Center Key Populations Medical Provider Meriden

The Center for Key Populations (CKP) Medical Provider provides comprehensive, high-quality primary and specialty care to individuals, families, and groups of Community Health Center clients according to established professional medical and nursing standards. This position works collaboratively with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to meet the preventive, acute, chronic, and health maintenance needs of clients, and collaborates with other community healthcare and human service agencies and clinical/medical specialists as needed.

The Center for Key Populations (CKP) Medical Provider provides comprehensive, high-quality primary and specialty care to individuals, families, and groups of Community Health Center clients according to established professional medical and nursing standards. This position works collaboratively with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to meet the preventive, acute, chronic, and health maintenance needs of clients, and collaborates with other community healthcare and human service agencies and clinical/medical specialists as needed.

The CKP Medical Provider provides care in a variety of settings, including working in mobile health units, homeless shelters, and mental health and substance use facilities, as well as other similar venues.

• Receive strong clinical support services and work in an innovative practice environment utilizing Advanced Access scheduling
• Performs comprehensive health histories and physical assessments developing appropriate treatment plans
• Assesses, diagnosis and manages acute and chronic health problems using the models of planned care and the chronic care model
• Provides continuity of care to clients by establishing on ongoing primary care/client relationship with individual and families.

• Provides ongoing high-quality primary care to individuals/patients/families
• Performs all clinical functions within the scope of licensure competently
• Provides outpatient and preventative medical clinical care consistent with evidence-based best practices in non-traditional healthcare settings like mobile health vans, shelters, food banks, migrant farms and in home, including all CHCI sites
• Maintains and documents the patient-centered medical record accurately after each client visit and monitor health maintenance requirements of the patient panel according to CHCI policy
• Participates in an on-call coverage system providing 24-hour care for patients as necessary
• Works collaboratively with members of the CHCI interdisciplinary team providing medical support and consultation as necessary
• Participates in other health care activities as directed, e.g. school-based clinic consultant, patient education
• Actively promotes the care and services of CKP to internal and external healthcare team members.
• Has expertise in and/or be willing to gain expertise in services that care for vulnerable populations that comprise the Center for Key Populations (CKP), including:
• HIV and viral hepatitis prevention and treatment
• STI prevention and treatment, LGBTQIA+ health and gender-affirming care including hormone therapy
• substance use disorder treatment including prescribing medication for substance use disorders such as buprenorphine and naltrexone,
• those experiencing or at risk of being homeless
• recently incarcerated individuals
• Provides expertise and knowledge, particularly in CKP services to design curriculums, precept colleagues and students, and present information

• Works collaboratively within an inter-disciplinary team including members of the medical staff, behavioral health staff, and other CHC disciplines or sites.
• Collaborates with office manager and clerical/clinical staff to promote the…