Acute Care Physician

Job Title: Acute Care Physician

Specialty: Physicians

Sub Specialty(s): Adult Medicine

Number of Positions: 2

Shift Information: Days Full Time

Facility Salary: $200000.00

Facility Proposed Fee: $24900.00

Established in 1980 the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Inc. (GLFHC) is a
multisite missiondriven nonprofit 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 oncall 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 required.