Primary Care Physician

Seeking a Compassionate Primary Care Physician in Birmingham, AL Summary: Our client is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Physician to join their team in delivering high-quality care to our diverse and underserved patient population. The ideal candidate will diagnose, educate, and initiate treatment in an outpatient clinic setting, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to promote health and prevent disease. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a health center committed to comprehensive, patient-centered care. Core Responsibilities: Comprehensive Clinical Care: Examine patients of all backgrounds, diagnose conditions, order/interpret diagnostic tests (labs, imaging), and develop and implement personalized care plans for long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension) and conduct wellness exams. Team-Based Care & Coordination: Collaborate with internal and community providers, and specialists to manage care transitions, ensuring continuity, particularly for medically complex patients. Supervise and support advanced practice professionals. Patient Advocacy & Communication: Build trusting, long-term relationships through effective, empathetic communication. Educate patients and families on disease management and healthy lifestyle changes. Efficient Workflow & Technology Adoption: Utilize Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems to maintain accurate, up-to-date, and detailed documentation in the electronic medical record system. Practice Highlights Setting: 100% Outpatient Primary Care Patient Base: Senior/ Adult Focused Schedule: Monday–Friday Care Team: Comprehensive support (MAs, Care Coordinators, Admin) EMR: Athena Core Focus: Preventive care, chronic disease management, and long-term patient continuity Requirements Qualifications: Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited medical school. Certification: Board Certified/Eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or a related field. Licensure: Current unrestricted state medical license and DEA license. Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional empathy, compassion, and the ability to build rapport with diverse, often vulnerable, patient populations. Benefits Compensation estimates comprised of base salary & bonuses. Benefits: 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance. Employer-paid short-term disability. Long-term disability and life insurance coverage. Malpractice insurance provided. Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance. Generous vacation and sick leave policy.