Physician-Internal Medicine/Primary Care/Geriatrics (PRN)

Altea Healthcare; Lake Worth (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Part time

Job summary

Altea Healthcare is seeking a Physician/Medical Director to provide clinical direction and oversight of Healthcare Providers across post-acute facilities, delivering inpatient holistic medical services with innovative technologies to improve patient access and outcomes.

Schedule includes availability for 2-3 shifts per month, every other week, with duties spanning leadership of medical teams, examination and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, and adherence to safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in a primary care physician role.
• MD/DO degree from an accredited US medical school.
• Successful completion of a residency program at an accredited healthcare institution.
• Board certification in primary care or related field (preferred).
• Current license in the State of Florida.
• Current DEA and DPS registration for prescription writing.

Responsibilities

• Works with Medical Team to provide primary medical care within standards of practice.
• Acts as resource for decisions, planning, and policies affecting health of residents/patients; provides professional consultation.

Skills

Primary care experience

Leadership in medical teams

Education

MD/DO from US medical school

Residency completed

Board certification in primary care (preferred)

Job description

The Physician/Medical Director is responsible for clinical direction and oversight of Healthcare Providers in various post-acute facilities, providing in-patient holistic medical services utilizing innovative technologies to improve patient access impacting quality outcomes.

Schedule: Availability for 2-3 shifts per month every other week.

These medical services include:

• Planning, directing, and evaluating resident/patient care
• Examination and treatment of chronic and acute episodic illnesses; and treatment of minor injuries, accidents, and other injuries/illnesses.
• Performs elected laboratory testing, writes prescriptions, and diagnoses and treats medical conditions within the scope of their license expertise, protocols, and available equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works with the Medical Team to provide patients with primary medical care services within the standards of practice and care for facility patients/residents.
• Acts as a resource person for decisions, planning, and policies affecting the health of residents/patients. * Exercises professional judgement and provides consultation to Providers concerning appropriate treatment of residents/patients.
• Collaborates with Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and facility staff to identify resident/patient needs and helps develop plans to meet these needs.
• Follows residents/patients in a post-acute skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation, assisted living, and other post-acute care facilities, as needed for continuity of care.
• Assists Providers with emergency treatments and more complex procedures.
• Adheres to facility policies, procedures, and objectives; ongoing quality improvement objectives and safety; and environmental and infection control standards.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a primary care physician role.
• M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited United States medical school.
• Successful completion of a residency program at an accredited healthcare institution.
• Board certification in primary care or related field from said residency. (Preferred)
• Current license in the State of Florida.
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) registration for prescription writing