Staff Physician (MD or DO)
Employment Status: Regular Full Time, Salaried, Exempt
Hours per week: 0.75 FTE
Location: Nashville, TN
Reports to: Chief Medical Officer
Our Mission
Siloam Health’s mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. Our patients come from more than 80 countries and speak over 50 languages. Siloam’s approach to medical care provides a unique, interdisciplinary model of whole-person health care that addresses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual determinants of health. Our staff is anchored by a multicultural primary care team that serves alongside roughly 300 volunteer interpreters, doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical specialists each year to provide comprehensive health care to Nashville’s most vulnerable.
What We Offer
Siloam Health is committed to caring for staff in the same excellent manner as we care for patients by providing the following benefits to our full-time staff:
- 100% Employer paid medical and dental insurance
- 100% Employer paid life and disability
- Simple IRA with employer match up to 3%
- HSA with up to $1,300 match by employer or FSA
- Low-cost vision insurance
- 4 weeks of PTO in the first year
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Flexible schedule
- Limited weekends
- Consistent schedule
- Diverse team and patient population
- Mission leave
- Extended Illness Benefit
What You'll Do
The primary objective of the Staff Physician is to deliver clinically excellent and culturally sensitive whole-person primary care to our diverse patient population. The Staff Physician will participate in various clinical initiatives in collaboration with community partners. A secondary objective is to provide clinical oversight and supervision of Advance Practice Providers.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive physical exams.
- Diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic illnesses in children and adults.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests
- Provide preventative care and health education
- Collaborate with on-site multidisciplinary care team as well as outside specialists to deliver whole-person care
- Perform minor procedures as indicated and as trained.
- Adhere to established guidelines and up-to-date practice standards
- Maintain accurate and detailed medical records
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain medical license, board certification, and CME credits for licensure.
- Supervise 1-2 Advanced Practice Providers (co-sign and review 20% of charts)
- Perform chart reviews of assigned residents and volunteer physicians.
- Participate in Siloam Health’s professional education component to precept medical students and residents as needed
- Participate in on-going quality improvement (QI) activities within the roles defined above
- Provide input for annual staff nursing performance reviews.
Who We Are Looking For
We value having an experienced team of clinicians to provide whole person care for our patients, as we work together towards the Siloam Health Vision: Our neighbors from all nations are empowered to lead physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy lives and to feel at home in our community.
Education and Experience
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree
- Tennessee Medical License
- Board certification in family medicine or internal medicine-pediatrics
- Experience in providing care to patients from multi-cultural backgrounds
Special Conditions of Employment
- Recent TB screening with IGRA
- Proof of Hepatitis B immunity
- Bi-annual CPR training for BLS certification
Qualifications
- Passionate about Christian ministry to the underserved and in full agreement with Siloam’s mission and core values
- Willingness to serve persons with limited access to healthcare and who are from different cultures and faith beliefs
- Computer literacy and familiarity with MS Office products as well as electronic medical records
- Understanding of and desire to grow in delivering whole-person health care
- Adherence to OSHA and confidentiality requirements
- Serve as a team member supporting other team members
- Able to perform moderate physical activity
- Bilingual – English/Spanish or English/Arabic – is preferred