Physician - Primary Care

Description

At Cowlitz Family Health Center, primary care is about more than treating an illness—it’s about building lasting relationships, improving health outcomes, and being there for patients through every stage of life. We’re looking for a compassionate Primary Care Physician to join our interdisciplinary care team and provide high-quality, patient-centered care to the communities we serve.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to care for a diverse patient population through acute and chronic disease management, preventive care, reproductive health, health education, and specialty care coordination—while working alongside a collaborative team committed to whole-person care.

If you’re a physician who values purpose, collaboration, and making a meaningful impact close to home, we’d love to have you join CFHC and help us build healthier communities, one patient at a time

Wage Range: $205,000 - $217,484.50 per year

Schedule: Monday Through Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

FTE: 1.0 

Benefits: We offer competitive wages and benefits including:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans – 100% premiums paid for employee
• Vacation: 160 hours per year to start, accrued bi-weekly
• 9 Paid Holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• Matching 403b Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance- $50,000 employer paid
• Long Term Disability and AD&D employer paid
• Employee Assistance Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance.

Cowlitz Family Health Center provides a wide range of services to all individuals, regardless of background or socio-economic status, including medical, dental, family planning, substance abuse treatment, and behavioral health services. We believe every person has value, is worthy of respect, and deserves quality care regardless of their financial situation. Cowlitz Family Health Center is growing and evolving. We are looking for people who share our vision, want to use their skills to provide exceptional customer service to our patients, and can adapt as we continue to make positive changes.

Cowlitz Family Health Center is a drug-free workplace and performs drug testing consistent with federal guidelines in the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to undergo testing for commonly abused controlled substances

Requirements

• Physician licensed to practice in the State of Washington, without restriction, probation, or limiting condition or threat thereof.  
• Board certified or Board eligible in Family Practice or IMed/Peds.  
• Possess a valid, unrestricted license or registration to prescribe drugs, medications, pharmaceuticals, and controlled substances.  
• Has never been disciplined by any professional or peer review organization, governmental agency, licensing body or hospital medical staff for any action or omission based on or related to quality of care.  
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.  
• Current CPR/BLS card.
• Knowledge of medical clinical standards and practices. 
• Proficient computer skills and experience with electronic health records 
• Able to work efficiently and effectively under stress, simultaneous responsibilities, and demands from diverse sources.  
• Ability to work with a low-income, multi-ethnic patient population and a demonstrated ability to relate respectfully and effectively to people of diverse racial, educational and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Must be a confident, self-directed individual who can work within a team as well as independently. Strong communication, organization, documentation and record keeping skills necessary.  
• Knowledge of evidence-based preventive health, chronic disease and primary care. 
• Solid background in patient education and lifestyle risk reduction.