Physician, Family Medicine and Research

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, The Physician, Scientist and Family Medicine will hold a dual role offering and providing complete medical services to patients while also conducting and partnering on original research and quality improvement initiatives as a member of the Laura Rodriguez Institute’s (LRI) team of investigators. As a provider and research leader for Family Health Centers of San Diego, you embrace a spirit of service and inquiry to provide caring, affordable, high-quality healthcare and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low income and medically underserved persons, and to ensure that health innovation benefits the population served by FHCSD. You thrive on the challenge of working in a fast-paced, data and inquiry-driven environment with many chronically ill patients, knowing you are making a difference in your community every day. You enjoy partnering with the provider and research teams to provide excellence in medical services and supervising mid-level providers, while being able to pursue research interests that align with the missions of FHCSD and LRI.

Job Roles

Clinical Physician (50%)

• Completes all required documentation accurately, timely and thoroughly in accordance with department standards and to comply with electronic medical record requirements, including medication reconciliation, finalizing notes, clearing out personal pool, and participating in clinic pool.
• Follows FHCSD policies and procedures, including (but not limited to), cooperating with the timely submission of credentialing and licensing paperwork; maintaining BLS certification; maintaining CME units based on the requirements of the specifying Board; attending all mandatory meetings; minimizing incident reports; using resources efficiently and practicing medicine in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintain FHCSD behavioral standards, including (but not limited to), effective listening and communication skills and respectful interactions with colleagues and patients.
• Maintains a productivity expectation of 2.40 patients per hour with minimum productivity of 2.20 patients per hour.
• Maintains satisfactory peer reviews: able to assess medical information including pathophysiology, patient presentation, differential diagnosis, etc., in order to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention.
• Meets clinic site and organization needs in a reliable and flexible manner; prioritizes work and makes an effort to adhere to schedule.
• Participate in Clinical Outcomes Program and work towards meeting organizational targets for all metrics.
• Participates in administrative duties, including lab reports, charts, and medication refills reviewed and managed appropriately.
• Participates in on-call schedule in a responsive and timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supervise mid-levels in a timely and responsive manner.

Scientist/Investigator (50%)

• Generates novel, independent research that is aligned with missions of FHCSD and LRI.
• Both independently, and in partnership with internal and external collaborators, seek extramural funding to support research portfolio.
• Work in collaboration with Pre- and Post-Award support teams to develop and steward successful grant funded studies/programs of research.
• Serve as Principal Investigator and provide study leadership, including supervision of staff and adherence to human subjects protection requirements.

Education/Certifications/Li