Overview

We are recruiting a Primary Care Physician in Lemoore, CA for part-time or full-time opportunities supporting Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. This in-person role delivers family practice services within the Medical Home Port and/or Hornet Health Fleet Centered Medical Home.

The physician provides care across neonatal through geriatric populations, including preventive care, routine and administrative examinations, and diagnosis and treatment of urgent and non-urgent illness and injury. Clinical services are performed within the physician’s training, experience, and granted military treatment facility privileges.

Schedule

Part-time or full-time options are available. Scheduled shifts are 8.5 hours Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. There are no weekend, holiday, on-call, or callback requirements.

Responsibilities

• Examine, diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication or courses of treatment as indicated within the scope of clinical privileges.
• Provide preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, education on positive health behaviors, and counseling on self-care skills.
• Perform primary care and administrative examinations, including Physical Readiness Test waivers, Preventive Health Assessments, sea duty and operational screening, school and sports physicals, Pap tests, and well-woman examinations.
• Recommend Sick-in-Quarters status and duty modifications for active-duty personnel according to facility instructions.
• Order appropriate diagnostic tests and arrange consultations or referrals to physicians, clinics, and other healthcare resources.
• Complete referrals accurately and promptly under facility policies, documenting them in patient records and applicable automated systems.
• Respond to clinic medical emergencies until the Medical Officer of the Day arrives. Identify patients needing care beyond the facility’s capability and coordinate emergency transportation to another medical facility.
• Direct, perform, or assist in instruction of other healthcare professionals, provide educational lectures, and participate in clinic in-service training consistent with government and professional clinical standards.

Qualifications

Required

• An M.D. or D.O. degree.
• At least three years of family practice experience within the past five years, including care of children.
• An active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in any state.
• Board eligibility is required.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
• Ability to pass a government background check and obtain a government security clearance.

Preferred

• Board certification through the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Family Practice, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, or American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.

Apply

To learn more, contact Audrey Williams at Frontera Search Partners: awilliams@fronterasearch.com. You can also choose a time on Audrey's calendar to discuss the role.