Center for Black Health and Wellness - Physician Opportunity

You can be an instrumental part of reducing health inequality and helping assemble our new Kaiser Permanente Center for Black Health and Wellness. This role will be important in the development and implementation of a health center whose mission is to provide culturally competent health care for our Black and African American members.   Northwest Permanente is hiring Board Certified Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physicians to join our Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Black Health and Wellness.   The Center will be comprised of a dedicated team of clinicians and staff that provide primary care services to our African American and Black patients in a space that is welcoming and community-focused.  Within the Center, there is an emphasis on screening and prevention, with a goal of increasing our cultural humility and spreading best practices across our community.  We are seeking physicians who have experience providing culturally responsive care to African American and Black patients and/or supporting BIPOC community support organizations, along with demonstrated experience addressing racial health disparities and improving health outcomes of African American and Black patients. 

In addition, working for Northwest Permanente, you will enjoy:

• 21% contribution of earnings to retirement programs, including pension
• Student loan assistance programs
• Relocation allowance
• Generous sign-on bonus
• 3 weeks PTO + 2 weeks annual education leave
• Shareholder opportunities
• Paid sabbatical after attaining shareholder status
• Part-time and full-time schedule flexibility

Nurse Practitioner and LPN roles are available within the Center for Black Health and Wellness.  More information at https://kpcenterforblackhealth.org/. 

Northwest Permanente, P.C. is a self-governed (physician led), multi-specialty group of over 1500 physicians, surgeons, and clinicians, caring for over 600,000 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's pre-eminent health care systems, a benchmark for comprehensive, integrated and high-quality care.

Northwest Permanente physicians practice medicine with a purpose, providing unparalleled opportunities for a meaningful and rewarding career in medicine.

• We are a B-Corporation. This reflects our strong commitment to our community, patients and environment.
• We practice data-driven, evidence-based medicine.
• We have a salary model that encourages primary and specialty care collaboration and puts the patient's needs first.
• We don't use production goals to determine your compensation or value as a physician.
• We offer generous sign-on bonuses and student loan assistance to qualified candidates.

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