PERM Physician - Primary care in Sussex County NJ

Our client is looking for a Board Eligible/Board Certified Primary Care Physician who will join their team in Sussex County, NJ. The Physician will work with other healthcare providers and support staff in a multi-specialty, group practice.

Job Description:

• Responsibilities include providing patient medical care to all age groups in an office-based setting, delivering diagnostic and therapeutic medical services, and making sound medical assessments and treatment plans.
• Outpatient setting
• 36 clinical hours + 4 administrative hours (working schedule TBD by practice to include some on call and rotating Saturday shifts):
  Disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
• Treatment of acute illnesses
• Treatment of acute injuries
• Prescribes and administers medications, performs routine vaccinations, and provides advice regarding personal health and hygiene
• Requests necessary tests and follow-up visits and refers patients to specialists, as necessary
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
• Provides direction to both clinical and reception support staff
• Proper and complete medical documentation (without copy/paste) for all patient care in order to assure accuracy (above 80% with goal of 95%) of E/M coding – and closing/sign off after review of all patient charts in accordance with company policies  Failure to meet this essential job function can affect the eligibility for productivity/PCN (percent net collection) bonuses
• Approximately 20-25 patients per day
• Proper and complete medical documentation (without copy/paste) for all patient care in order to assure accuracy of HCC coding. Failure to meet this essential job function can affect the eligibility for VBC bonuses
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Successful completion of CHC’s credentialing and privileging review upon hire and re-credentialing as appropriate
• Strong computer skills with prior electronic medical record (EMR) use preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patients, hospital personnel and community members
• Skills to perform patient treatment procedures for most acute illnesses or injuries
• Remains calm and effective in high pressure and emergency situations
• EMR: Athena
• Clean malpractice is required
• Open to new graduate candidates who are TRULY Board Eligible (within 5 years of eligibility)
• Not accepting providers who have lapsed Board Certifications and need to obtain it again
• Not accepting 1099 candidates

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base salary range $220k-$240k based on experience and training, not including any incentives or bonuses
• Value Based Care Incentives
• Performance Bonus - Bonus structures are built on a percentage of net collections, usually 35% after base draw.
• Health insurance/Prescription drug coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (health, dependent care)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Life insurance
• Retirement programs
• PTO/Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• CME allowance
• Loan repayment options
• Short-term disability options
• Long-term disability options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Submission Requirements

• TRULY Board Eligible (within 5 years of eligibility) or Board Certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine - REQUIRED
• NJ license (or willing to obtain) - REQUIRED
• DEA (or willing to obtain) - REQUIRED
• CSR/CDS Certified (or willing to obtain) - REQUIRED
• BLS (or willing to obtain) - REQUIRED
• Clean malpractice - REQUIRED