Geriatrician

American Academy of Family Physicians; Portland (ME); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineHealth, based at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, seeks a Board Certified/Eligible Geriatrician to provide inpatient consultative care for hospitalized older adults. You will join a small team and contribute to Age-Friendly 4Ms care, with teaching opportunities for students and trainees.

This role emphasizes quality improvement, care transitions, and collaboration across specialties. The position offers a competitive base salary, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to the

Qualifications

• Board Certified/Eligible in Geriatrics.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient geriatric consults 5 days per week focusing on complex care coordination and optimized medical management of hospitalized older adults.
• Collaborate with medical students, residents and fellows; opportunities for bedside teaching and didactic sessions.
• Promote Age-Friendly Care across the health system and participate in the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP).

Job description

MaineHealth, the largest health system in Maine, is seeking a Board Certified/Eligible Geriatrician to provide inpatient consultative care to hospitalized older adults at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Join a small, collaborative inpatient team of 3 experienced physicians and 2 Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to provide Age-Friendly 4Ms care to older adults hospitalized at Maine's largest Level 1 trauma center. While the focus of this position is inpatient, the Division of Geriatrics at Maine Medical Center includes 16 physicians and 18 APPs who provide care to older adults across the spectrum, including inpatient, facility-based, and outpatient primary care. This team of dedicated providers places high value on quality-improvement, systems-improvement, and optimal transitions of care.

In this role, you will provide inpatient Geriatric consults 5 days per week with a focus on complex care coordination and optimal medical management of hospitalized older adults. You will work with medical students, residents, and fellows and have opportunities for teaching at the bedside and in formal didactic sessions. As a consultant, you will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other specialties and disciplines to promote Age-Friendly Care across the healthcare system. This includes participating in the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), which has been present at Maine Medical Center for over 20 years and has carried the Site of Excellence designation for over 10 years. This position does not participate in overnight call.

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth offers a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.

• MaineHealth offers a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.
• Total compensation packages may include, based on eligibility, recruitment payments, relocation assistance, productivity incentives and quality incentives.

Situated on the Maine coast, Portland offers the best of urban sophistication combined with small-town friendliness. The area provides four-season recreational opportunities, such as skiing, hiking, sailing, and miles of beautiful beaches. Just two hours north of Boston, this is a diverse and vibrant community.

The annual base salary for this position is $250,000.

Contact Information

Contact: Katye Thatcher, CPRP, Physician and APP Recruiter, MaineHealth, [e-mail].