Attendng Physician(AS)-L III

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur is a 295-bed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating, located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Gouverneur offers enhanced, cutting edge healthcare services in a state-of-the-art space. It provides 24-hour care for individuals in need of sub-acute care, long-term care or hospice care which include services like physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and vocational rehabilitation. Gouverneur is an academic affiliate of NYU School of Medicine and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide medical management for geriatric and non-geriatric nursing facility residents including primary care, management of acute illness, and transition of care.
• Coordinate behavioral health services for individuals with maladaptive behaviors.
• Carry a patient case load.
• Participate in cross coverage for absences of other team members.
• Participate in weekend and holiday coverage and off-site telephone coverage on a rotational basis.
• Perform medical assessment for new admissions and readmissions and write orders for required medications, treatments, diagnostic studies and other necessary care and treatment.
• Perform required physician visits based on resident need, facility policies and regulatory requirements.
• Write timely orders and progress notes.
• Initiate referrals for consultant and specialty services as required and write orders for services needed.
• Write orders for rehabilitation services.
• Participate in advance directives planning with the resident and representatives and write related orders.
• Participate in discharge planning/transition planning process and provide medical documentation as required.
• Facilitate the emergency discharge of residents to acute hospitals as well as planned discharges for medical treatment.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounding and meetings.
• Actively involved in the unit and facility performance improvement process.
• Provide medical leadership for team-coordinated Quality Assurance Performance Improvement initiatives

Minimum Qualifications

• Assignment Level II / III: Physicians Practicing General Medicine - Graduation from an approved school of medicine; and Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in New York State; and Five (5) years of full-time licensed experience as a physician practicing general medicine acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital.
• Physicians Practicing in a Specialty Area: Graduation from an approved school of medicine; and Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in New York State; and Current Board Certification issued by the appropriate American Specialty Board; and Five (5) years of full-time licensed experience as a physician practicing in her/his field of specialty acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retail Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs