Our International Patient Center (IPC) serves thousands of patients each year from more than 120 countries and provides a complete service for patients visiting the hospital from countries outside of the United States. The center staff includes physicians, advanced practice providers, administrators, interpreters and patient program managers, and all help coordinate the multiple aspects associated with each international patient’s visit to the hospital.

Primary Care Physician principle duties and responsibilities:

· Provides primary care management to Cancer Institute (DFCI) international patients during their stay in Boston for specialty care

· Cares for a culturally diverse group of patients from around the world, largely a Middle Eastern Arabic speaking population

· Rounds on IPC inpatients on a periodic basis

· Coordinates care between multiple specialties

· Partners with Associate Medical Director of Oncology as needed

· Communicates with patient’s referring physicians from their home country, embassy medical coordinators, and other third parties on the status of the patient’s treatment

· Serves as a clinical resource for all IPC staff in the triaging of new cases, patient issues and clinical documentation requests

· Participates in QA/QI reviews of international patient cases

· Conducts comprehensive “executive physical exams” for domestic and international patients according to pre-established guidelines

Qualifications:

· Massachusetts Licensed preferred

· Board-certified Internal Medicine physician in good standing

· Demonstrated customer service and team practice skills

· Minimum of 5 years of related practice experience preferred

Skills / Abilities / Competencies Required:

· Proven customer service/excellent bedside manner

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Ability to work independently toward departmental and organizational goals

· Proven clinical skills

· Proficiency in Arabic language preferred

· Information Systems/Technology Skills: Proven competency in LMR/EPIC, desktop applications including e-mail and Patient Gateway, interfacing technology to produce consistent, complete patient reports across providers

We offer:

· Competitive salaries and benefit programs

· State-of-the-art EMR and enterprise data warehousing

· World-class integrated specialty network

· Professional development programs

· Piloting of innovative delivery models (virtual visits, etc.)