Family Medicine - Physician

Family Medicine - Physician at
* Mercy Care - Trinity Health summary:

The Director of Primary Care leads and manages patient-centered care delivery at Mercy Cares Primary Clinics, focusing on integrated medical, behavioral, and social health services for vulnerable populations. This role involves mentoring clinical staff, ensuring compliance with HRSA standards, and collaborating across departments to enhance care quality and operational excellence. The position requires a board-certified physician with significant leadership experience and expertise in population health and chronic disease management.

The Director of Primary Care leads the delivery of exceptional, patient-centered care across Mercy Cares Primary Clinics. This role ensures compliance with HRSA standards while advancing integrated care models that address medical, behavioral, and social needs for Atlantas most vulnerable populations.

The Director of Primary Care leads the Clinical Team while serving as a mentor and educator for physicians and nurse practitioners, fostering professional growth and clinical excellence. This role collaborates across departments to ensure seamless, integrated care and compliance with all health system policies, while actively supporting the Mercy Philosophy of compassion and inclusion.

Minimum Qualification

• MD, DO:board certification in primary care specialty required.
• Minimum 7-10 years in a healthcare setting, with at least 5 years in a leadership or supervisory role; FQHC experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrates superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills appropriate for audience comprehension. Able to communicate effectively with individuals and groups representing diverse perspectives.
• Expertise in population health, chronic disease management, and integrated care models.

Experience Requirements

• Mentors and develops physicians and nurse practitioners, grows and strengthens clinical teams, and manages budgets to ensure operational excellence.
• The Director collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to advance integrated care models addressing medical, behavioral, and social needs for underserved populations, while ensuring compliance with HRSA standards and organizational goals.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and program development skills
• Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and driving process improvement

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Day-1 Benefits (PTO accrual, retirement plan and match, health insurance and more!)
• Opportunity to get paid daily - through Daily Pay
• Paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Discounts with major vendors; AT&T, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Quicken Loans, AND MORE!
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance plans. Enjoy lower-cost medical services when you visit facilities within the Trinity Health network.
• Fast response interview times and job offers.

Why Mercy Care

We dont turn anyone away. In these words, a member of Mercy Care's outreach team captured the philosophy of the Sisters of Mercy embrace everyone in need. This sentiment drives the mission, vision and daily work of Mercy Care.

After the Civil War, four pioneering Sisters of Mercy came from Savannah to Atlanta and established Saint Josephs Hospital. When Saint Josephs relocated to the Atlanta suburbs a century later, volunteer physicians, nurses and other hospital staff took to the streets of downtown Atlanta and used their healing skills to serve those most vulnerable. In this compassionate and inspiring mission were the seeds of today's Mercy Care.

In 2012, Saint Josephs Hospital became Emory Saint Josephs Hospital and Mercy Care remained under Saint Joseph's Health System. At the point of this transition, the resources and energies of Saint Josephs Health System went into the Mercy mission of service to the poor.

In the past decade, wonderful things have happened. Mercy Care has grown in all respects, meeting new patient and community needs as well as space needs. In 2017, we built a beautiful clinic in Chamblee to serve the large and growing Hispanic community. In 2022, we renovated and expanded the Decatur Street clinic while still serving…