Geriatrics - Physician Assistant (Provider)

Care New England; Warwick; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Warwick is seeking an Advanced Practice Caregiver to join their Geriatrics and Palliative Care Team. This role involves providing outpatient primary care for elderly patients, collaborating on system-wide initiatives, and requires a minimum of 1 year of experience. Ideal candidates will be passionate about teamwork and patient-centered care, contributing to a prestigious program accredited in geriatrics.

Benefits

Robust academic affiliation with Brown University

EPIC integrated system

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience required in geriatrics.
• Passionate about high-quality patient-centered care.
• Experience with outpatient primary care and consultative practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient primary care for geriatrics aged 65+.
• Conduct treatments and cognitive evaluations.
• Collaborate on Age Friendly initiatives across the system.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient-centered care

Primary care expertise

Cognitive evaluations

Mobility management

Education

PA-C primary care with CAQ in geriatrics

Job description

Kent Hospital, a 360 bed teaching hospital, part of Care New England, a top non-profit health system in RI and southeastern MA, is seeking an Advanced Practice Caregiver to join our dynamic Geriatrics and Palliative Care Team.

Who Are You?

• PA-C primary care with CAQ in geriatrics preferred
• Passionate about teamwork, teaching and high quality patient centered care

What You’ll Do:

• Outpatient primary care and consultative practice located adjacent to Kent Hospital
• Patient population: geriatrics ages 65+, appointments range from 30-60 minutes
• Scope of practice: primary care, h&ps, develop and implement treatment plans for a variety of conditions, cognitive evaluations, mobility management, pre-operative geriatric assessment through our Geriatric Surgery Verification program
• Option for some time to be spent on our ACE inpatient unit at Kent Hospital
• Collaborate on system wide Age Friendly initiatives
• Minimum 1 year experience

Why Join Us?

• Only Geriatric ED Accredited hospital in RI (ACEP Silver Level 2)
• One of 43 national ACE Units – IHI “Committed to Excellence” approved
• One of 25 hospitals in the nation with Geriatric Surgery Verification designation
• Innovative Hospital at Home program
• Robust academic affiliation with Brown University and University of New England College of Medicine
• EPIC integrated system wide

Life in Rhode Island – the “Ocean State”

Four seasons, coastal beauty, a vibrant dining, arts & culture scene, an award-winning international airport, top colleges and universities, with Boston just a 1 hour drive and 3 hour drive to NYC.

Interested in learning more? Contact Joan White, [e-mail].