providing the highest quality patient care to a culturally diverse population throughout the Merrimack Valley. Nationally recognized as a leader in community medicine (family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, and geriatrics), GLFHC has clinical sites throughout the service area and is the sponsoring organization for the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency program.
GLFHC is currently seeking an Acute Care Clinician to join our dedicated medical team! Our Acute Care Clinicians provide comprehensive and continuing care to patients requiring emergency treatment through the diagnosis of disease processes and through the provision of medical treatment of patients at community health centers, hospitals, nursing and private homes, schools, and shelters.
Scope of Duties:
• Oversees and provides direct medical care to patients.• Demonstrates clinical competence and professional commitment in the Practice of Medicine by adhering to established standards of practice and utilizing appropriate scientific principles.• Refers patients to other providers as appropriate.• Participates in patient care audits for quality assurance and utilization review to maintain and improve patient care standard of excellence.• Maintains medical professional standards and knowledge by regularly attending medical conferences, seminars, continuing education programs, and the teaching medical residents, medical students and /or practitioners or students in other health care professions.• Serves on-call including as a backup clinician as assigned.• Represents the health center with external authorities and the community as required.• Travel between sites may be required.
Requirements
• Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine specializing in Acute Care and a current medical license in Massachusetts.• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
GLFHC offers a setting that's flexible, rewarding and challenging. If you want to make an impact to the community we serve, apply today!
GLFHC is currently seeking an Acute Care Clinician to join our dedicated medical team! Our Acute Care Clinicians provide comprehensive and continuing care to patients requiring emergency treatment through the diagnosis of disease processes and through the provision of medical treatment of patients at community health centers, hospitals, nursing and private homes, schools, and shelters.
Scope of Duties:
• Oversees and provides direct medical care to patients.• Demonstrates clinical competence and professional commitment in the Practice of Medicine by adhering to established standards of practice and utilizing appropriate scientific principles.• Refers patients to other providers as appropriate.• Participates in patient care audits for quality assurance and utilization review to maintain and improve patient care standard of excellence.• Maintains medical professional standards and knowledge by regularly attending medical conferences, seminars, continuing education programs, and the teaching medical residents, medical students and /or practitioners or students in other health care professions.• Serves on-call including as a backup clinician as assigned.• Represents the health center with external authorities and the community as required.• Travel between sites may be required.
Requirements
• Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine specializing in Acute Care and a current medical license in Massachusetts.• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
GLFHC offers a setting that's flexible, rewarding and challenging. If you want to make an impact to the community we serve, apply today!