Family Medicine Physician Team Lead - Westwood Family Medicine

We are here for lifes journey.
Where is your life journey taking you

Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves something that connects us all:

Humanity in action Triumph in hardship Transformation in health.

Department

Job Summary

The Team Lead is responsible for managing the staff and operation of a clinic at Denver Health. Family Medicine physicians offer expert medical care to adults and children regardless of age or sex. They evaluate treat and help prevent illnesses and injuries that occur regularly in the general population. They may refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

Family Medicine physicians work at various clinics and locations across Denver Health.


Essential Functions:

• Admit evaluate diagnose treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages with acute and chronic illnesses including major and complicated and perform procedures learned in training. 20
• Provide preventative and therapeutic care for patients of all ages. This includes admit patients preventative care acute care prenatal care care of injured persons management of chronic illnesses and performance of procedures learned in training. 20
• Supervise house staff in providing care for patients of all ages in ambulatory and inpatient settings. 20
• Performs privileged procedures as outlined in the Denver Health and Hospital Authority Department of Family Medicine Clinical Privileges documentation. 20
• Responsible for management of staff and the operations of a clinic at Denver Health. 20

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Required

Work Experience:

• 13 years 3 years of outpatient clinic experience with demonstrated leadership qualities and evidence of leading initiatives at the clinic or division level or oversight of advanced practice providers. Required and
• Eligible for appointment or promotion to Assistant professor in their department.
  Required

Licenses:

• ACLSAdvanced Cardiac Life Support AHA American Heart Association Required and
• BLSBasic Life Support (BLS/CPR) AHA American Heart Association Required and
• NRPNeonatal Resuscitation Program AHA American Heart Association Required and
• PALSPediatric Advanced Life Support AHA American Heart Association Required and

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Has adequate knowledge and skill of all privileged procedures as outlined in the Denver Health and Hospital Authority Department of Family Medicine Clinical Privileges documentation.
• Knowledge and interest in multidisciplinary ambulatory care ability to work in teams and motivate physicians and other providers to improve quality patient experience and operational efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with a wide variety of staff as well as administration.
• Possess critical thinking analytical and teaching/coaching skills.
• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff while providing quality medical care
• Able to analyze interpret and act upon relevant clinical and financial data that pertain to the practice.
• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications listening and social skills.
• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds skill levels and value systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to accept and implement change.
• Demonstrated history of positive collegial relations with colleagues support staff providers administrators and patients.
• Computer skills required.

Shift

Work Type

Salary

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5 and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• Onsite employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safetysensitive positions must pass a preemployment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated highquality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 schoolbased health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary and essential safetynet institution Denver Health is a missiondriven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.