Primary Accountability
The Internist is responsible for the provision of primary care medical services
in a Patient Centered Health Home context, with a focus on access to care.
Description of Primary Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for the direct provision of primary care medical services
meeting all established productivity expectations.
1. Will provide examination and will review appropriate laboratory, referral
and imaging results to determine a diagnosis.
2. Expected to document visits accurately utilizing appropriate templates
and records relevant data to attain a diagnosis.
3. Accountable for attaining budgeted visits.
4. Accountable for meeting clinical care measures.
5. Accountable for locking records in the 72-hour window.
2. Responsible for Internal Medicine professional focus and goals:
1. Provide comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care managing both
common and complex illness adults, and the elderly;
2. Comprehensive health care including health promotion and maintenance,
prevention of illness and disability, and application of a holistic
healthcare model which addresses both protective factors and risk factors
affecting the health and wellbeing of patients;
3. Chronic disease management skills are utilized to provide a team-based,
patient-centered approach to the planned care of chronic conditions with
the goals of maximizing quality of life and health care; where the
internist acts as a diagnostician, a therapist, a counselor, and a
coordinator of care; and
4. Understanding the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections, and
diseases affecting the internal organs with incorporation of essentials
of primary care internal medicine with focus of disease prevention,
wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and effective approach to both
health beliefs and comprehensive care needs of patients.
3. Accountable for providing excellent customer service and care.
1. Consistently behaves with courtesy when interacting with patients/ family
members, support staff, and Network staff.
2. Provider remains aware of wait time during the daily workflow.
3. Responsible for providing the patient with educational materials and
resources appropriate to the patient’s health literacy needs.
4. Accountable for patient status as measured by relevant clinical quality
measures.
- Promotes and participates in daily huddles.
- Incorporates the participation of ancillary health team members in
managing the care of patients / families.
3. Responsible for setting and monitoring self- management plans.
4. Responsible for assisting in the assurance of clinical procedures and the
maintenance of up-to-date clinical protocols.
5. Completes chart and peer review responsibility in a timely manner.
5. Assists the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff
education, and FHCN promotion.
1. Responsible for assisting the patient care team with performance
evaluations and quality improvement.
2. Responsible for assisting in the preceptorship of mid-level
practitioners.
3. Where relevant participate in rotation of medical, physician assistant
students, and dental residents.
4. Participates in Network Health Fairs & other community events.
5. Participates in site & provider meetings in a meaningful way.
6. Meets Network and credentialing expectations for licensure, and employment.
7. Responsible for adhering to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy,
recognizing that regular attendance is considered an essential function of
all FHCN positions. Absenteeism is not being at work or failing to attend a
paid workshop, training, or event unless the absence is protected by law.
8. Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning
of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.
Description of Primary Attributes
Professional & Technical Knowledge:
Effective June 1, 2026, all individuals hired into the role must:
1. Possesses specific advanced knowledge and skills, including written and
verbal communication skills, computational, computer and technical skills,
and mathematical knowledge frequently acquired through one of the following:
1. Completion of a Doctoral-level degree program with a recognized major and
a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; or
2. If an individual has completed a degree at a higher level than required
for the role and had a stronger GPA in that program, they may provide
proof of GPA from that degree in lieu of the Master's degree.
2. Performance of the duties and responsibilities of the job requires the
equivalent of extensive formal training in Internal Medicine, including an
understanding of the application of the theory and practices of the
profession to the operations of the organization, usually in the form of a
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
Technical Skills:
1. Ability to create highly complex documents in Microsoft Word, including
linking multiple files and embedding objects linked to other documents.
2. Ability to use advanced functions of Microsoft Excel, such as to create and
manage databases, including creating standardized reports, or link multiple
worksheets and workbooks.
3. Ability to develop sophisticated presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint,
including the use of embedded objects, transitions and other elements.
Licenses & Certifications: Licensed in the state of California as an Internist.
Board-eligibility or certification in Internal Medicine may be required or
desired in certain positions.
Communications Skills:
1. Requires the employee to effectively communicate their professional opinions
and extrapolations of information they collect and synthesize/analyze.
2. Employees must determine appropriate methods of communicating information
through the use of tables, graphs, charts and other visual forms.
3. Duties require the preparation and execution of presentations to large
groups.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here in this job description
are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required
to sit and use repetitive hand movement to type and grasp. The employee is
frequently required to stand or walk; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20
pounds.
$285,206.62 - $456,330.60 + PLUS SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ANNUAL EARNING
POTENTIAL through outpatient productivity and quality pay, generous retention
payments, shift differential pay, and extra shift pay. Sign-on bonus/relocation
assistance, annual CME days and reimbursement also available. Generous health
and wellness benefits and retirement packages offered.
