Physician (On-Call) - MAT Clinic Services

JOB SUMMARY

HealthRIGHT 360, a nonprofit organization and a family of programs, is committed to providing accessible and comprehensive healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Our mission is to tackle systemic barriers to healthcare and promote health equity for all. We offer a wide range of services, including mental health care, residential and outpatient substance use treatment, and primary health services. Additionally, we provide transitional support for individuals re-entering the community after involvement in the criminal justice system. By integrating physical and behavioral health, we empower individuals to overcome challenges by addressing social determinants of health, fostering resilience, and facilitating recovery.

San Mateo MAT Clinic is a small, growing community health clinic that provides care to underserved San Mateo County population. Medical Assistant is an essential member of the care team and is responsible for information management, coordination, care, and support.

The Physician (MD/DO) serves as a clinical leader responsible for delivering high-quality primary care and substance use disorder treatment to HealthRIGHT360 (HR360) SM clinic patients within an integrated care model. This role supports the growth of the practice and fosters effective team collaboration.

The Physician provides overall clinical oversight and supervision of Advanced Practice Providers, including establishing collaborative agreements, offering ongoing guidance, and contributing to clinical reviews, performance evaluations, peer review processes, and hiring and termination decisions for providers and clinical support staff. Additionally, the physician oversees the broader healthcare treatment team and supervises medical assistant functions under the provider’s scope.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Care Responsibilities:

• Provides comprehensive care, within the scope of credentialed privileges and standardized procedures, to HR360 patients within an integrated delivery model according to pre-arranged schedules, documenting care promptly and following charting protocols and applicable CA state licensing requirements.
• Completes patient sessions in a timely manner.
• Ensures appropriate follow-up for all aspects of ordered care (e.g., specialty referrals, laboratory results, radiology reports, etc.).
• Responds to patient requests for information and assistance (e.g., form completion, prescription refills, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Works collaboratively with mental health staff to facilitate integration between primary care and mental health in order to improve patient outcomes.
• Provides on-call after-hours availability on a rotating basis, as requested by supervisor.
• Obtains and maintains licensure, DEA registration and BCLS/CPR certification.
• Attends continuing professional education programs, at the request or with the approval of supervisor, demonstrating participation in required hours of continuing medical education according to California law.

Leadership/Supervision Responsibilities:

• Provides clinical leadership, supervision and oversight to advanced practice providers, support staff, nurses, medical assistants, patient care coordinators, and interns/students.
• Enters into collaborative agreement with an advanced practice provider including full supervision in addition to clinical supervision, input into the performance appraisal, peer review and hiring or termination of the provider or clinical support staff.
• Demonstrates comfort in changing systems, champions change, and leads change processes.

Performance and Quality Improvement Responsibilities:

• Meets benchmarks for applicable quality indicators as noted in the annual quality improvement plan including the development of an appropriately sized continuity panel of patients and the maintenance of current productivity standards.
• Along with colleagues, assists in continuous quality improvement through on-going problem/needs identification and problem solving and, as requested, acts as change champion or lead in improvement activities.

Organizational Responsibilities: 

• Supervises advanced practice providers, support staff including nurse and medical assistants, students, interns and residents.
• Maintains availability for various administrative/clinical duties as requested by supervisor (e.g., case presentations, In-service training to staff.)
• Represents HealthRIGHT 360 at and/or attends professional conferences, in-service trainings, and meetings at the request or with approval of supervisor.
• Completes all mandatory trainings on an annual basis).

And, other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Certification, and Experience

• M.D. or D. O. degree from an accredited school, 2 years recent experience in similar setting.

• Board Certified Licensure as a physician in the State of California, without any limitations on his/her license to practice in his/her specialty.
• Minium 2-3 years of practice in community health center or relevant practice/experience
• Eligible to participate in the CMS Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement programs.
• Experience managing patients presenting with opioid dependency, co-occurring disorders, homelessness, and/or HIV/AIDS management.
• Experience working successfully with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self-sufficiency.

Desired:

• Experience with EPIC
• Experience working with populations with varying lifestyles, ages, sexual orientations, ethnic and culture backgrounds and economic status  
• Experience working successfully with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self sufficiency
• Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese or other Medicaid threshold language

Knowledge and Skills

• Culturally competent and able to work with a diverse population.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word Outlook and internet applications.
• Knowledge of third party payer regulations, California practice guidelines and malpractice laws, Title 22, HIPAA regulations, Bureau of Primary Health Care FQHC program regulations.