Primary Care Collaborative Physician - MD

About the role

Under supervision of the CMO, this clinical physician role involves providing high-quality complex and geriatric care to residents and patients across various assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. The position also includes collaborating with non-physician practitioners and other interprofessional team members.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical care to residents and patients in partnership with non-physician practitioners and other interprofessional team members.
• Keeps high engagement with facility leadership teams, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, patients, and families.
• Collaborates with nurse practitioners/physician assistants to support their clinical roles based on state regulatory parameters.
• Audits up to 10% of practitioner medical orders and/or documentation for each provider monthly.
• If needed, assumes medical directorships for skilled and/or other senior living facilities.
• Identifies new growth opportunities with skilled facilities and/or other senior living facilities in the market/region.
• Participates in company frontline/backup call processes for timely response to acute changes of condition to prevent avoidable hospital transfers or meet other clinical needs.
• Focuses on quality outcomes including care path compliance, productivity, prevention of avoidable transfers, and reduction in polypharmacy and costs of care.
• Attends required trainings and meetings as mandated by the CMO or other leaders to ensure best care delivery by the company.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine and be a Doctor of Medicine.
• Two or more years of administrative leadership experience in healthcare.
• Seven years or more of clinical medical experience preferred.
• Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatrics; qualification in Geriatrics preferred.
• Currently licensed under the provisions of the State Board of Medicine with active unrestricted licensure to practice in the state of employment.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration.

Special Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and other healthcare support staff.
• To treat patients and their families with compassion and understanding.
• To work for long periods of time with patients who need special attention.
• To display patience with children and adult patients who fear medical treatment.
• Excellent computer and electronic record-keeping skills.
• Excellent organizational and management skills.
• Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and cognitive abilities.

About Our Line of Business

Abode Care Partners, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a leading provider of integrated medical services, caring for individuals from post-hospitalization to home in various settings ranging from skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living, group homes, and private homes. We bring quality medical care to older adults, people with complex conditions, people with special needs, and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities while increasing quality of life and safeguarding the dignity of those we serve. For more information, please visit www.abodecarepartners.com. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.