Physician

Visiting Nurse Association Health Group; Toms River (NJ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association Health Group invites applications for a Physician opportunity dedicated to high-quality, in-home primary care for homebound adults. Working as part of the Parker Advanced Care Institute, you’ll deliver care through home visits, telehealth, and coordinated chronic disease management.

You will build meaningful patient relationships while helping individuals stay safe and well-supported in the place they call home.

Qualifications

• Licensed in New Jersey with education and experience in primary care settings.
• Geriatric experience recommended.
• Board certified in family practice or internal medicine.
• Active CDS and DEA licenses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Car and valid NJ driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct medical care and consultation to homebound primary care patients within established productivity guidelines.
• Monitor patient conditions and adjust treatment plans based on clinical needs and responsiveness.
• Serve as a compassionate, professional representative of the agency to patients, families, and community partners.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the interdisciplinary team.
• Contribute to both formal and informal staff education.
• Participate in community outreach efforts to promote Visiting P services.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the EMR.
• Ensure compliance with NJ Department of Health regulations and all licensing/accrediting requirements.
• Adhere to all infection control and safety policies.
• Uphold the organization's mission through excellence, professionalism, and positive teamwork.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Geriatric experience

NJ Driver's license

Education

Board certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

NJ Medical License

Tools

Active CDS license

Active DEA license

Job description

Physician Opportunity at VPS

Deliver Exceptional Care. Create Lasting Impact. Remember when doctors made house calls? At Visiting Physician Services (VPS), that tradition never ended - it evolved. For more than 20 years, we've provided high-quality, home-based primary care to older adults who are homebound, medically complex, or living with chronic conditions. As part of the Parker Advanced Care Institute at VNA Health Group, our interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants delivers comprehensive in-home medical care, including routine visits, chronic disease management, telehealth, diagnostics, and wound care.

Position Summary

The Physician is responsible for providing high-quality, compassionate primary care to homebound patients, ensuring their symptoms are well-managed and their quality of life is maximized. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful patient relationships while helping individuals remain safe, stable, and well-supported in the place they call home.

Principal Responsibilities

Patient Care & Clinical Impact

• Provide direct medical care and consultation to homebound primary care patients within established productivity guidelines


• Monitor patient conditions and adjust treatment plans based on clinical needs and responsiveness


• Serve as a compassionate, professional representative of the agency to patients, families, and community partners

Collaboration & Team Contribution

• Collaborate with colleagues across the interdisciplinary team


• Contribute to both formal and informal staff education


• Participate in community outreach efforts to promote Visiting P services

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the Electronic Medical Record


• Ensure compliance with NJ Department of Health regulations and all relevant licensing and accrediting requirements


• Adhere to all infection control and safety policies

Mission & Culture

• Uphold the organization's mission through excellence, professionalism, and positive teamwork

Job Competencies & Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed as a physician in New Jersey with education and experience in primary care settings


• Geriatric experience recommended


• Board certified in family practice or internal medicine


• Active CDS and DEA license


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills


• Car and valid NJ driver's license

Why Join Us

• Make a meaningful impact by caring for a vulnerable, deeply appreciative patient population


• Build stronger, more personal patient relationships than in traditional office-based medicine


• Work within a supportive, collaborative interdisciplinary team that values shared expertise


• Practice medicine with autonomy, purpose, and a focus on whole-person care

Working Conditions/Physical Demand: Traveling to patients' homes. Exposure to blood, body fluids and communicable diseases. Sitting, fine motor hand movement, standing, walking, lifting 40 pounds, pushing, reaching, pulling

In compliance with New Jersey's Pay Transparency Act, the total compensation range for this position is USD $200,000.00 to USD $296,000.00. When determining an offer, VNA Health Group considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's work experience, education/training, relevant skills, internal pay equity, and market and organizational conditions. The total compensation range reflects the total package, including base salary, overtime, bonuses, add-on incentives, special clinical compensation, retirement plans, and all other benefits. For more details about our benefits, please visit our Careers page.

EEOC

VNA Health Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training