Description:
Codman Square Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving a diverse community in Dorchester, MA, and surrounding neighborhoods. CSHC offers a full continuum of services such as primary care, urgent care, behavioral health, care management, nutrition, family planning, optometry, dentistry, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, and medical specialties including HIV care, substance use treatment, Hepatitis C, OB-GYN, Nephrology, and Cardiology alongside an on-site STI clinic.
CSHC is a teaching institution with academic affiliations at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, and a member of the Boston Accountable Care Organization. Our mission is to be our community's first choice for comprehensive, holistic, and integrated services, and to empower individuals to lead healthy lives and build thriving communities.
The Mobile Health Unit represents the next chapter of that mission: meeting patients where they are, closing gaps in access, and advancing health equity at the neighborhood level.
Position Summary
Codman Square Health Center (CSHC) is launching its Mobile Health Unit (MHU), a strategic initiative, to bring high-quality, team-based primary care directly into the communities we serve. The MHU extends CSHC's mission into Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roslindale, Randolph, and surrounding neighborhoods, reaching patients where barriers to clinic-based care are greatest.
We are seeking a skilled, mission-driven clinician — Nurse Practitioner or Physician (MD/APP) to serve as a primary care provider on the Mobile Health Unit. This is a unique opportunity to practice community-centered medicine at the intersection of primary care, preventive health, and health equity, delivering longitudinal care alongside walk-in services in community settings including residential facilities, faith-based sites, and neighborhood anchors.
This role is central to CSHC's growth strategy: expanding our patient panel, improving HEDIS quality metrics, and establishing CSHC's permanent presence in health-underserved communities. The clinician will operate as an extension of the CSHC care team, with full Epic EHR connectivity, integrated behavioral health and care management support, and direct clinical supervision aligned with Massachusetts collaborative practice standards.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care Delivery
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Provide comprehensive primary care services on the MHU, including acute and chronic disease management, preventive screenings, and care coordination.
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Conduct walk-in visits for community members presenting with urgent primary care needs across MHU deployment sites.
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Deliver preventive and chronic care services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries at senior residential facilities and community sites, supporting quality measure performance (HEDIS/Stars).
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Provide maternal-child dyad care including postpartum visits, well-childcare, and reproductive health services for patients in the prenatal-to-postpartum continuum.
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Conduct HIV screening, testing counseling, and linkage to care consistent with Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priorities; serve Haitian Creole-speaking and other populations facing structural barriers to HIV care.
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Document all encounters in Epic EHR in real time, ensuring accurate coding, billing compliance, and continuity of care with CSHC's primary care panels.
Team Collaboration & Care Coordination
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Function as a core member of the MHU care team alongside medical assistants, care managers, and behavioral health staff.
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Facilitate warm handoffs and referrals to CSHC's primary care, specialty, and behavioral health services for patients seen on the MHU.
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Collaborate with community partners, residential facility staff, and outreach workers to optimize site scheduling and population health impact.
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Participate in MHU quality improvement initiatives, tracking performance against panel growth, postpartum care completion, and chronic disease management targets.
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Operational & Administrative.
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Adhere to MHU clinical protocols, safety procedures, and Massachusetts DPH mobile unit regulatory requirements.
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Support CSHC's practice transformation and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model in a mobile care delivery context.
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Participate in peer review, case conferences, and CSHC clinical team meetings as schedule allows.
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Contribute to training and orientation of new MHU team members as the program scales.
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Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Qualifications
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Current, unrestricted Massachusetts license: NP (FNP or ANP with primary care scope) or Medical License (MD/APP)
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Board certification or eligibility in a primary care specialty (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care)
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Current DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (note: controlled substances will not be dispensed from the MHU)
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Experience in primary care, community health, or outpatient clinical settings
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Proficiency with Epic EHR or comparable electronic health record system
Preferred
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At least 1-2 years’ experience in mobile health, community health worker collaboration, or street medicine
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Haitian Creole, French, Spanish, or Cape Verdean Creole language proficiency strongly preferred
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Experience with Medicare Advantage chronic care management, AWV (Annual Wellness Visit), or HEDIS quality measure improvement
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Familiarity with HIV care, substance use disorder treatment, or reproductive health services in a community setting
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Experience working in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) environment
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Commitment to health equity and experience serving diverse, underserved populations
Physical Requirements
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Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods (50% of the time)
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Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds and load onto shelves
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Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading and computer use
