Description

WHY EAST VENTURA COUNTY? 
East Ventura County provides convenient access to major industries across Ventura County and Los Angeles County, while maintaining a more suburban and less congested living environment. Communities such as Simi Valley, Moorpark, and Thousand Oaks offer reliable commuter routes via major freeways and regional transit, helping reduce travel time and commute stress compared to more densely populated areas. The area is also known for its highly rated schools, well-maintained neighborhoods, and overall safety, which contributes to long-term residential stability for working professionals and their families. This combination of big-city accessibility and quieter, more comfortable lifestyle makes East Ventura County a practical and desirable place to both live and work.

THE POSITION:
Provides medical services involving examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients as Family Medicine physicians in ambulatory care facilities.  

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Provides complete, comprehensive, family-oriented, culturally-sensitive clinical care for patients throughout the life cycle. This includes obtaining medical histories, performing physical examinations, making diagnoses, and treating patients.
• Prescribes medications and treatment, monitors patients’ progress, and adapts treatment as required.
• Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
• Advises patients concerning evidence-based lifestyle changes that improve patient health and works with patients to develop self-management goals. 
• Coordinates with care team to provide high-quality patient care and ensure patient treatment goals are met. 
• Ability to work with high volume of patients, internal/external customers, and appropriately manage frequent changes, delay or unexpected events. 
• Follow workflows that support quality improvement efforts and increase patient access. 
• Explains in clear understandable verbal and written language the care plan and any procedures.
• Advises nursing and related personnel as to the administration of medication and treatment; writes physician’s orders.
• Gives or determines the need for medical tests, orders laboratory tests as necessary; interprets medical tests. 
• Consulting with other physicians and providers, referring patients to specialists when necessary, and working with other healthcare staff, such as nurses, assistants, and other physicians.
• Keeps accurate and timely medical records and charts and adheres to documentation policies. Prepares various records such as progress notes, comprehensive care plans, summaries, etc. Documents gathered information in medical record as required by policies.
• Keeps updated problem lists and medication lists for all patients.
• Responds to portal messages and EHR inbox in a timely fashion and provides coverage for colleagues’ inboxes when they are not available. 
• Counsels patients and families about physical, medical, and mental conditions; obtains appropriate consent for treatment from patients or parent/caregiver.
• May participate in an on-call system.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and training sessions as determined by Ambulatory Care administration.
• Follows safety protocols, including but not limited to using two patient identifiers and time-out procedures. 
• Keeps all medical staff privileging requirements up-to-date, including CME requirements.
• Administers first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an emergency.
• Complies with medical laws (for example, HIPAA). Demonstrates knowledge of domestic violence, child and dependent abuse protocols and mandated reporting.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Approximate Salaries

Primary Care Clinic Physician: $9,404.43 - $10,893.28 Biweekly (This amount is prorated based on hours worked biweekly)
Per Diem Primary Care Clinic Physician: This position is paid $582.40 per half-day of work

Requirements

EDUCATION, TRAINING and EXPERIENCE:  

Completion of an ACGME-accredited residency training program, including the following:

• Degree in Medicine,
• At least 3 years of residency training,
• Current state medical license,
• DEA number, and 
• Completed and passed U.S. Medical Licensing Examination
  
  

Necessary Special Requirement(s):

• Must be able to meet the VCMC Medical Staff Credentialing requirements as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws-VCMC_Medical_Staff_Bylaws_Approved_June_2023.pdf- including but not limited to the following requirement: actively practiced for an average of at least 10 hours per week in the specialty that you are applying for at the Health Care Agency for 12 of the previous 24 months (or have completed a residency within the previous 18 months).
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine OR General Internal Medicine.
• Must be willing and able to work in Thousand Oaks and/or East Ventura County.

Recruitment Process:
If interested, please submit an online application at hr.ventura.org and attach your current Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover letter.