Family Practice - Geriatrics Physician
At a glance
Family Medicine Physician role at Summit Medical Consultants. Colorado · full-time · $250,000–$300,000 a year.
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What you'll do
- Provide medical care and oversight for your assigned patients across the settings tied to your specialty
- Document and code patient care promptly and confidentially to support reporting and billing requirements
- Take part in clinical quality, utilization management and peer review work
- Work with practice leaders and staff on operational plans and improvements
- Round daily in skilled nursing facilities, sometimes visiting more than one location in a day
What you bring
- You are a graduate of an approved medical school and hold a license in the state where you practice
- You are board eligible or board certified by the appropriate certifying board
- You have experience, preferably in skilled nursing, post-acute care or a hospitalist setting
- You can maintain medical staff membership and clinical privileges when your employment agreement requires them
Who this fits
This full-time W2 role suits an internal medicine or family medicine physician comfortable providing care in skilled nursing and other residential care settings. The schedule is flexible Monday through Friday, with no overnight call. Reliable transportation is required, and you may need to travel between facilities during the day. The role covers areas including Loveland, Windsor and Greeley.
From the employer
Salary based at $250,000 - $300,000 (bonuses & mileage reimbursement)
Flexible M-F schedule
No overnight call
Rounding in SNF facilities on a daily basis.
Loveland, Windsor, Greeley areas ABOUT SUMMIT MEDICAL CONSULTANTS
Summit Medical Consultants is a rapidly growing Physician Practice. Founded in 2015 we have expanded to approximately 100 employees and are continuing to grow. If we were a hospital in Colorado, we would rank 9th by number of admissions per year. Our mission is to provide patients and their families with robust clinical services throughout their Acute Inpatient Rehab, Skilled Nursing, Long Term Care and Assisted and Independent Living stays. We coordinate with the Hospitalists and Specialist physicians and surgeons, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies, Case Management and Psychiatry at the facility level to provide compassionate and coordinated care.
DESCRIPTION
Provides medical oversight and care to the assigned patient population, maintains timely and appropriate documentation of such care, and actively participates in medical staff duties. Participates in quality assurance, utilization management, and peer review programs to ensure high quality, cost-effective services. Supports practice budgetary targets. Partners with administration and staff to support strategic and operational plans. Works collaboratively toward needed improvements. Work is done in subacute, long-term care, assisted living, and independent living settings depending upon specialty and assigned patient population. Reliable transportation is required, and you may be required to visit more than one facility in a day.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Meets quality measures in provision of medical care. Performs related administrative functions in the clinical setting. Meets professional standards governing such services in the appropriate medical specialty. Performs in accordance with the medical staff bylaws, the rules and regulations of the Board of Medical Examiners, and the policies and procedures of practice
- Creates and maintains timely, appropriate, and confidential documentation and coding of patient care to ensure compliance with medical reporting standards and billing practices so as to meet applicable federal and state requirements
- If required by the Employment Agreement, actively participates in medical staff duties, attends medical staff meetings, participates in peer reviews and evaluations, and supports and ensures compliance with federal and state rules, regulations, and accrediting body requirements
- Serves as a committed partner to the Practice's administration and staff to support strategic and operational plans. Establishes positive relationships with other physicians, administration, staff, and the community. Fosters collaborative efforts toward improvement. Serves on relevant health plan, and medical staff committees to optimize relationships with the medical staff members, payors, and peers
- Follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions, reports/removes unsafe equipment and attends safety education sessions
- Strives to uphold the mission, vision, and values of the Practice. Serves as role models for staff and acts in a people-centered, service excellence-focused, and results-oriented manner
- Requires ability to work independently, understand complex situations, and make sound judgments. Needs good eye/hand coordination, manual dexterity, and attentiveness to details. Physical stamina required in most settings.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Experience, preferably in the Skilled Nursing/Post-Acute care and/or Hospitalist setting
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an approved school of medicine with licensure in the state where he/she practices
LIC/CERT/REGISTRATION
- Board Eligible/Board Certified by the appropriate certifying board
- Must apply for and maintain medical staff membership and clinical privileges at appropriate facilities if required by the Employment Agreement.
- Summit Medical Consultants