Faculty Physician - Inpatient Geriatric Medicine

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore seeks a Faculty Physician for Inpatient Geriatric Medicine to provide inpatient consult services and outpatient primary care for older adults.

The role emphasizes comprehensive geriatric care, pre-operative assessment, and management of geriatric syndromes within an academic clinical setting, supporting Age Friendly initiatives at Bayview Medical Center.

Qualifications

• MD/DO/MBBS degree required.
• Residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or related specialty completed.
• Geriatric medicine fellowship or equivalent training.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Geriatric Medicine.
• MD licensure in Maryland or eligible for licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide geriatric medicine consultation for hospitalized older adults.
• Support inpatient care for trauma patients with other inpatient teams.
• Deliver outpatient and inpatient geriatric clinical care as part of the division's practice.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize care for complex older adults.
• Help oversee safety, quality, and age-friendly care initiatives.
• Contribute to Age-Friendly initiatives at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
• Assist with CMS age-friendly quality metrics compliance.
• Participate in clinical operations and division initiatives.

Skills

Geriatric medicine

Team-based care

Population health

Academic medical center experience

Education

MD/DO/MBBS Degree

Job description

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

Salary : $170,000-$200,000

Johns Hopkins University: School of Medicine: Department of Medicine: Geriatric Medicine

Description

Faculty Physician - Inpatient Geriatric Medicine

The Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology is seeking a faculty physician to join Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in providing inpatient consult services and outpatient primary care to older adults. This recruitment is critical to meeting growing patient demand and maintaining timely access to high-quality geriatrics primary and inpatient consult services.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive care for older adults in an academic clinical setting, with a focus on inpatient care, pre- operative assessments and car e, primary care, continuity care, geriatric syndromes, and the management of complex patients. This role will support the Age Friendly Initiatives within the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide geriatric medicine consultation services for hospitalized older adults
• Support inpatient care for older adult trauma patients in collaboration with Emergency Med icine, Trauma Surgery, and other inpatient teams
• Deliver outpatient and inpatient g eriat ric clinical care as part of the division's practice
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize care for medically complex older adults
• Help oversee and advance safety, quality, and age-friendly care initiatives
• Contribute to the continued work of the Age-Friendly Initiative at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• Support compliance with CMS-mandated age-friendly quality metrics for inpatient care
• Participate in clinical operations, program development, and division initiatives as assigned

Qualifications

• MD /DO /MBBS Degree
• Completion of residency training in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or a related specialty
• Completion of an ACGMA-Accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship or equivalent training training
• Board certification or board eligibility in Geriatric Medicine
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of Maryland
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical care and care of older adults
• Experience working in an academic medical center
• I nterest in primary care, chronic disease management, and complex care for older adults
• Commitment to team-based care and population health initiatives

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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