Family Medicine Physician - Milwaukee, WI
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- Primary care team clinicians include: 6 pediatricians, 2 Med/Peds MD. 5 Family Practice. 10 Internal Medicine physicians & 1 APP.
- APP available to see overflow acute patients as needed to keep patients out of urgent care settings and they are available for overflow virtually and they can do video visits.
- On site nursing triage team to support clinicians during daytime hours and provide patient education.
- Physician leadership embedded in department. Physician mentorship available and welcomed.
- Outpatient only
- Part of a call team that uses a nurse triage call center. 100% of calls are handled through the call center and calls that come through are 1 – 3 minutes in duration Just a clarifying note that this is for after-hours call.
- Internal medicine and family practice call have separate after hours call groups but both are large groups and call responsibility is minimal. FP is shared call pool with 5 other clinics- take call for one week at a time rotated. Given the number of other docs, amounts to 2-3 weeks per year. (shared with WFB, Northwest, both East and West Mequon, Port Washington and the 2 physicians at Cedar Creek site in Grafton).
- One of the largest multi-sites in the area with imaging, pharmacy, lab, physical/ occupational therapy, urgent care, and full complement of medical and surgical specialists
- Collegial relationship with specialists allowing for case discussions
- Behavior Health is embedded into the primary care department to provide more timely care for adult patients. BH also available for clinician to clinician consults through presence on site and is also a virtual service throughout primary care.
- Diverse patient panel as the site attracts patients from all parts of the city including: Northshore, Mequon, Brown Deer, North side of Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Fox Point (cultural, economic, payer mix diversity)