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Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

Posted: 05/25/2023 Type of Job: Permanent Medical Specialty: Geriatrics Job Number: 115536 Provider Type: Physician

Job Description

This opportunity offers a Monday through Friday, flexible hour, full-time schedule.
As part of a collaborative team consisting of Medical Director, Attending Physician and Nurse Practitioner, you will admit, round on and discharge short term rehab and long-term care patients at our partner Skilled Nursing Facilities.
You will be responsible for history and physical exams and medical rounds.
You will also provide cross coverage as needed by colleague medical staff; perform evaluations on patients with changes in condition and attend to patients as requested by facility staff; collaborate with Nurse Practitioners and maintain compliance with all facility quality initiatives.
Bread and Butter of Medicine and Acute and Post-Acute Care
Assigns MD' s locations that are within a 30 minute radius of their home location. Typically providers are rotating between 3-4 facilities maximum.
Geriatrics, Internal Medicine & Primary Care - Long Term Care/Geriatric Population. Geriatric care experience and Acute Care Experience a MUST.

The “ helpful to have” vs “ must have”

Wide and deep understanding of Medicine – must
LTC experience – helpful
Acute/subacute care experience – helpful
Hospitalist experience with certain skills like cath placements, bed sore treatment etc. – helpful and expanded upon the fact that they they’ ve had a few hospitalists come over to them, which have worked out well, but said they did have to re-wire them a bit, but that training is possible.
If their experience in a LTC facility was during residency...Is that something you will consider? Yes
Relocation assistance available