DSHS Rainier Physician
DSHS Rainier Physician
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DSHS Rainier Physician 3
The successful applicant will have a starting salary of $259440.This is a job where compassionate detailed Primary care is the focus for persons with Intellectual disability behavioral and medical challenges. If you enjoy advocating for patients and diagnostic challenges please look us up! DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) offers a competitive salary and excellent state benefits with a pension plan.
Board Certification is preferred. Active Washington state licensure is needed. Most of our staff commute to Buckley. We work hard and help one another with shared calls for true time off. Fourand fiveday schedules are available.
We focus on qualitynot quantity.
Rainier School (RS) is a residential facility for adults with developmental/intellectual disabilities located in Buckley Washington established in 1939 and run by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA providing medical care to patients with interesting and complex special needs. Each provider has a caseload of approximately 50 clients. Provider duties include attending to acute care concerns and providing medical management for chronic conditions performing a physical examination with comprehensive healthcare assessment for each client on a caseload upon admission annually and upon discharge. Providers also evaluate patients for preop surgery and are responsible for supervising the postoperative care of those patients when they return to the facility.
The mission of DDA and Rainier School is to make a positive difference in the lives of people served through offering services and resources to individuals and their families in a manner which meets their individual needs promotes human rights and dignity and supports everyday activities routines and relationships common to most citizens. The goal is for clients to learn the needed skills so that they will succeed in the community. The job of primary care provider is to empower them to reach this goal by optimizing their health. This is accomplished by providing annual physical exams sick visits quarterly drug reviews discussions with treatment teams and consultants and communications with guardians and hospitals.
Providers work with a support team of nurses psychologists clinical pharmacists and other health professionals providing longterm comprehensive care. We have both visiting consultants and an established referral base. No billing or inpatient hospital work but coordination of care with consultants is critical. Providers actually have time to call consultants and see patients together when consultants are on grounds.
Weekday hours are four 10hour days with shared phone / call duties at night; a 5day per week schedule is also possible. Calls are from our registered nurses regarding familiar patients but there is no required handson presence on grounds after hours. Experience or training with general geriatric and psychiatric medical care is preferred but with our support teamincluding professional staffit is easy to develop the additional skills and familiarity required. We offer one of the few supportive working environments without production restraints in Western Washington.
Pierce County employeesare eligible to receivean Orca Card for transportation needs.
Opportunities performed onsite at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for anadditional5 premium pay in addition to the advertised salary.
Your role within the RHC:- Attends to clients in the Rainier School Clinic per schedule and as needed.
- Shares oncall duties during the day and call duties after hours.
- Responds to medical emergencies on grounds with the Emergency Response Team (ERT).
- Communicates with consultants and community providers to ensure continuity of care and proper medical management.
- Responds to diagnostic testing.
- Completes a comprehensive Annual Healthcare Assessment for each assigned client in conjunction with their Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP) meeting.
- Communicates medical information to an Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and ensures the guardian/family has current medical information.
- Performs medication reviews with an IDT on a scheduled basis for each client within a living unit.
- A valid license to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Washington
- Completion of an approved residency program in the designated specialty area (Neurology Family Medicine Internal Medicine Surgery Pathology OB/GYN or Physiatrist.
- Eligibility for American Board certification is required.
Additional information:
Offersa competitive salary along with 1.25 times regular pay when coveringadditionalworkloadsadditionalmonthly pay for board certification an excellent benefits package and annual funding for continuing medical education.Relocationassistance isavailable!
$10000 for Board Certification
$5000 annual allowance for CME courses
Employeelegal representation and/or indemnification
Tuitionreimbursement up to $25000 for qualifying employees
Interested Please attach or send a resume or CV to with the following in the subject line: PHYSICIAN application or feel free to apply online and refer to job #00125.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging common purpose shared values and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agencys vision that you bring an equity antiracism and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve including Black Indigenous and People of Color people with physical behavioral health and intellectual disabilities elders LGBTQIA individuals immigrants and refugees and families building financial security.
If you have any questions about this opportunity you are encouraged to contact the Recruiter by email at or by phone atand reference job #00125.Supplemental Information
Prior to a new hire a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid drivers license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment its programs or services on the basis of age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity/expression marital status race creed color national origin religion or beliefs political affiliation military status honorably discharged veteran Vietnam Era recently separated or other protected veteran status the presence of any sensory mental physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 711 or.
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