Endocrinology - Physician

As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has been providing comprehensive, quality and affordable health care services and programs to our communities for almost 40 years. We have continued to invest in our communities, innovating how health care is delivered, to meet the growing demand for care. We continue to grow strategically with close to 60 clinics serving communities across Houston, Baytown, Beaumont and Deer Park. We’ve also added services and programs, to help ensure we remain at the forefront of connecting our communities to health every day, in every way.

BENEFITS

• 40 Hour Work Week
• Flexible Schedule or Alternate Hours available
• Loan Repayment Assistance - up to $180,000 in loan repayment through the Texas Loan Repayment Program
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Long-Term Disability insurance
• Life insurance and AD&D
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Subsidized gym membership
• 24-hour travel assistance
• Paid Time Off
• PTO Exchange Program - gives you the option to convert a portion of your accrued but unused PTO hours toward several different benefits and causes, based on your priorities
• Company holidays (9 days + 1 floating day)
• Bereavement Leave
• And more!

Key Responsibilities

1. Keep regularly scheduled hours as agreed upon in the Service Agreement and actively see patients in the Clinic.
2. Work with medical schools and residency training programs in their participation in Clinic activities .
3. Develop method for assessment of the quality of services provided by clinical services with particular emphasis on medical.
4. Support clinical care during regular Clinic hours and after hours should assistance be required .
5. Assist in review and development of patient educational material before release to patients .
6. Provide supervision of health care students of any discipline assigned to the Clinic for educational purposes .
7. Participate in planning for future clinical operations, with emphasis on interdisciplinary team-oriented care .
8. Develop and maintain a program for clinical quality assurance .
9. Develop and maintenance of Clinical diagnostic and treatment protocols .
10. Participation in the recruitment and retention of providers and other clinical staff .
11. Participation in research
12. Attend regularly scheduled service line meetings .
13. Provide supervision of mid-level providers and mentor students .
14. Provide knowledge , basic techniques, and patient recruitment for research projects when available .
15. Assist in performing data analyses, interpretation and publishing of any research projects.
16. Participate in the Performance Improvement Program
17. Interview and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention , including FQHC-required voluntary family planning services and related preventative health services in compliance with funding requirements and state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
18. Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be licensed in Texas as an MD or DO
• Must be Board Certified/Eligible in Endocrinology
• Must have active DEA

• Provider shall obtain, maintain and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs , workers ' compensation, other federal and state reimbursement programs, and the payment plan of any commercial insurer , health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization , accountable health plan , and other health benefit program requested by Legacy .

  BLS (CPR & AED) Certified Medical Doctor with current licensure .
• Ability to meet Legacy Community Health’s EPIC proficiency requirements.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 2 years of experience working in endocrinology , preferred

• Previous experience in a hospital and/or clinic setting
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
  
• Must be proficient with all aspects of EMR