Anchor Health · 1 month ago
Primary Care Physician
Hamden, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expAnchor Health is Connecticut’s leading health center for the LGBTQ+ community, delivering high-quality, gender-affirming medical and supportive services. The Primary Care Physician will provide evidence-based, patient-centered primary care to a diverse population, focusing on the health needs of transgender individuals and those at risk for HIV.
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Responsibilities
Provide excellent, science-based, trauma-informed primary care, gender-affirming care, HIV prevention/treatment, sexual health and urgent care to a diverse patient population through routine follow-up visits, annual physical exams, urgent/sick visits, pre-operative clearance visits, pelvic exams, office-based procedures and telehealth visits
Screens and address preventive health and behavioral health needs, including substance use, social determinants of health, and sexual health
Manage patient care, including ordering diagnostic testing, medications, referrals, InBasket messages and other interventions
Provide education to patients and their care partners
Participate in regular staff meetings, clinician meetings, and community outreach events
Participate in panel- and population-level health outcomes tracking and clinical QI
Provides supervision, consultation, and clinical support to APPs, RNs, and other clinical staff and trainees as needed
Participate in peer review, case conferences, and quality improvement initiatives
Qualification
Required
MD or DO licensure in Connecticut
Board certification in MedPeds, family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine and/or OB/Gyn
BLS certification
Experience working with and awareness of needs specific to the LGBTQ community
Ability to maintain work effectively and respectfully with colleagues, patients, vendors and community partners regardless of their ***enter non-discrimination here
Ability to maintain a trauma-informed space
Preferred
Spanish language fluency
One year experience providing gender-affirming medical care -OR- 1-year experience providing STI treatment and HIV prevention/treatment services
Experience treating substance use disorders
AAHIVS Certification
WPATH Certification
Experience with Testopel, Nexplanon and/or Supprelin insertion and removal
Basic procedural skills including I&D, suturing and trauma-informed pelvic exams
IUD insertion experience +++
POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) experience
One year of experience using Epic (electronic health record)
Benefits
Competitive salary
Generous PTO
Five dedicated CME days per year
Annual CME budget of $5000/year
Retirement 403 (b) plan with 4% employer match that is vested right away
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
License and board certification fee reimbursement
Company
Anchor Health
Anchor Health provides HIV treatment, case management, and primary care services.
11-50 employees
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