Geriatric Specialist/Attending Physician

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 Requirements:

• Perform medical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment to long term chronic care patients post-acute care inpatients, and/or outpatients
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens 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 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 monthly Medical Staff Meetings
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education: MD or DO degree; completion of an internal medicine or family practice residency (minimum three years) and completion of a geriatric medicine fellowship.

 License: Valid and unrestricted Massachusetts Medical License. 

Certification: Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine or equivalent; Board Certified/Board Eligible in Geriatric Medicine or equivalent. Federal DEA Certification and CPR/BLS/ACLS as required.

Experience:

• Experience, gained in training and/or in practice, caring for seniors in long term chronic care, 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