Overview Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. While you re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more.
Responsibilities Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) is fulfilling our vision of transforming healthcare by expanding our collaborative primary care team. We have an opportunity for a Family Medicine or Interal Medicine physician at our regional medical center in desirable Kirkland , Washington. Join an innovative multidisciplinary team whose members appreciate work/life balance, their team and the patients they serve.
0.80-1.0 FTE (approx. 36 clinical patient contact hours for 1.0 FTE)
Our providers say they come to VMFH for the reputation of high-quality care and they stay for the teamwork and relentless focus on patient experience and outcomes.
Aspects of the Family Medicine physician role:
- Team based approach . The primary care team is broken into four pods that serve to continuity for patient care. Each pod is comprised of a consistent provider group, supported by an advanced practitioner, and 1:1 medical assistant support. The Advanced Practitioner helps support messages and indirect care, with built in coverage when a provider(s) is out of the office.
- Integrative primary care model . VMFH has an innovative approach, with imbedded pharmacists and behavioral health specialists within the primary care team, partnering to provide the best care to patients. In primary care, we provide focused, coordinated care for our patients that have resulted in excellent health outcomes.
- Flexible schedule options . We partner with you to develop a schedule that balances the needs of our patients and providers.
- Access to ancillary and specialty services : Ready access to specialty and sub-specialty support through interprofessional consults and direct referrals with collegial and responsive results.
- Teaching opportunities : VMFH is a teaching environment with regular opportunities to precept medical students and residents. A robust and nurturing environment with active structured mentoring for providers new to practice.
- Professional Development : Opportunities to formally and informally lead clinic operations through quality, standard work, informatics, and education champion roles.
- Innovative approaches : The VMFH culture allows and promotes new approaches, best practice standards and continual improvement for both the patient and team member experience.
- Compensation: A competitive compensation model that incentives quality.
Work with a committed and caring team of physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, medical assistants and clinical support team members, all of whom are committed to the VMFH mission of improving the health and wellbeing of our patients. We are proud of our strong quality outcomes, our focus on continuous improvement, our innovative care delivery models and our ability to have fun while at work. We r