Physician

About the role

The Physician participates as a member of the PACE Interdisciplinary Team in the care of high risk older adults living in the community with a strong focus on the participant’s goals as well as excellent geriatric care management. The Physician is the leader of the Clinical Team whose primary mission is to assist frail older adults to remain living in the community for as long as it is safe. Care meets the objectives, standards and policies of the PACE model.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial, periodic and annual physical examinations of the participants.
• Evaluates participants for episodic visits, for acute illnesses and for follow-ups of hospitalizations in the clinic, at home or at a nursing home.
• Makes nursing home visits in accordance with the state nursing home requirements and as needed.
• Uses telehealth as needed and where appropriate.
• Participates in the PACE hospital rounding system and the on-call schedule.
• Evaluates the needs of the participants and develops treatment plans in concert with the other members of the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Provides appropriate health care and culturally competent teachings to patients, their families and caregivers, as well as to other members of the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Adheres to the standards set forth in the Element Care NP/MD Collaborative Practice Guide.
• Completes appropriate, accurate, timely documentation, onsite and offsite.
• Ensures that duties are accomplished in a fiscally responsible manner adhering to established budgetary constraints.
• Safeguards interactions with clients to adhere to the highest standards of care for all Element Care clients.
• Able to pass an N95 mask fit test.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• Spanish-speaking skills required OR Bilingual/bicultural (Spanish & English) desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to work within urban communities, particularly with racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse, low income, and special needs populations.
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice, or eligibility for Board Certification (for recent graduates).
• Board Certified in Geriatric Medicine, preferred.
• Current License to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Current Massachusetts and DEA Prescription Privileges.
• Suboxone Waiver preferred.
• Maintains appropriate hospital and long term care facility credentials and privileges.
• Current CPR Certification.
• At least one (1) year of experience working with a geriatric population.
• Ability to be able to relate well to participants, to anticipate their needs and to encourage their independence.
• Preferred: At least one (1) year of experience working with low income and diverse cultural groups.
• Ability to convey information clearly and succinctly with team members.
• Ability to be able to work well with others and to be a dedicated team member.
• Ability to pay attention to detail, to be a self-starter, and to complete assignments on time with minimal direction.
• Ability to be able to quickly recognize situations/problems before they become acute, and to be able to implement effective solutions and understand consequences.
• Covered by COVId vaccine preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen.
• Must be able to pass a criminal history check.
• Must be able to pass a motor vehicle record check.
• Must be able to pass a tuberculosis screening.
• Must be able to pass a mental health evaluation.
• Must be able to pass a physical examination.
• Must be able to pass a hearing test.
• Must be able to pass a vision test.
• Must be able to pass a pulmonary function test.
• Must be able to pass a glucose tolerance test.
• Must be able to pass a lipid profile test.
• Must be able to pass a urinalysis test.
• Must be able to pass a blood count test.
• Must be able to pass a liver function test.
• Must be able to pass a kidney function test.
• Must be able to pass a thyroid function test.
• Must be able to pass a bone density test.
• Must be able to pass a mammogram if female.
• Must be able to pass a colonoscopy if over 50 years old.
• Must be able to pass a pap smear if female.
• Must be able to pass a prostate exam if male.
• Must be able to pass a breast exam if female.
• Must be able to pass a pelvic exam if female.
• Must be able to pass a rectal exam if male.
• Must be able to pass a skin exam.
• Must be able to pass a dental exam.
• Must be able to pass a gynecological exam.
• Must be able to pass a urological exam.
• Must be able to pass a psychiatric exam.
• Must be able to pass a neurological exam.
• Must be able to pass a cardiovascular exam.
• Must be able to pass a respiratory exam.
• Must be able to pass a musculoskeletal exam.
• Must be able to pass a gastrointestinal exam.
• Must be able to pass a genitourinary exam.
• Must be able to pass a reproductive exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematologic exam.
• Must be able to pass a endocrine exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncologic exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a oncology exam.
• Must be able to pass a infectious disease exam.
• Must be able to pass a allergy exam.
• Must be able to pass a immunology exam.
• Must be able to pass a hematology exam.
• Must be able to pass a onc