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Valley Healthcare

Partnering Physician - Family Medicine

Valley Healthcare, Ellensburg, Washington, United States, 98926


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.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.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 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), reviewing documentation as needed, assisting with response to incoming messages and clinical information, and occasionally 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 QUALIFICATIONSCompletion of appropriate License or Certification, including

Washington State LicenseDrug Enforcement AdministrationNational Provider Identifier

Completion of residencyBoard Certification in Family Medicine or Internal MedicineAdvanced Cardiac Life Support certification (maintenance required)PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSPrevious exposure to clinic environmentPrevious supervisory experiencePrevious teaching experienceAdditional Information

Highlights:4-day work week -- full time position with a built-in referral baseUp to $90,000 internal student loan repaymentNHSCSiteRelocation assistanceCME allocations annuallyJ1 Sponsorship AvailableComprehensive benefit packages including medical, dental, vision, disability and life.Paid malpractice and tail insuranceWage:

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/weekBenefits:

This position is benefits eligible

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