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ABOUT US
Southside Medical Center, Inc. (SMC) was founded in 1967 as the Atlanta Southside Comprehensive Health Center. We are a federally qualified health center (FQHC) that provides primary health care and related services to the medically underserved and uninsured.
SMC has 12 locations across the state of Georgia. Our main Center is located near the Georgia State Football Stadium in Fulton County. We also have two other locations in Fulton County: one at Dobbs Elementary School and the other in East Point. We have two locations in Dekalb County on Gresham Road and in Decatur, and three locations in Clayton County in Lovejoy, Riverdale and Forest Park. One location in Gwinnett County in Norcross, and a location in both Spalding and Butts Counties, Duluth and our newest location, Cleveland Avenue Immediate Care in East Point.
Southside Medical Center, Inc. is a leader in organizing, providing and supporting affordable health care and related services to the public through diversified business activities. Our mission is that we are committed to providing exceptional primary health care and related services to the medically underserved of Metropolitan Atlanta.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer, the Infectious Diseases Physician is responsible for providing comprehensive direct primary, Infectious Diseases specialty, and urgent care to an ethnically and socially diverse patient population in accordance with protocols, policies, and procedures. The Physician will ensure a high level of quality in delivery of patient services. In addition, they must provide leadership and supervision for other ancillary and support staff to enhance their patient care skills. The Physician will also participate in specific clinic programs or initiatives as assigned.

Target Populations for the Infectious Diseases Physician:

Adult Primary Care Patients & HIV + individuals who:

• Are newly diagnosed (within the preceding 6 months)
• Are not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) but meet current guidelines for treatment
• Are on ART but have a detectable viral load
• Have not attended an HIV medical visit in more than 7 months
• Contracted and STI within the past 6 months or
• Have multiple and complex medical or psychosocial issues that negatively affect the individual’s

Other individuals who:

• Have tested RNA positive for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
• Are interested in starting or continuing PrEP (Pre Exposure Prophylaxis)
• Are transgender and needing services

Essential Functions:

Patient services:

Ensures that patients/clients receive quality, timely, professional care in accordance with Southside Medical Center’s mission and values and leads the care team by utilizing the Patient Centered Medical Home model.

• Leads the clinic care team in directing team huddles each day.
• Perform complete examinations, assessments, and formulates treatment plans for patients including adults, children and infants.
• Obtains and reviews patient histories and develops patient care plans, ensuring completeness and accuracy in both electronic health record and paper record documentation.
• Orders and interprets in a timely fashion results of laboratory, radiology, and other tests.
• Determines and implements courses of treatment according to evidence based practices.
• Provides and monitors the results of treatment, and makes adjustments as needed.
• Proactively assists the patient and family through all facets of accessing care at Southside Medical Center and serves as a resource to resolve patient and family concerns.
• Confers with staff regarding care and treatment of patients and assists/mentors them in management of patient care.
• Accesses and manages acute and chronic conditions and participates in disease registry
• Screens all patients for health maintenance needs, including but not limited to immunizations, cancer screening, and behavioral health screening.
• Educates patients and family members in health promotion, disease prevention and birth control methods as appropriate.
• Assists in preparation and selection of patient education materials.
• Provides preliminary telephone consultation to patients, when requested, and directs patients to the appropriate location for care, ranging from the clinic, an urgent care, or an emergency room.
• Contacts patients for follow-up care in case of life threatening illness.
• Helps coordinate efficient flow of patients through the system of care.
• Actively monitors and appropriately directs referrals placed for patient care.

Compliance:

• Ensures services provided comply with regulatory agency requirements, contractual obligations and funding sources.
• Performs/supervises functions, duties and services in compliance with regulatory agencies, contractual obligations and funding sources.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with clinical evidence based guidelines for adult and pediatric health care.
• Participates in the review, revision, and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure medical practices are in full compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Oversees the maintenance of records/documents in accordance with clinic policies and procedures, contractual obligations, regulations, and funding sources.
• Monitors strict adherence to: universal infection precautions as established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; DHS/OA; and clinical standards.

Administrative

• Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives, Quality Assurance assessments, peer review processes, performance evaluations, and maintains confidentiality.
• Participates in team meetings and administrative tasks as assigned by Infectious Disease Physicians, Lead Physicians, Associate Medical Directors, or the Chief Medical Officer.
• Actively reviews no-show visits and lab results.
• Reviews and implements guidelines and protocols as disseminated by administration.
• Responds to patient questions for medical advice, directs staff to schedule patient appointments.
• Executes appropriate and timely refill of patient medications.
• Participates or collaborates with marketing and other health education staff on education and patient recruitment health fairs
• Maintains current knowledge-base and appropriate licensure and provides proof of Continuing Education activities and board certification activities to clinic administration.
• Maintains productivity and quality of care per Southside Medical Center standards.
• Ensures compliance with license requirements as stated in Title 22
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Communication

• Creates and maintains effective interpersonal relationships with all employees; keeps employees informed of changes which may affect the work environment.
• Communicates effectively with all levels of staff throughout the clinic by consistently utilizing and facilitating effective strategies to encourage collaborative problem solving and decision making.
• Trouble shoots difficult problems or situations and takes independent action to resolve them.
• Through teamwork and accountability exhibits behaviors and attitudes of courtesy and respect for all staff at the clinic in accordance with its mission and values.
• Establishes and maintains effective and positive working relationships with representative of outside agencies, government entities, vendors, as well as other clinical staff, volunteers, and staff; represents the clinic site when appropriate.
• Ensures patient confidentiality and demonstrates complete discretion when discussing patient information.

Fiscal Management:

• Practices cost-effective medicine by utilizing appropriate use of laboratory and prescription utilization in line with clinic preferred laboratory and drug formulary.
• Completes documentation for clinic sessions in a timely manner ensuring accuracy and completeness to ensure the clinic can collect funds for the services.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of three (3) years of rigorous clinical training following graduation from Medical School, resulting in Board eligible status.
• Verification of high level of clinical competence including humanistic qualities and professional and ethical behavior.
• Current Georgia License
• Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Infectious disease fellowship training, HIV Medicine Certification, or HIV Specialist designation by the American Academy of HIV Medicine
• Current DEA registration (all schedules) and a minimum of a BLS certificate.
• Exhibits a high level of professionalism.
• Experience in Federally Qualified Health Centers and/or an NCQA recognized Patient Centered Medical Home is preferred. Working knowledge of the Ryan White program.
• Working knowledge of state of the art medical scientific and treatment methods in area of specialty.
• Understanding of current medical, educational, and psychosocial intervention procedures.
• Ability to perform clinical duties within established guidelines in an organized, efficient manner.
• Ability to relate and communicate well to all cultural and ethnic groups in the community, including fluency in written and spoken English. Bilingual skills in written and spoken Spanish are preferred.
• Ability to complete and maintain records in accordance with procedures utilizing an electronic health record system.
• General computer skills in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, etc.) and patient medical record system.

Typical Physical Demands

Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for prolonged periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds. Requires normal visual acuity and hearing. Requires exposures to communicable diseases and bodily fluids. Requires working under stress in emergency situations or during irregular hours.

Typical Working Conditions:

Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinical environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are required to be fully vaccinated and must wear masks at all times.

Work Location: In person

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