RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct Care:
- Administers or prescribes treatments
- Discusses potential side effects to medications and/or immunizations with patients
- Promotes health by advising patients about diet, hygiene, and methods for disease prevention
- Refers patients to medical specialists for consultant services for their well-being, as needed
- Follows up with patients regarding progress in high risk or emergency cases
- Conducts physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to schools, consideration for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage
Provider and Team Support:
- Shares accountability for overall patient health outcomes by working in coordination with care teams
- Operates to instill confidence in our care and in our facilities to patients, fellow employees, and other stakeholders
- Assesses training needs and promotes developmental activities of medical staff
Transgender Patient Care:
- Provides competent and culturally sensitive primary care services to patients
- Offers hormone therapy management, including prescribing and monitoring hormone regimens
- Addresses and manages the physical, emotional, and mental health needs of transgender individuals
- Conducts assessments for gender affirming surgeries and facilitate appropriate referrals, as needed
- Works with the behavioral health team by assisting with gender identity exploration and provides support throughout the transitioning process
HIV Patient Care
- Offers specialized care to patients living with HIV, including antiretroviral therapy management.
- Monitors disease progression, immune statuses, and potential complications related to HIV
- Provides counseling and education on adherence to treatment plans and preventative measures
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement comprehensive care plans
Clinical Administration:
- Reviews patient files/records, including allergies, problems, medications, and immunization status
- Elicits and records information about patient medical history
- Examines patients for symptoms or physical information
- Orders and executes various test, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide
- information on patient’s condition
- Analyzes reports and findings of tests, examinations, and diagnoses to understand the patient’s current condition
- Determines and prescribes patient medications, dosages and schedules dependent on their conditions and allergies
- Prescribes and administers vaccinations to immunize patient from communicable diseases
- Documents patient visits, including medical history, physical exam, diagnoses, and plan of action
- Stays informed of organizational activities and promote mission and goals
- Reviews and responds to all forms of communication, such as emails, postal mail, voice mails
- Functions at highest level according to credentials and competency
- Impacts patient experience by demonstrating courteous and helpful behavior and a commitment to accuracy
Customer Relations:
- Maintains professional working relationships with all levels of staff, clients, and the public
- Cooperates in accomplishing department goals and objectives
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- Doctorate in medicine required
- Valid CA Medical license in good standing required
- Valid DEA and CPR certifications required
- AAHIVS HIV Specialist Certification required
- Experience working with transgender patients and/or those living with HIV preferred
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including superior composition, typing and proofreading skills
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Knowledgeable about and experience with providing direct care to patients
- Ability to commit to diversity/inclusion and providing patient centered, non-discriminatory and culturally competent care
- Knowledgeable about and experience with unique healthcare needs and challenges faced by transgender individuals and those living with HIV
- Knowledgeable about and experience with gender affirming care and HIV treatment protocols
- Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent planning and organizational ability
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
- Ability to work with highly confidential information in a professional and ethical manner
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift/carry 20 lbs/weight
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
Pay Range: $229,100-$384,900 per year, depending on experience.