Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Summary:
Responsible for medical care of HCHP patients at the health centers and the supervision of physicians and Nurse Practitioners in the center. Supports and facilitates interdisciplinary team approach to health care delivery and monitoring of quality. Provides leadership in creating a culture of collaboration and excellence in clinical care, education, research, and evidence-based practices. Promotes continuous performance improvements in clinical and health system practices. Ensures organizational compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees: MD/DO required.
  

Licenses & Certifications:

• Family Medicine MD (Or) Internal Medicine MD (Or) Pediatrics General MD
  Physicianbe registered in the State of Texas
  
  

Work Experience: Three (3) years work experience with patient navigation, care management, or any kind of direct service provision to patients in a health care setting

Language Skills: Bilingual; Spanish/English; English/Vietnamesepreferred

Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contract), Writing /Correspondence

Proficiencies: P.C.

Job Attributes

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Analytical

Work Schedule: Flexible, Eligible for Telecommute, Travel, Weekends

Other Requirements:
-You must have access to reliable transportation to travel to worksites throughout Harris County.
-You have a passion for working within the community you are a part of, or have been a part of in the past.
-You want to improve the health of patients and communities.
-You are a self-starter and a thinker who is eager to learn, improve, and grow.