Family Medicine Physician

FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN DEVON CLINIC TAPESTRY 360 HEALTH Tapestry 360 Health is a mission-driven, patient-centered Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivering comprehensive primary care, behavioral health, and enabling services to a diverse and underserved population. As a Health Resources and Services Administration-designated health center operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, Tapestry serves as a critical safety-net provider, ensuring access to high-quality, equitable care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

With a workforce of approximately 250 employees and an annual operating budget of $44 million, the organization is advancing a deliberate strategy focused on financial sustainability, operational rigor, and long-term community impact. Key priorities include strengthening core infrastructure, expanding value-based care arrangements to align reimbursement with outcomes, and optimizing participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program to reinvest resources into patient care.

Through this integrated approach, Tapestry 360 Health is positioned to sustain and scale mission-critical services for the communities it serves well into the future.

Summary:

The Family Medicine Physician provides primary health care services, emphasizing the prevention and treatment of disease. The role of the Physician in a community setting is a response to society’s demand for accessible quality health care to all populations regardless of socio-economic status. The Physician is a licensed professional prepared in a specialty residency program who manages actual and potential health problems based on the area of specialty.

The health conditions include common, complex and/or advanced diseases needing intensive medical supervision of the prescribed treatment plan. The Physician practices independently and as needed collaborates with nurse practitioners or supervises physician assistants, and other health care providers. The Physician is ultimately responsible for the delivery of medical care within the legal parameters established by the Illinois Medical Practice Act.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Facilitates entry of the client into the health care system by assessing the primary health care needs, including eliciting comprehensive health histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and/or performing pertinent diagnostic tests, analyzing collected data to determine client health status and formulating a problem list (diagnosis).Provides coordinated, continuous and culturally competent primary health care to individuals that span the health continuum through mutual goal setting and planning.

Prescribes a variety of treatment modalities to meet health and illness needs. Collaborates with other clinic staff such as RN and health educator to assure that health teaching and counseling is provided. Manages and evaluates the plan of care, process and outcome and them modifies the plan as needed.

Documents comprehensive, accurate and continual data on clients’ records and program reports according to Organization standards in an electronic health record. Strictly adheres to privacy and confidentiality in all written and verbal communication regarding patient care both with internal and external team members and consultants.

Provides care in an efficient manner and meets expected productivity levels. Minimizes waste of materials. Keeps work areas (patient treatment rooms and office spaces) organized, clean and free of hazards.

Adheres to collaborative practice principles of respect and joint decision making when: providing clinical supervision of the medical care delivered and consulting with team members about managing the client treatment plan. Follows clinical practice standards (protocols) related to each health care providers role and responsibilities.

Assures continuity by obtaining hospital privileges at designated hospitals and collaborates with other professionals and community agencies.

Participates in bidirectional quality improvement activities through protocol development and collaborative peer review. Within peer review evaluates the care provided by colleagues based on clinical standards. Implements recommended changes and/or improvements to treatment approaches and/or documentation based on the evaluative process provided by peers.

Practices within the legal and ethical guidelines established by the Medical Practice Act, the Physicians Code of Ethics and the Specialty Standards of…