Perm - Medical Director - Geriatric Medicine Pensacola, FL

Job Responsibilities

General responsibilities will include:

• Conduct history and physical on new participants and event-based and periodic reassessments. Develop medical treatment plan, and provide medically necessary services in the range of locations in which participants may reside.
• Discuss each participant's medical conditions and prognosis with him/her and their caregiver to assist them in expressing their wishes and planning their future care.
• Collaborate in the nursing treatment program of participants.
• Establish and/or maintain as a member of the leadership team a plan to achieve operating goals.
• Participate in team and family conferences and decision-making processes.
• Educate participants and families regarding health maintenance and their chronic medical conditions, in cooperation with nursing staff.
• Supervise the health care and treatment program as developed by the interdisciplinary team.
• Perform physical examinations, order and evaluate appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests, and record results in a systematic manner.
• Participates in provider on-call rotation as required.
• Visa Sponsorship is not considered at this time.

Submission Requirements

• Current and active plenary physician license to practice in the state of Florida - REQUIRED
• Board Certification Internal Medicine or Family Practice - REQUIRED. Board Certification in Geriatrics preferred.
• Experience or added qualifications in geriatrics -Preferred.
• CDS Certification and DEA Registration - REQUIRED
• Previous supervisory experience - REQUIRED
• Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with a frail or elderly population - REQUIRED
• Effective skills in physical assessment and chronic disease management for frail older adults - REQUIRED
• Desire to work in a creative alternate health care setting - REQUIRED
• Able to manage changing priorities according to participant needs - REQUIRED