Associate Director, Geriatric Consult Services

American Geriatrics Society; Neptune Township (NJ); On-site; USD 186,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus & relocation assistance

Quality Incentive

Excellent benefits including health, +

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health and Jersey Shore University Medical Center are seeking a faculty physician to serve as Associate Director of the Geriatric Consult Service. This role combines clinical care with program leadership, overseeing inpatient and outpatient geriatric consultations and collaborating across medicine, emergency, and surgery.

You will work with a team including a Social Worker and Geriatric Nurse Practitioners to expand outreach, develop preoperative assessment and co-management

Qualifications

• Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with a fellowship or Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatric Medicine
• Ability to obtain professional licensure, DEA and CDS license in New Jersey
• Excellent clinical and teaching skills
• Experience in cognitive assessment

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient and outpatient consultations and follow-up visits for evaluation and management of geriatric patients
• Assist in further design and implementation of a preoperative assessment program for high-risk elective surgical patients
• Participate in interdisciplinary conference for elective high-risk patients
• Assist in further design and implementation of a comprehensive inpatient assessment program for high-risk medical and surgical patients
• Participate in activities related to Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education and promote and support continuing education for physicians, APPs, and Medicine Residents
• Work with the Chief of Geriatrics on assessing the feasibility of establishing a Geriatric Fellowship Program

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health and Jersey Shore University Medical Center are seeking a faculty physician to serve as Associate Director of the Geriatric Consult Service. This role combines clinical care with program leadership, overseeing inpatient and outpatient geriatric consultations and collaborating across medicine, emergency, and surgery.

You will work with a team including a Social Worker and Geriatric Nurse Practitioners to expand outreach, develop preoperative assessment and co-management