Physician for Post-Acute Care

Physician for Post-Acute Care at Hebrew SeniorLife summary:

The Physician for Post-Acute Care serves as the attending geriatrician, providing comprehensive medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment to elderly patients in post-acute and long-term care settings. This role involves coordinating multidisciplinary care teams, participating in quality improvement activities, and fulfilling teaching responsibilities associated with a geriatric medicine fellowship. Candidates must hold an MD or DO with specialized training in geriatric medicine and valid licensing and certifications.

Job Description:

Position Summary:

The Geriatrician functions as the attending physician for geriatric (and other) patients within one or more clinical venues of Hebrew Rehabilitation Center (HRC). Works closely with other members of the clinical care team including specialty consultants, nurse practitioners, therapists, nursing staff and other care providers. This position may also involve teaching responsibilities in connection with the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, for which HRC is a primary clinical teaching site.

Core Competencies:

• Ability to work effectively within a team, group and across the organization to accomplish tasks and achieve desired results. Display enthusiasm and promote a friendly working situation; support group decision-making and solicit opinions from co-workers.
• Ability to increase understanding of others by noticing, interpreting and anticipating feelings and concerns of others; respecting, valuing, and using individual differences to generate new opportunities and enhance solutions.
• Ability to absorb, comprehend and exchange information with others in a way that enhances mutual understanding of ideas, issues and desired actions; Ability to listen well.
• Ability to use and expand technical body of knowledge to continuously improve work and share information with others.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, following specific procedures and ensuring accuracy in documentation and data.
• Ability to stay informed of current industry trends, to learn and apply new concepts; Ability to identify own areas of opportunity and set and monitor self-development goals.
• Ability to demonstrate tact, maintain confidences and foster an ethical work environment. Demonstrate integrity by giving proper credit to others and by handling all situations honestly.
• Ability to advocate new ideas and set an example for co-workers; delegates responsibility and empowers decision making; provide constructive feedback to others.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform medical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment to patients in long term chronic care and post-acute care / skilled nursing facility settings.

• Order diagnostic tests, pharmaceuticals, other medications, treatment regimens and interventions as appropriate to assessed medical conditions. Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
  • Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate
  • Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of clinical team members and support staff as required
  • Coordinates with members of post-acute multidisciplinary team to help meet each patient’s individual needs

• Participate in overnight, weekend and holiday call as appropriate for area of practice

• Documents each patient encounter in a timely manner (typically the same day) using the appropriate electronic medical record system
• Signs/completes documentation in a timely manner to allow for submission of charges by off-site billing company
  • Follows established department policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards and quality measures
  • Successfully meets productivity benchmarks as established by Department of Medicine Administration
  • Participates in specified health promotion, education and/or preventative programs throughout HRC as appropriate
  • Trains and supervises medical students, residents and fellows engaged in specialty activities and procedures, as appropriate
  • Participate in Medical staff quality improvement and review activities
  • Participates in weekly Medical Staff Meetings
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education: Awarded degree of MD or DO with ABIM recognized internal medicine or family practice residency (3 years minimum). Successful completion of ACGME accredited geriatric medicine fellowship program preferred

License: Valid and unrestricted Massachusetts Medical License.

Certification:

American Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine currently valid or renewed (if needed) prior to expiration.

ABIM added certification in geriatric medicine preferred.

Federal DEA Certification.

CPR, BLS, ACLS as indicated by specific practice location.

Experience:

• Experience, gained in training and/or in practice, caring for seniors in long term care and / or Skilled Nursing Facility, community or home settings.
• Experience delivering effective medical care within an inpatient environment
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise
• Experience working both independently and in a team environment
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise
• Ability to supervise, advise and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise

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Keywords:

Geriatrician, Post-Acute Care Physician, Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Facility, Medical Evaluation, Patient Care Coordination, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Clinical Teaching, Medical Diagnosis, Chronic Care Management