Physician (Geriatrician or Family/Internal Medicine)

About the role

The Provider will provide care at the PACE Burlington AND PACE Pittsboro facilities.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive history and physical on new referrals.
• Conducts preadmission health assessment for initial acceptance into the program, including program-identification and care planning.
• Performs interval history and physicals on established participants completed quarterly or as indicated.
• Evaluates and treats participants with episodic illnesses.
• Manages all care of participants in the nursing home: provides regular visits, performs telephone contacts with nursing staff, admits nursing home participants to hospital when necessary.
• Participates in family conferences.
• Participates as a member of IDT.
• Coordination of 24-hour care delivery.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Geriatrics fellowship training preferred.
• Education/Experience: Graduate from an accredited school of medicine and at least 5 years clinical Physician experience. 2-3 years of experience with the frail or elderly strongly preferred.
• Proven clinical leadership.
• Able to get along with others in a team environment.
• Able to deliver service to physicians, patients and fellow employees with compassion in a responsive and courteous manner in accordance with PACE policies and procedures.
• Must have the ability to effectively handle difficult and unusual interpersonal situations.
• Only act within the scope of authority to practice.
• Must meet a standardized set of competencies established by Piedmont Health SeniorCare and approved by CMS before working independently.