Perm - Physician - Internal Medicine Dallas, TX

Description: Parkland Health Careers is seeking a full-time Staff Physician Internal Medicine (Health Equity and Value Based Care Faculty) to join its innovative Value-Based Care Clinic in Dallas, Texas, serving as core faculty for the Internal Medicine Health Equity Track while providing high-quality, evidence-based, population-centered care and mentoring Internal Medicine residents in a collaborative academic learning environment focused on health equity, quality improvement, and community-centered medicine. Comprehensive physician leadership opportunity within a nationally recognized academic healthcare environment.

Title: Perm - Physician - Internal Medicine Dallas, TX

Description:

Parkland Health Careers is seeking a full-time Staff Physician Internal Medicine (Health Equity and Value Based Care Faculty) to join its innovative Value-Based Care Clinic in Dallas, Texas, serving as core faculty for the Internal Medicine Health Equity Track while providing high-quality, evidence-based, population-centered care and mentoring Internal Medicine residents in a collaborative academic learning environment focused on health equity, quality improvement, and community-centered medicine.

Teaching & Educational Leadership

• 
  
• 
  Serve as core faculty for the Internal Medicine Health Equity Track
  
• 
  
• 
  Supervise Internal Medicine residents in a clinic-based experiential learning environment
  
• 
  
• 
  Provide real-time clinical teaching in:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    Primary care
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Population health
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Value-based care
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Health equity-focused practice
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Teach residents to integrate:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    Social determinants of health
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Community-engaged care approaches
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Equity-centered clinical decision making
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Participate in:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    Journal clubs
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Lecture series
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Case conferences
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Resident workshops
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Mentor residents in:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    Quality improvement initiatives
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Health equity research
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Scholarly activities/projects
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Collaborate with residency and program leadership to develop and improve curriculum aligned with:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    ACGME competencies
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Parkland priorities
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Provide formative and summative feedback to residents to support professional growth

Direct Patient Care Responsibilities:

• 
  Deliver comprehensive Internal Medicine care within the Value-Based Care Clinic
  
• 
  
• 
  Utilize evidence-based guidelines and value-based care principles
  
• 
  
• 
  Help establish and refine value-based standard practices for the clinic
  
• 
  
• 
  Use:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    Population health tools
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Risk stratification
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Care coordination strategies
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare disparities
  
• 
  
• 
  Identify and address non-medical drivers of health impacting patient care
  
• 
  
• 
  Deliver coordinated, team-based care alongside:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    Care managers
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Pharmacists
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Social workers
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Behavioral health specialists
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Community partners
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Partner collaboratively with Graduate Medical Education personnel at both Parkland and UT Southwestern

ACGME Core Competency Alignment

• Provide compassionate and effective care for complex adult patients
• 
  
  Model equitable and high-value care for residents

• Maintain current expertise in:
  
  • 
    
  • 
    Internal Medicine
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Health equity science
    
  • 
    
  • 
    Value-based care frameworks
    
  • 
    
  
  
• 
  
• 
  Integrate evidence-based medicine into both patient care and teaching

• 
  Participate in quality improvement projects
  
• 
  
• 
  Mentor residents in QI methodology
  
• 
  
• 
  Use performance and outcomes data to improve clinical and educational performance

• 
  Support operational plans and coordinated care delivery
  
• 
  
• 
  Help improve clinical processes and operating standards
  
• 
  
• 
  Address complex clinical, regulatory, and operational challenges
  
• 
  
• 
  Influence clinical practice standards and departmental initiatives
  
• 
  
• 
  Collaborate with interdisciplinary care management teams
  
• 
  
• 
  Demonstrate advanced communication, leadership, innovation, and problem-solving skills
  
• 
  

Compensation and Benefits:

• 
  
• 
  Competitive salary range based on experience and training (to be discussed during interview process)
  
• 
  
• 
  Candidates may submit salary expectations with presentation

Benefits and Perks:

• 
  
• 
  Comprehensive physician leadership opportunity within a nationally recognized academic healthcare environment
  
• 
  
• 
  Opportunity to shape health equity and value-based care initiatives
  
• 
  
• 
  Academic faculty teaching environment with resident mentorship responsibilities
  
• 
  
• 
  Professional growth and leadership development opportunities
  
• 
  
• 
  Collaborative interdisciplinary clinical practice setting
  
• 
  
• 
  Participation in innovative population health and quality improvement initiatives
  
• 
  
• 
  Supportive educational and scholarly environment
  
• 
  
• 
  Equal employment opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion