Physician (MD, DO) - Family Medicine

Posting number: 14222

Department: Health Department

Division: Physical Health / Healthcare Operations

Job classification: Physician

Posting type: Open

Categories: Physicians, Medical

Summary

Examples of duties

• Works with staff, as a team, to provide high-quality care to our patients by identifying and assessing health concerns, examining the patient based on the health concern, and creating a plan specific to the patient needs.  

• Develops and maintains an awareness of the Chronic Care Model Processes in order to reduce health disparities within our communities. 

• Provides clinical consultation to other staff members and supervision of staff and students as assigned. 

• Demonstrates adherence to National Patient Safety Goals and plan. 

• Participates in quality improvement activities to assess, monitor and improve program services as well as mandatory in-services and drills, attends staff meetings and other training, including appropriate age-specific educational training offered on a regular basis for professional development.  

• 40 Hours per Week
• Monday - Friday with a weekly evening rotation and a monthly Saturday rotation

Qualifications

• Requires graduation from an accredited school of medicine and the completion of one year of residency (internship) in an approved program. 
• Requires a medical license in the State of Illinois. 
• A completed residency in an approved program in a relevant specialty, with Board eligibility, is preferred.
• Post-residency experience in Primary Care is preferred.
• Must be board certified within 2 years of hire.

Supplemental information

Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found at https://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

Currently, you must reside in Illinois or Wisconsin to work for the Lake County Health Department. Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam. 

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.