Locums Geriatrics Need in NC!

Job description

Job Opportunity: Geriatrics Provider

Specialty: Geriatrics
Start Date: September 2024

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm

Support Staff: Nurses, LCSW, Case workers

Coverage Needed per Month: 80 hours per week (1 due to provider leaving and 1 due to growth)

Patients per Day: 1-6/7 (fluctuates depending on the severity of patients' illnesses/medications and time needed)

Patient Population/Age: 55 and older, able to live safely in the community

Department Description: Providing comprehensive care for elderly participants

Key Responsibilities:

Evaluate and treat participants with episodic illnesses
Refer participants to medical specialists as indicated
Judiciously utilize specialty consultants
Manage all care of participants in the nursing home:
Provide regular visits
Perform telephone contacts with nursing home staff as required
Admit nursing home participants to the hospital when necessary
Actively participate in family conferences
Coordinate 24-hour care delivery
Document participant changes appropriately in the medical record and communicate changes to team members
EMR: True Chart

Practice Setting: Clinic/Private Practice

Requirements:

Board Certification: BC – will consider non-boarded candidates with reasoning for lapsing
License Required: NC – due to time frame MUST be NC licensed, valid NC driver’s license, and vehicle
Certifications Required: Experience caring for the elderly and in good standing and enrolled with Medicare and Medicaid. Need schools attended, NPI, and work experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Proven clinical leadership
Ability to excel in a team environment
Act within the scope of his or her authority to practice
Meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by PACE of Guilford and Rockingham Counties and approved by CMS before working independently
Credentialing Timeframe: 30-45 days

• Medical Malpractice Insurance, Travel, and Lodging Provided
• No Call
• Full Time