Geriatric Medicine Job at Veterans Health Administration in Martinez, CA

VA Northern California Health Care System is looking for an enthusiastic candidate interested in providing patient care management in interdisciplinary Geriatrics Clinics in Martinez, CA

  Northern California has a lot to offer to those seeking good weather and an abundance of outdoor activities, whether you prefer the beaches of San Francisco or the mountains and snow of Lake Tahoe. If you're interested in work/life balance, research or academia, you will find that working for the VA offers many benefits, not to mention the great honor we have in serving our nation's heroes.

The Geriatrics Section is organizationally aligned under the Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Service. The Staff Geriatrician will serve elderly veterans with various complex geriatric medical conditions and dementia, needing interdisciplinary specialty-based consultation, evaluation and management, as well as lead the management of a proportional panel of geriatric primary care patients. These patients are complex, needing specialty interdisciplinary Geriatrics expertise, and frequently at high risk of frequent hospital re-admissions and Emergency Department visits due to multiple comorbidities or prolonged hospitalization. Veterans are evaluated and managed by a core interdisciplinary team consisting of a Geriatrician (MD, DO), Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Dietitian, Pharmacist, and Social Worker integrated with the Geriatrics team. 

The physician will lead the Interdisciplinary Geriatrics team in the East Bay based at Martinez, CA to achieve the Service's mission and goals.

The Staff Geriatrician will report to the Medical Director of the Geriatrics Section, under Geriatrics and Extended Care Service, and will share on-call responsibilities with other Geriatricians in the section. Opportunities for academic affiliation and research activities are available and encouraged.

Candidates must: 1) be a US citizen, 2) possess a current, full, unrestricted medical license in any state and 3) board certification in family or internal medicine, 4) a minimum 2 years clinical experience, 5) experience in Geriatrics is desirable. 6) best qualified will have Geriatric board eligibility or certification.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm; Possible one-day telework can be granted depending on the provider's availability.

Benefits:

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Pay:  Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off:  50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement:  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance:  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure:  1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME:  Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement
Malpractice:  Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract:  No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting

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