Associate Director, Geriatric Consults & Programs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Relocation assistance

Quality incentive

Health insurance

Retirement plan with company matching

CME allowance

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health, within the Department of Medicine/Geriatrics at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, seeks a faculty physician to serve as Associate Director of the Geriatric Consult Service. You will oversee administrative and clinical programs and contribute to geriatric initiatives across Emergency Medicine and Surgery.

You will partner with the Chief of Geriatrics to expand inpatient and outpatient geriatric consultations, co-management for high-risk surgical patients, and

Qualifications

• Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with a fellowship or Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatric Medicine.
• Licensure in New Jersey (DEA and CDS) is required or obtainable.

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient and outpatient geriatric consultations and follow-up visits.
• Assist in design and implementation of preoperative assessment for high-risk surgical patients.
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences for high-risk patients.
• Assist in design of comprehensive inpatient assessment programs for high-risk patients.
• Support undergraduate and graduate medical education and continuing education for physicians and APPs and residents.
• Collaborate with the Chief of Geriatrics on feasibility of a Geriatric Fellowship Program.

Education

Board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with Geriatrics subspecialty

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health, within the Department of Medicine/Geriatrics at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, seeks a faculty physician to serve as Associate Director of the Geriatric Consult Service. You will oversee administrative and clinical programs and contribute to geriatric initiatives across Emergency Medicine and Surgery.

You will partner with the Chief of Geriatrics to expand inpatient and outpatient geriatric consultations, co-management for high-risk surgical patients, and