Associate Director, Geriatric Consult Service

American Academy of Family Physicians; Neptune Township (NJ); On-site; USD 186,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Relocation assistance

Academic opportunities

CME allowance

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health and the Jersey Shore University Medical Center seek a faculty physician to serve as Associate Director of the Geriatric Consult Service, overseeing clinical and administrative geriatric programs.

You will collaborate with the Chief of Geriatrics to expand inpatient/outpatient geriatric consultations, preoperative assessment, and a co-management program for high-risk surgical patients, with strong education roles and potential fellowship development.

Qualifications

• Board-certified in internal or family medicine with geriatrics subspecialization.
• Licensure (DEA and CDS) in New Jersey required.
• Strong teaching and clinical skills essential.
• Experience performing cognitive assessments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead inpatient and outpatient geriatric consultations and follow-up visits.
• Help design and implement a preoperative assessment program for high-risk surgical patients.
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences for high-risk patients.
• Contribute to inpatient assessments for high-risk medical/surgical patients.
• Engage in Undergraduate/Graduate Medical Education and promote continuing education for physicians and APPs.
• Assess feasibility of a Geriatric Fellowship Program with the Chief of Geriatrics.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Teaching skills

Cognitive assessment

Education

Board Certification in Internal Medicine

Board Certification in Family Medicine

Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine

Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatric Medicine

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health and the Jersey Shore University Medical Center seek a faculty physician to serve as Associate Director of the Geriatric Consult Service, overseeing clinical and administrative geriatric programs.

You will collaborate with the Chief of Geriatrics to expand inpatient/outpatient geriatric consultations, preoperative assessment, and a co-management program for high-risk surgical patients, with strong education roles and potential fellowship development.