PACE Physician: Geriatric Primary Care Leader

Nhcare; Murrieta, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 425,000; Full time

Job summary

Neighborhood Healthcare PACE in California seeks a PACE Physician to provide comprehensive, person-centered medical care to older adults enrolled in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. The physician works within an interdisciplinary team to plan and deliver high-quality clinical care across settings, including the PACE center and in participants’ homes when appropriate.

Schedule is Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
• Valid CA Medical Licensure required.
• Board certification in a medical specialty required.
• Completion of an accredited residency program in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, or another relevant specialty required.
• Experience caring for frail older adults, medically complex patients, or chronically ill populations required.
• PACE, geriatrics, managed care, home-based care, long-term care, skilled nursing facility, or interdisciplinary care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive primary and geriatric medical care for PACE participants.
• Performs histories, physical examinations, medical assessments, and ongoing clinical evaluations.
• Diagnoses and manages acute and chronic medical conditions, including complex multimorbidity common in frail older adults.
• Develops individualized treatment plans that reflect the participant’s medical needs, goals, functional status, and overall plan of care.
• Prescribes medications, treatments, health regimens, and therapeutic interventions consistent with evidence-based practice and participant goals.
• Reviews medications and supports appropriate medication optimization, including deprescribing when clinically appropriate.
• Orders and interprets laboratory studies, imaging, diagnostic tests, and specialty recommendations.
• Provides preventive care and health maintenance when clinically appropriate and consistent with participant goals.
• Responds to urgent medical concerns and supports timely intervention to reduce avoidable escalation of care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medical decision-making

Communication skills

Education

MD/DO degree

CA medical license

Residency in primary/geriatric medicine

Board certification or eligibility

Job description

Neighborhood Healthcare PACE in California seeks a PACE Physician to provide comprehensive, person-centered medical care to older adults enrolled in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. The physician works within an interdisciplinary team to plan and deliver high-quality clinical care across settings, including the PACE center and in participants’ homes when appropriate.

Schedule is Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.