15h Left! Physician – Leominster Position Available In Worcester, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Job Description Physician•

Leominster US-MA-Leominster Job ID:

7992

Type:

Full time

Regular of Openings:

1

Category:

PhysicianSummit ElderCare

• Leominster Overview Fallon health is growing-come, join us! At Summit, we are always looking for talentedproviders at all of our locations which include; Worcester,Leominster, Lowell, Springfield, Webster and Dartmouth
• We wouldlove to hear from you if there’s interest in any of our locations,come take a tour! That’s Right! Fantastic Teamwork environmentcaring for a geriatric population utilizing an interdisciplinarymodel of care
• Monday to Friday, 8 hr day.
• Flexible dailyschedule. Create your own!
• Quality over Quantity Care
• Average of4-6 patients a day!
• Focus on providing individualized care
• Great Mentoring with provider colleagues
• PACE is a Growing Areaof Health Care, Come Grow with It!

About us:

Fallon Health is acompany that cares. We prioritize our membersalways-making surethey get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 inWorcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-qualitycoordinated care and are continually rated among the nation’s tophealth plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality.

Fallon Health’s Summit ElderCare® is a Program of All-InclusiveCare for the Elderly-PACE for short. PACE, an alternative tonursing home care, is a program that helps people 55 and oldercontinue living safely at home. At Fallon Health, we believe ourindividual differences, life experiences, knowledge,self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serveour members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race,ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mentalability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and othercharacteristics that make people unique. Today, guided by ourmission of improving health and inspiring hope, we strive to be theleading provider of government-sponsored health insuranceprograms—including Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE— in the region.

Position Overview:

Our Physicians have flexibility to devote asmuch time as needed for the clinical and social needs of ourparticipants and their caregivers to provide individualized qualitycare by a team of geriatric care professionals who work togetherwith participants and caregivers to address each individual’sspecific needs. This team of professionals is an essentialcomponent of the Summit ElderCare PACE program. The team uses acollaborative approach to care planning and is called theInterdisciplinary Team (IDT). The IDT is comprised of Providers(MD/DO and NP/PA), Nurses, Social Workers, Physical andOccupational Therapists, Dieticians, Health Aides, Recreationstaff, Home Care and Transportation Coordinators and SiteAdministrator. This approach to care is the gold standard forcomplex and frail older adults who wish to avoid nursing homeplacement.

Brief summary of purpose:

The primary role is to providehigh quality, cost effective medical care to program participantsin accordance with the program mission and participant goalResponsibilities Highlights of Summit ElderCare

• Primary carephysicians and staff with expertise in geriatrics (the care ofolder adults)
• Specialty care
• Full prescription drug coverage
• 100% hospitalization coverage
• Assistance with activities of dailyliving (ADLs)
• Adult day health program
• Medical transportation
• Family caregiver support
• Specialized dementia and geriatric carePrimary Job Responsibilities
• Support the intake and enrollmentprocess by meeting with participants and caregivers to representthe program and conduct initial assessments.
• Conduct biannualparticipant assessments.
• Assist with the development andmaintenance of participant care plans.
• Participate in theinterdisciplinary team (IDT) process.
• Provide routine, preventiveand urgent care to participants.
• Promote strong colloborativerelationships between participants, their caregivers and other PACEstaff.
• Provide and arrange for specialty care consultations insupport of participant care plans. Incorporate and coordinatespecialist reports and recommendations into the medical record,assessments and care planning.
• Complete all requireddocumentation in the participant chart and other forms as directed
• Participate in after hours on call arrangements as determined bythe PACE Medical Director.
• Provide care and assessments ofparticipants in the most appropriate setting including the PACEclinic, inpatient facilites or participants’ homes.
• Participatein committees and work teams as requested by the Medical Director
• Work in partnership with the PACE transitional care coordinatorto support achievement of quality and utilization goals.
• Developeffective collaborative relationships with community physicians andother providers.
• Perform participant chart audits as requested bythe PACE Medical Director.
• Document complete diagnostic andprocedure codes in the participant chart and encounter forms tosupport care plans and accurate revenue collection.
• Conductcommunity presentations or represent Summit ElderCare at externalfunctions or meetings upon request of the Medical Director orExecutive Director.
• Pursue professional growth through continuingeducation that, at the minimum, meets the Massachusetts Board ofRegistration requirements for license renewal.
• Assist witheducation of PACE staff upon request.
• Perform other duties asneeded.

Qualifications Education:

Medical degree, Geriatricspecialty strongly desired

License:

A doctor of medicine orosteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine or surgery inthe Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current DEA certificate.

Certification:

Board certification in Internal Medicine,Geriatrics, or Family Practice preferred. Reliable transportationrequired.

Experience:

At least 1 year working with a frail orelderly population. Fallon Health provides equal employmentopportunities to all employees and applicants for employment andprohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regardto race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disabilitystatus, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,gender identity or expression, or any other characteristicprotected by federal, state or local laws. P01PI95e18f73a0e8-25405-37948498