Collaborative MD - Primary Care Physician

Our Company

Abode Care Partners

Overview

In this clinical collaborative physician role, under supervision of the CMO, you will have several clinical responsibilities, along with some specified administrative responsibilities. While providing day-to-day clinical care to residents residing in facilities as well as home bound patients, you will practice and role-model ethical and evidence-based decision-making to promote the vision and mission of the company to other practitioners and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-quality complex and geriatric care to residents and patients across settings in partnership with non-physician practitioner and other interprofessional team members to an identified panel of patients across various assisted living and skilled nursing facilities
• Keeps high engagement with facility leadership teams, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, patients, and families
• Provides collaborating physician duties for on average of 5 but up to 15 nurse practitioners and physician assistants (based on state regulatory parameters) to support them in their clinical roles
• Based on state and regional regulatory frameworks, audits up to 10% of practitioner medical orders and/ or documentation for each provider monthly
• If needed, assumes medical directorships for skilled and/or other senior living facilities
• Helps identify new growth opportunities with skilled facilities and/or other senior living facilities in the market/region
• Participates in company frontline /backup call processes for timely response to acute changes of condition to prevent avoidable hospital transfers, or to meet other clinical needs
• Keeps a high focus on quality outcomes including but not limited to care path compliance and productivity, prevention of avoidable transfers and decrease in polypharmacy and costs of care
• Attends required trainings, and meetings as mandated by the CMO or other leaders to assure best care delivery by the company

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine and is a Doctor of Medicine
• Two or more years of administrative leadership experience in healthcare
• Clinical medical experience of seven years or more preferred

Certifications/License/Other Special Requirements

• Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Geriatrics; qualification in Geriatrics preferred
• Practicing physician currently licensed under the provisions of the State Board of Medicine
• Active unrestricted licensure to practice in state of employment
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration

Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and other healthcare support staff
• Ability to treat patients and their families with compassion and understanding 
• Ability to work for long periods of time with patients who need special attention
• Ability to display patience with children and adult patients who fear medical treatment
• Excellent computer and electronic record-keeping skills
• Excellent organizational and management skills
• Excellent decision-making, problem-solving and cognitive abilities

About our Line of Business

Abode Care Partners, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a leading provider of integrated medical services, caring for individuals from post-hospitalization to home in various settings ranging from skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living, group homes, and private homes. We bring quality medical care to older adults, people with complex conditions, people with special needs, and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities while increasing quality of life and safeguarding the dignity of those we serve. For more information, please visit www.abodecarepartners.com. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.  

Salary Range

USD $200,000.00 - $250,000.00 / Year