Geriatric Medicine - Physician

Geriatric Medicine - Physician at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group summary:

A board-certified or board-eligible family or internal medicine physician with a geriatric fellowship provides full-time outpatient care primarily in skilled nursing facilities in Southbay San Diego. Responsibilities include patient admissions, rounding, discharging, leading family conferences, and participating in interdisciplinary team meetings, with a focus on coordinated geriatric care. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, a collaborative multi-specialty group environment, and opportunities for professional growth in a premier San Diego medical group.

1. Must be board eligible/board-certified physician in family medicine or internal medicine with a geriatric fellowship highly preferred to join our Sharp Extended Care (SEC) Department
2. Coverage at two skilled nursing facilities
3. 1.0 FTE (SNF- Southbay San Diego)
4. Spanish Speaking preferred

1. Provide care in a skilled nursing facility, including admissions, rounding, and discharging patients for both Sharp Rees-Stealy and Sharp Community Medical Group. Will also provide care to custodial patients of Sharp Rees-Stealy patients.
2. Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm – expected to provide eight hours of patient contact per day.
1. 1 weekend coverage a month (Friday 6pm-Monday 7am)
2. Twice a month weeknight call (5pm -7am).By phone call only.
3. No Hospital inpatient care, No Clinic
4. Lead family conferences/conversations
1. Support from Sharp Extended Care Case manager and social worker.
5. Participate and lead weekly IDT meetings
6. Attend operations meeting at primary SEC facility and Division meetings.
7. Salary Range: $265,000-$340,000+ Salary range may include productivity/bonuses. Compensation is subject to the individual department compensation plans. Additional information is discussed during the recruitment process.
8. SIGN-ON BONUS

1. Full comprehensive benefits package including pension plans and 401K
2. PAID VACATION, CME and SICK time including annual CME allowance.
3. Shareholder track (2 years for 1.0FTE; 4 years for 0.5FTE)
4. PAID MALPRACTICE
5. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
6. EPIC EMR utilized system-wide

1. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence
2. Group named as San Diego’s Best Medical Group in the San Diego’s Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll.
3. Group achieved “Top 10% Recognition for Patient Experience and Quality” by the Integrated Healthcare Association. Sharp Rees-Stealy is the only medical group in San Diego County to achieve these two distinctions two years in a row and one of only four in California to earn the Quality recognition.
4. Recognized by America’s Physician Groups in “Standards of Excellence Elite Status” 12 years in a row.
5. Recognized for quality results and received full accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for our disease management program.
6. Named Acclaim Award Winner by the American Medical Group Association signifying Sharp Rees-Stealy as one of the top medical groups in the nation.

Keywords:

geriatrics, physician, family medicine, internal medicine, skilled nursing facility, outpatient care, patient rounding, geriatric fellowship, multispecialty group, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group