City/State of Job Opening: 

• Chicago, IL

Type of Job: 

• Full Time

Name of Practice/Organization:

• Harper Health

About the Practice/Organization: 

Harper Health is a fast-growing, multi-site concierge primary care practice with locations across the Chicagoland area and in Naples and Sarasota, FL.

Founded in 2016 by a practicing internist with a clear mission — to elevate the standard of care — Harper has grown from a single location to over 1,400 active members, with a patient retention rate that reflects the care and service our practice provides.

More details @ https://www.harperhealth.com/careers/doctors 

Harper Health Physician’s Philosophy of Care:

1. Put patient care at the center of what they do
2. Create relationships as the foundation of their care
3. Use their knowledge and experience to successfully manage their patients’ problems
4. Partner with team members to build knowledge and advance care
5. Look to answer questions, leveraging the team to support that process
6. Tap into existing and new referral networks when complex problems arise
7. Respect the power of prevention in developing patient care plans
8. Expand their understanding of lifestyle factors that promote health and well-being
9. Support, through behavior change counseling, patients’ efforts in achieving health goals
10. Collaborate to push the leading edge of science and technology to advance patient care

Competencies (Required)

1. Clinical competency in the field of primary care, internal medicine, or family medicine
2. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team
3. Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical skills
4. Effective leadership and organization
5. Proficiency in the use of computers
6. Knowledge of confidentiality/HIPAA
7. Ability to create a safe, effective, collaborative working environment

Duties/Responsibilities (Each Physician is expected to)

1. Build their practice to a peak panel of 200+ patients
2. Attain staff privileges at partner hospital
3. Engage in marketing efforts, such as meeting with sub-specialists, to support panel growth
4. See patients in the office M-F, with rare but as-needed visits on the weekend. No formal inpatient responsibilities
5. Be accessible to their small panel of patients 24/7 for urgent matters, unless on vacation or being covered by another physician
6. Express a willingness to engage in all aspects of patient care as needed: fitness testing, EKG acquisition, spirometry, phlebotomy, etc.
7. Leverage exceptional administrative and clinical staff support in care of their patients
8. Support collaborative care by maintaining patient records
9. Build and maintain skill set via ongoing CME and board certification

What you get:

• A panel you can actually know. You’ll build a practice of approximately 225 patients — not 2,000. You’ll know their names, their families, their goals, and their health histories without flipping through a chart for 90 seconds before walking in the door. Our model and support provide more time to think about your patients. Less time doing things that have nothing to do with care.
• The tools to practice real medicine. Fitness testing, spirometry, EKGs, body composition, IV therapy, executive physicals, preventive care planning — you’ll have the clinical scope and administrative support to do the work that actually moves the needle on your patients’ health.
• A team that has your back. Exceptional clinical, administrative, marketing, and support staff. Most importantly, a collaborative group of physicians who share knowledge, cover each other, and push the science forward together.
• Salary is competitive and commensurate with the model, with industry-high upside, and is guaranteed while building practice. Benefits include relocation expenses. Health, vision, and dental insurance. STD, LTD insurance, and paid family leave. Retirement plan with a match. CME. Vacation. Others.

Name of Contact/Point Person(s): 

• John Sylvester

Email of Name of Contact/Point Person(s) : 

• john@harperhealth.com

Office Phone to Inquire/Learn More About Position: 

• (855) 947-7371