Physician - Post-Acute Long-Term Care

Position Duties

• Monitor, examine and provide follow-up treatment to patients, primarily the elderly, who are being discharged to skilled care or nursing facilities for short-term rehabilitation after treatment for acute conditions.
• Provide specialized palliative care and treatment to patients who require pain management or other palliative care as part of their follow-up care and treatment.
• Cook up follow-up care with physician specialists at medical centers who treated the acute condition.

Position Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree required. Foreign equivalent degree accepted.
• Must have a total of 60 months of training as follows:
  • (1) 36 months of training in a residency in either internal medicine or family medicine;
  • (2) 12 months of training in a fellowship in geriatric medicine;
  • (3) 12 months of training in a fellowship in palliative medicine.
• Must be board certified or eligible for board certification in all three of the following areas:
  • (1) internal medicine or family medicine;
  • (2) geriatric medicine;
  • (3) palliative medicine.
• Must have valid State of Hawaii medical license.
• Will be required to examine and treat patients at nursing homes across the Honolulu Metropolitan Statistical Area (City & County of Honolulu).

Location of Employment

Kapiʻolani Medical Specialists dba Hawaiʻi Pacific Health Medical Group
888 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

Rate of Pay

$252,000.00 to $330,000.00 per year

Req ID

33817

Category

Physician