Primary Care Physician (Population Health, Pcp)

Summary: 

Somatus Medical Group, P.C. is seeking an adult primary care physician to join a new value-based clinical practice in Nashville, Tennessee.  This is an exciting opportunity to break from the FFS model and to practice in a team based clinical model that prioritizes proactive preventive care and population health alongside a financial model that rewards outstanding clinical outcomes over high patient throughput. 

Benefits:

• Lucrative Sign- On Bonus
• 24/7 Triage Line to Support you
• Valuable Work Life Balance
• Malpractice Coverage
• Company Paid Licensure in additional states to practice in
• Comprehensive Benefits Package

The Somatus Medical Group practice will provide care for an existing panel of Somatus patients and compliment the provider through the well-established Somatus Inc population health program.   This population health program is active in communities across the state of Tennessee and deploys a robust extended team of clinicians (RN Case Managers, Social Workers, Clinical Pharmacists, Registered Dietitians, and Community Health Workers) to help engage and educate patients, provide home based clinical services, and to coordinate care.  Services include a 24/7/365 RN telephone triage service available to all Somatus patients.     

The practice is committed to world class proactive preventive care as the best treatment for the patient and we are dedicated to the provision of holistic, evidence-based, comprehensive patient-centered care.  Our ideal candidate is strongly aligned with our value-based care principles and excited to help build a unique, innovative clinical practice to demonstrate improved clinical outcomes and better serve patients in our Nashville community.

 Responsibilities: 

• Provide the full spectrum of primary clinical care for adult and geriatric patients, focused on holistic, whole-patient, team-based care.  
• Maintain an up-to-date, evidence-based clinical practice focused on management of chronic conditions, episodic care, and multidisciplinary management in consultation with specialists and other providers.   
• Clinical leadership of multidisciplinary care team, including registered dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, and community health workers, focused on delivering truly integrated, value-based primary care, with a focus on preventative care.  
• Supervise nurse practitioners and physician assistants, including in-office visits, telehealth visits, and in-home visits.  
• Partner with a multidisciplinary team, to help understand medical, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of each patient, identify gaps in care and barriers to achieving optimal health outcomes.  
• Responsible for driving the continuous improvement of care across the entire panel of patients including reductions in unnecessary and avoidable utilization, (e.g. hospital readmissions) and achieving top decile performance across measurable quality outcomes.  
• Establish and maintain strong physician relationships with local physicians and health systems. Provide timely transitions of care visits and care, with a focus on keeping patients healthy at home and reducing unnecessary inpatient utilization.  
• Provide comprehensive and timely communication to referring physicians and collaborate closely with other local treating physicians to ensure coordinated care with an ideal patient-centered experience.  
• Oversee all program requirements including participation and responsibilities for quality assurance and quality improvement.  
• Foster a supportive, collaborative clinic environment for all staff members.  
• Provides ongoing coaching, feedback, and assistance to Somatus care team members for leadership and management support. Uses proven techniques of practice facilitation to influence and promote high-value healthcare. Identifies practice educational needs and matches them with available Somatus or industry resources. 

Qualifications 

• Graduate of an accredited medical school. M.D./D.O. degree is required.  
• Completion of approved residency in internal medicine or family medicine.   
• At least 2-3 years of post-graduate experience caring for complex adult populations 
• Board certified in internal medicine or family medicine. 
• Current state medical license without restrictions to practice and free of sanctions from Medicaid or Medicare. Willingness to become licensed in multiple states as company and patient needs require.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.  
• Demonstrated professional competence, strong computer skills and EHR competency.  

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our priority is the health and safety of our members, colleagues, partners, and community. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company pursuant to applicable law.  All requests for proof of vaccination or for exemptions from the vaccination requirement will be subject to any limitations stipulated by current state and/or federal laws.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.  Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics.  Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.