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Summary of Position: The physician is part of a dynamic team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about providing high quality, integrated care for patients who are experiencing or at risk for homelessness. Essential duties: Duties include, but are not limited to: * Develops unique ways to deliver health care in a compassionate, expedited, and patient-centered manner in an outpatient setting. * Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing examinations, obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories. * Generates differential diagnoses for acute, chronic and/or undifferentiated illnesses and formulates management plan that address these illnesses. * Acts as consultant to the care team regarding coordination of care. * Identifies opportunities to promote and maintain wellness in patients utilizing screening and prevention guidelines and understands barriers in achieving wellness in people experiencing homelessness and work to address those barriers. * Utilizes critical thinking and decision making when independently developing treatment plans for patients experiencing homelessness. * Documents patient care and clinical decision making accurately and efficiently in the agency's Electronic Medical Record and meets agency requirements regarding timeliness of chart completion and productivity expectations. * Coordinates patient-centered care of individuals experiencing homelessness using a multidisciplinary team and community resources. Able to navigate the complex care requirements necessary for effectively caring for those experiencing homelessness. * Apply evidence-based care principles in treatment of patients experiencing homelessness, integrating patient preferences in care plans. * Appropriately utilizes healthcare resources in the management of patients experiencing homelessness (specialist referrals, ED referrals, lab utilization and medication management) with a goal of decreased fragmentation of healthcare. * Maintains positive therapeutic relationships with patients, using language and nonverbal behavior to demonstrate respect and establish rapport. * Collaborates and effectively seeks consultation with physicians and other care providers as needed in the provision of care and the formulation of treatment plans. * Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans and care transitions. * Assesses patient health learning levels to provide medical information and health education in culturally and linguistically appropriate communication techniques. * Assists patients in identifying barriers to care and social determinants of health and appropriately refers patients to community resources as needed. * Maintains an updated list of community resources, continues and expands community partnerships to benefit patients' services. * Contributes to the integrated care team's activities around process improvement, workflow design and training. * Participates in organizational Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement and Risk Management programs, including Peer Review. * Uses data systems to monitor gaps in care. * Maintains an exceptional level of customer service; addresses and resolves complaints; serves as an example by providing excellent service to internal and external customers, employees and patients. * Maintains continuing medical education, licensure, credentialing, and privileging requirements at all times. * Maintains safe and clean working environments by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. * Comply with federal, state, and local legal professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforces adherence to requirements; advises management on needed actions. * Embraces and promotes a professional working environment based on understanding and respect for diversity and multi-culturalism in all of its forms; demonstrates sensitivity, acknowledges varied beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and customs, and encourages communication and appreciation of all forms of diversity. * Maintains patient confidentiality by controlling the environment and information being disclosed to authorized individuals ensuring HIPAA and organizational compliance requirements at all times.