Physician (Per Diem)

Multnomah County Health Department has a vision that includes you...Healthy People in Healthy Communities. Join a team that includes Portland's most outstanding healthcare professionals.

• Are you a family medicine or internal medicine physician with experience in a public health environment, who is looking for an exciting new opportunity?

• Are you passionate about providing needed healthcare to medically underserved populations?

• Are you passionate about health equity?

• Are you looking for an opportunity where you will build partnerships, work within a  multi-disciplinary team and make a difference in the community?

If so, we are looking for you!

Multnomah County Health Department-Community Health Center is recruiting full time, part time, per diem and temporary, board certified/board eligible Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Physicians. These positions are located in the various clinics around the county.

Our clinics serve a multicultural, multilingual, predominantly low income, population. About 40% of the patients are non-English speaking, with top languages being Spanish, Russian, Somali, Chinese-Cantonese, and Arabic. The Health Department is seeking physicians who are enthusiastic about providing high quality, relational, structurally competent care to all clients; oriented toward preventive health; and committed to decreasing inequities caused by racism and other discrimination. Qualified candidates must be board certified or board eligible; this position is not a J-1 visa or HB-1 opportunity.

The Physician provides professional, comprehensive primary medical care and treatment services with an emphasis on prevention of disease and promotion of health. Establishes a therapeutic relationship with a diversity of patients, including refugees and low-income population groups. Creates a work culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse populations the Health Department serves in the office and in the community. 

As the Per Diem Physician, you will: 

• Diagnose and treat acute and chronic medical conditions according to scope of practice to include conducting a comprehensive health assessment of the patient's medical history by conducting physical exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, devising a course of treatment, discussing alternative treatment, risk and benefits of treatment, prescribing and monitoring medications, appropriate counseling of patient and reassessment of the patient at appropriate intervals.

• Utilize panel based information technology tools to prioritize and direct proactive care for patients assigned to provider panels including preventive health screening and chronic disease care management. 

• Follow-up on utilization issues (ED, hospital admissions). 

• Maintain training on new or updated systems and processes to support patient health maintenance or improvement, and quality of health delivery. 

• Establish need for specialty and rehabilitative services and make appropriate referrals. 

• Assess and counsel patients regarding preventive care needs; deliver services or make appropriate referrals. 

• Determine need/schedule for high risk referrals. Referrals to external/non Health Department providers or resources will entail detailed EHR and chart notes to document reason and medical necessity or benefit for the referred event. 

• Provide clinical consultation to Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, nurses and support staff. Prioritize and direct activities of the care team. Coordinates with Behavioral Health providers to effectively integrate care for overall patient health and experience. Provides coverage for clinical colleagues in their absence.

• Participate at clinic, department, county level and beyond for conferences, committees, and related events to share and gain information and input into improved and modernized public health processes and standards.

• Complete patient documentation and manage electronic in-basket according to established policies and procedures. Tag records for follow-up, consultation or verification to ensure all appropriate details and events are recorded for full record and shared process with team and Behavioral Health staff. Enter encounter and event codes for correct billing for internal and external medical billing events to minimize error or need for follow-up, clarification or correction. 

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item in a section is labeled required. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be as noted below. All non-traditional education, training and experience will be evaluated.

• Graduation from an accredited school of Medicine AND 

• One (1) year residency in a primary care setting

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate and valid license to practice medicine in the State of Oregon and ability to obtain credentialing approval

• CPR Certification

• To protect the health of the community and employees, Multnomah County requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exception by October 18, 2021 as a qualification of employment. 

• The rule applies to all employees, as allowable by law. Candidates who receive an offer of County employment must provide proof of vaccination upon hire or submit an exception request prior to their start date.

The Selection Process: For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows:

• Initial review of application/ resume and cover letter for minimum qualifications and all required attachments. If you do not address the minimum qualifications in the application, your application will be considered incomplete and will not move forward in the recruitment process.

• Supplemental questions

• Phone screen

• Oral exam

• Consideration of top candidates

• Background, reference, and education checks

Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.

Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.