Post-Acute Care Assistant Professor

Description

Emory Healthcare is seeking a full-time Geriatrician to join their highly collaborative, academic geriatrics program. The position will deliver high-quality post-acute and long-term care in community-based sites in metro Atlanta.

Practice Details

• Service line provides post-acute rehab, sub-acute care, and long-term care across 3 Emory-affiliated community sites with a combined ~500 beds.
• Primarily older adult patient panel with an average 60% post-acute population and ~3-week length of stay.
• Growing multidisciplinary care team of 5+ physicians and highly skilled APPs to assist with acute issues, medically complex patients, and on-going care, plus nurses, PT, nutrition, and more.

Position Details

• Work in a collegial environment with a strong team culture and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Provide full-time clinical care in 1-2 community sites with an average patient census of 11-13/day.
• Manage a mix of post-acute care including admits, transitions of care, and discharge planning, and long-term primary care including consults, referrals and medication management.
• Practice Monday-Friday (potential flexibility) with minimal low-volume telephone-based call rotation shared by 10+ physicians in the Emory Geriatrics group.

Compensation & Benefits

• Guaranteed base salary with quality incentives, sign-on and retention bonuses.
• 20 PTO days, CME allowance + 5 days, and excellent health and retirement benefits.

Academics, Research & Professional Development

• Faculty appointment through Emory School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine with academic opportunities to work with geriatrics fellows, FM and IM residents, and medical students.
• Participate in research including collaborations with Emory specialists and colleagues at the CDC.
• Lead or contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Optional pathway toward leadership development and Certified Medical Director role.

Additional Details

Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option.

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.