Primary Care Provider - Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center

Position Title: Primary Care Provider (Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center)
Location: Seattle Roots at Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center

Expected Hours: 32 hrs/week

Union: No

Salary:

Our salaries are based on a step system, determined by years of experience, and are non-negotiable.

• Physician: $190,944 - $220,064
• ARNP: $133,661 - $165,048

About Us

Seattle Roots Community Health is a not-for-profit organization that operates two primary care clinics, an After-Hours Clinic, two School-Based Health Centers, a low barrier Medication-assisted treatment clinic and a Dental Clinic. Our Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center was founded in 1970 in Seattle's Central District. Our Country Doctor Community Clinic was established in 1971 by residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization is best serving our populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all situations, with patients, with coworkers, and with the community.

Our Mission

To improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and caring primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, healthcare is a right.

Job Responsibilities

In order to provide comprehensive, high-quality acute, chronic, and preventive patient care, the primary care clinician will:

• Care for existing patients and new patients of all ages
• Chart all medical encounters according to organizational standards
• Coordinate patient care with clinical support staff and ancillary services as needed
• Consult with and support clinical colleagues including advanced practice clinicians
• Provide whole person care that is respectful of each patient's unique background and personal needs.
• Provide medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD, e.g. buprenorphine)
• Perform basic primary care procedures such as skin biopsies and excisions, IUD and Nexplanon placement and removal, joint aspirations and injections, and toenail removals
• Participate in organizational quality improvement activities
• Complete training and continuing medical education to maintain credentialing, licensure, and board certifications
• Participate in staff meetings and the performance evaluation process
• Mentor and precept advanced practice clinicians, residents, and medical students once sufficient experience is obtained, at the discretion of the Clinical Site Director and/or Residency Site Director
• Actively contribute to an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications:

• Board-certified or Board-eligible Family Medicine Physician (MD/DO) or Family Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
• Licensed in Washington State
• Superb clinical judgment and patient-centered interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic and creative approach to solving problems and improving patient care
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Efficient management of electronic health records (Epic preferred) and ability to adapt to new and evolving information systems
• Residency and/or at least two years of post-graduate experience in a fast-paced, outpatient community primary care setting, caring for culturally, economically, and linguistically diverse patients
• Personal and/or professional experience working with communities of color, immigrant and refugee communities, LGBTQ communities, and/or individuals struggling with substance use disorders
• Interest and appropriate experience in hospital-based care, including inpatient family medicine and/or obstetrics and newborn care as part of our family medicine and/or obstetrics call groups
• Personal and/or professional experience working with populations, including individuals from various cultural backgrounds, those with a history of displacement, and individuals facing challenges related to substance use.
• Spanish, Amharic, Tigrinya, and/or Somali language skills

Education & Licensing

• MD/DO or ARNP degree from an accredited program

• Washington State license (MD/DO or ARNP)

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine (Physician) or Family Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)

• Current DEA license

• Current BLS certification

• Eligible for hospital credentialing if participating in OB or inpatient call

HOSPITAL CALL FOR PHYSICIANS:

OB and Inpatient Medicine call roles are potentially available by mutual agreement. Swedish Medical Staff appointment is required; our organization will facilitate this application and credentialing process.

• OB call compensation is $18,000 per 1.0 position, prorated
• Medicine call compensation is $10,000 per 1.0 position, prorated

Benefits

We provide a robust suite of benefits, including the choice of three medical plans, two dental plans, long-term disability, life, and other insurance programs. You’ll have access to flexible spending accounts, a subsidy of up to 80% of the cost of an ORCA pass, plus an additional match of 50% of the employee's contribution up to 4% after one year of employment. (Ex. if employee contributes at 4%, Seattle Roots will match with an additional 2%, plus the safe harbor contribution totaling a 9% contribution to the employee's 401k) We’ve got you covered!