Inpatient Geriatrics Hospitalist & Educator

Jobtome; El Mirage (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix seeks a Consultant Geriatrician for inpatient consults in Academic Hospital Medicine. The role emphasizes geriatric assessment, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and leadership within the residency program.

The candidate should have an ACGME-accredited fellowship in geriatrics, board certification in geriatrics (or palliative medicine), and at least five years of post-fellowship experience in an academic medical center.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years post-fellowship experience in an Academic Medical Center.
• Experience publishing or contributing to medical education.
• Excellent communication and leadership in a team-of-teams environment.

Responsibilities

• Clinical consultation: geriatric assessment and management for inpatients.
• Manage multi-morbidity and polypharmacy with multidisciplinary teams.
• Co-manage fragility fractures and perioperative optimization (Trauma & Orthopedics).
• Address delirium prevention and end-of-life transitions (ICU/Critical Care).
• Collaborate on Heart Failure and Advanced Cardiology patients.
• Teach residents, fellows, and medical students in geriatric principles; engage in scholarly activity.
• Design and implement quality improvement protocols to reduce hospital-acquired complications.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine

Board Certification in Geriatric Medicine

Board Certification in Palliative Medicine

Job description

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix seeks a Consultant Geriatrician for inpatient consults in Academic Hospital Medicine. The role emphasizes geriatric assessment, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and leadership within the residency program.

The candidate should have an ACGME-accredited fellowship in geriatrics, board certification in geriatrics (or palliative medicine), and at least five years of post-fellowship experience in an academic medical center.