Chief Medical Officer

Job description

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Savas (pronounced sah-vus) is a derivative of the word Seva (pronounced say-va), which means an act of selfless service and compassionate care. At Savas Health we strive every day to live up to that definition by providing the best care possible for our complex patient population. Our team of medical doctors, psychologists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, dietitians, and massage therapists work together within a revolutionary transdisciplinary model that addresses the quadruple aim of healthcare: enhancing patient experience, improving patient health, reducing healthcare costs, and increasing employee satisfaction. Visit our website at www.savashealth.com.

We are looking for an Interventional Pain Physician with emphasis on intervention with all advanced therapies. We have a large spinal cord stimulation program with possible 2-3 days of procedures per week. We provide efficient clinical support with hands-on training and mentoring especially for new graduates. Our medical teams include multiple advance practitioners to support physicians with patient volume and injection referrals. Come help us transform healthcare delivery.

Looking for Board Certified Interventional Pain Physician for Southern California region due to exponential growth!

Duties:

• Conducts full and complete physical examinations of patients. This includes but is not limited to; gathering medical histories and records, identifying data, assessing chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories and or psycho-social characteristics
• Interprets and integrates data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan
• Collaborates with other physicians in managing acute and log-term medical needs of patient
• Understands the full range of standard intervention pain procedures
• Examines patients to determine discomfort level and cause of pain
• Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms and laboratory studies
• Diagnoses and treats diseases, disorders and injuries based upon a patient’s medical history and results of their physical assessment to determine extent of pain, help diagnose conditions, or manage overall pain
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding procedures performed; always promotes wellness and health maintenance
• Maintains a positive attitude, is compassionate and has great communication and problem-solving skills
• Provides relief from acute or chronic pain through medications, nerve blocks, electrical stimulation, or other advanced interventional techniques.
• Coordinates additional patient care such as; physical therapy, psychological therapy, and rehabilitation programs to offer patients a comprehensive plan with a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of their pain
• Supervise up to three nurse Practitioners/physician Assistants.
• Provide in-service training to nurse practitioners and physician assistants to ensure those providers are accomplishing assigned job responsibilities and identifying candidates for interventional procedures
• Care for a medically complex and emotionally challenging patient population that requires compassion, empathy, and the ability to deescalate and appropriately react to unacceptable behavior in individual and group settings
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
• Upholds the company’s mission, vision and values
• Supervision of pain physicians
• Performs other duties as assigned; consistent with the above responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine
• Graduate of an accredited pain fellowship program
• Must possess valid board certification as a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
• Must possess a valid medical license in California
• Must possess and maintain a current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Demonstrated experience and an appreciation for challenging patient care
• Demonstrated knowledge of current practice standards in specialty
• Computer literacy with the ability to learn new applications
• Ability to multi-task and work both independently and in a team environment
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment (30+ patients per clinic day and 25+ procedures per procedure day)

Conditions: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Similarly, the work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to manipulate equipment, and to talk and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is high to moderate.

Disclaimer: The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to decide the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job. Job incumbents are expected to perform other duties necessary for the effective operation of the position, facility, or the business.

The position purpose, principal accountabilities, essential functions, minimum qualifications and the requirements listed in this job description are representative only and are not exhaustive of the tasks that a Team Member may be required to perform. Savas Health reserves the right to revise this job description at any time, and to require Team Members to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business considerations or work environment change.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Savas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or any other protected class, political affiliation or belief.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Contact us at talentacquisition@savashealth.com 

Job closes 4/30/2024

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