Why choose a primary care career working in a community clinic or health center?
Clinics are:
- Community-Driven
- Commnity-Responsive
- Comprehensive
- Culturally Competent
- Interdisciplinary
Your Work Environment Offers:
- Autonomy
- Flexible Schedules
- Opportunity to work with patients who present medically interesting challenges and appreciate their services
- Mission-driven focus: an opportunity for meaningful work consonant with provider’s professional and political values.
- Camaraderie of working with other staff with shared values
- Fulfill passion of helping the underserved and disadvantaged communities who otherwise would not be able to help themselves
Diversity of Jobs:
- Family Planning
- Prenatal Care
- Behavioral Health
- Medical Care
- Dental Care
- Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Vision
Financial Incentives Available:
Health Care Reform Increases the Need:
- As many as 32 million of the country's 46 million uninsured could soon have improved access to affordable health insurance – through government subsidies or by becoming eligible for Medicaid programs such as Medi-Cal. Whether the system will be ready to receive them remains a significant unknown.
- California's clinics and health centers are already the medical home for 1.3 million uninsured Californians. These individuals represent a significant portion of the 1.7 million to two million patients in California who will become eligible for Medicaid when it expands income eligibility to 133% of the federal poverty level in 2014. These clinics and centers will play a vital role in the enrollment of the newly insured into Medicaid. Community-based organizations are the key to breaking down barriers to coverage and care.
