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CEO Message CAFP Moves to Sacramento Lisa Folberg, MPP
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Lisa Folberg, MPP
CAFP Moves to Sacramento
The impact of COVID-19 on our personal lives, work and collective psyche will be fodder for PhD research and articles in the Harvard Business Review for years to come. Many of us have discovered new things about ourselves, our organizations and the world around us. As an organization we at CAFP have realized that we can work remotely but need to come together sometimes to maximize our creative teamwork. Much of the work we do as your CAFP staff is not place-based, meaning we need to be anywhere (and everywhere) our members are, but no place specifically. CAFP has almost 11,000 members from the Northern border with Oregon south to the Mexican border, from the Pacific Ocean to Nevada and Arizona on our Eastern borders.
The exception to this is our work in advocacy and policy. This work is largely done in Sacramento and post-COVID restrictions will continue to have an important in-person aspect. This, coupled with lower housing and commercial property prices, resulted in the CAFP Board unanimously deciding to move the organization from San Francisco to Sacramento. This move is not just a physical move, it symbolizes a continued commitment to position CAFP as a thought leader in California. Being in Sacramento will help to ensure that we are able to attend legislative hearings, stakeholder meetings and better develop Sacramento-based relationships.
I am very excited to report that CAFP has secured a purchase agreement for a new building in Sacramento. After some building improvements, it will be a wonderful new home for CAFP. Many of the CAFP staff will be working semiremotely, so we no longer need multiple private offices. Instead, we need large gathering places and smaller conference rooms. Our new building offers just that. We will have a conference room that will be perfect for hosting Board and committee meetings, educational sessions and community events. We hope to be able to host you at the 2022 AMAM in Sacramento on March 12-13, and Lobby day on March 14.
Change is challenging, and that is the point. Change challenges us to keep growing and evaluating best practices. The timing couldn’t be better. In November 2021, your CAFP Board will meet in person for the first time in two years to develop a new three-year strategic plan. As a result of the CAFP Board’s hard work, staff input and a wonderful strategic planner, we are well positioned to develop a strategic plan that builds on the history and strengths of family medicine adapted for some new realities and objectives. Together we will ensure that the strategic objectives for the CAFP move the family medicine revolution forward toward a primary-care based health care system.
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Family Medicine Physician Job Opening
Position Summary:
UCI Family Medicine, a Department of the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine, is committed to upholding the highest professional and institutional standards. We thrive by promoting optimal health for patients, staff, trainees, and faculty. UCI Family Medicine provides clinical services for patients of all ages in a variety of settings as follows: Family Health Centers (federally qualified health centers or FQHC’s) in Santa Ana and Anaheim; Gottschalk Plaza; Senior Health Center; skilled nursing facilities; inpatient services and obstetric deliveries at the UCI Douglas Hospital in Orange. UCI Family Medicine provides education across a variety of programs including undergraduates; medical students; family medicine residents; fellows in geriatrics and sports medicine; and outreach to the community. We are seeking a qualified individual who is an excellent clinician with a strong commitment to clinical leadership, quality improvement and teambased patient care. The incumbent in collaboration with the Executive Medical Director (EMD) of the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), will direct, coordinate, and implement the QI Program for the Federally Qualified Health Center and function as the Anaheim Site Medical Director. The incumbent will collect, manage, and analyze FQHC quality data and prepare quality reports for review. Incumbent will have practical knowledge and skills in Continuous Quality Improvement, including analysis and interpretation of data using computer based disease registries or similar data collection systems is essential. The incumbent reports directly to the EMD and to the Department Chair.
Essential Job Functions:
• Provides clinical expertise and leadership while assisting in the development, monitoring, and presentation of internal quality measures and initiatives. Disseminates QI performance to clinical staff team on a regular basis. Adheres to all UCI FQHC
Policies and Procedures. • Leads and participates in Quality, and ad hoc meetings as directed by the EMD. Assists with coordination of monthly QI
Meetings. Communicates FQHC initiatives to department members to ensure adequate understanding. Assists department medical directors to prepare QI reports and statistics. • Provides leadership by focusing teams and organization units on visions and distinctive strategies that result in excellent short and long-term performance. This includes coordinating, tracking, and reporting of clinical outcomes. Assist with annual UDS and HRSA reports and ensures timely completion of corrective action plans related to quality. • Reviews incident reports from the Safety and Quality Information System (SQIS) as well as patient grievances and conducts follow up investigations as warranted. • Collaborates with the FQHC Executive Medical Director in the investigation of clinical events including sentinel events, sentinel event near misses, and significant adverse events; leads and/or participates in the development of root cause analyses. • Oversee all aspects of patient care services at FHC Anaheim with the site Practice Manager to assure that the medical care provided is of highest quality and standards and consistent with all accreditation and licensure requirements. • Provide leadership, oversight, and supervision of all physicians and allied health care providers working at the site. • Serve as the medical liaison with outside referring physicians to facilitate inter-institutional transfers.
Requirements:
• Family physician; board-certified, full-scope ambulatory health care services including care of children, adults and the elderly. • Experienced in providing and/or oversight of pre-natal care. • Demonstrated experience in quality improvement to improve patient outcomes • Leadership skills; ability to motivate, inspire, communicate with faculty, residents, staff, and peers to maintain a professional, team-based approach in the care of patients. • Proficiency in Spanish
Compensation Range:
Commensurate with Experience
Note: Applicant may be eligible to apply for loan repayment.
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