Primary Care Physician

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Job Summary: The Primary Care Physician is responsible for delivering primary and preventive medical care, leading and improving family health initiatives. Key Highlights: 1. Primary and preventive medical care 2. Leading and improving family health initiatives 3. Multidisciplinary approach to patient care The **Vila Fátima University Extension Center** was established and consolidated over 40 years and is located in the Bom Jesus neighborhood, providing services to the community. Through a partnership between PUCRS and the Municipality of Porto Alegre, its activities with the community and the health care network have been expanded, receiving resources from the Unified Health System (SUS). High-quality services are offered in various areas, including education, law, health, social assistance, and social development. Faculty members from diverse undergraduate programs and their students work at Vila Fátima, having the opportunity to engage daily with the realities and needs of the population. **About the Position:** The **Primary Care Physician** is responsible for delivering primary and preventive medical care to patients. Their challenge is to lead and improve family health initiatives while ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. **Responsibilities and Duties** * Understand and disseminate, together with other professionals, guidelines and norms on Primary Health Care (PHC), emphasizing the National Primary Health Care Policy, to organize the workflow at the Health Unit (US); * Provide health care to individuals and families under their responsibility; * Participate in discussions with the multidisciplinary team to analyze and optimize care processes; * Conduct clinical consultations, minor surgical procedures, group activities at the Basic Health Unit (UBS), and, when indicated or necessary, home visits and/or activities in other community spaces (e.g., schools, associations); * Refer users to other care points when necessary, respecting local referral pathways while maintaining responsibility for monitoring the prescribed therapeutic plan. * Ensure implementation of International Patient Safety Goals and actively participate in and commit to quality and safety in healthcare delivery; * Indicate the need for hospital or home-based admission, retaining responsibility for follow-up of the individual; * Perform risk stratification and develop care plans for individuals with chronic conditions in the area, jointly with other team members; * Supervise medical students/residents; * Participate in planning teaching activities/practices conducted at the service in collaboration with faculty; * Coordinate and participate in continuing professional development and ongoing education activities; * Maintain the workplace and materials clean and organized according to institutional protocols. **Requirements and Qualifications** **Requirements:** * Completed Medical Degree. * Experience in Primary Health Care. **Preferred Qualification:** * Specialization in Family Health. **Specific Skills and Competencies:** * Strong communication skills * Agility * Organization * Resilience * Interpersonal relationship skills * Proactivity * Multidisciplinary team management * Interest in technical development; * Self-motivation and genuine interest (“spark in the eyes”). **Additional Information** **Work Schedule:** Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. **Benefits:** * Health insurance * Dental insurance * Daycare reimbursement for children up to 4 years old * Education assistance covering up to 80% of undergraduate tuition fees and 50% of postgraduate tuition fees * Free parking * Complementary private pension plan *If you believe in meaningful work that creates value and positive impact for society and the University****, JOIN PUCRS!*** At PUCRS, we believe every person can transform the world—and this belief drives us daily to become all that we can be. Here, tradition and innovation walk hand in hand to create a unique ecosystem integrating **education, health, research, culture, and innovation**. More than seven thousand collaborators bring life to a plural and creative community guided by solidarity, a familial spirit, and the conviction that knowledge transforms realities. Because of all that we can be, we open paths for new learning opportunities, meaningful connections, and positive societal impact. **Explore the diverse areas of activity that embody who we are:** * 7 Schools (Undergraduate, Graduate, Research, and Continuing Education); * 5 Institutes (PUCRS Brain Institute, Institute of Culture, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Pró-Mata Environmental Institute, Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources); * PUCRS São Lucas Hospital; * Museum of Science and Technology; * Central Library; * Events Center; * Sports Park; * Scientific and Technological Park (Tecnopuc); * Labelo – PUCRS Specialized Laboratories in Electroelectronics; * And much more...