Nursing Home Physician
Brooklyn, New York•Full-time
$205,000+ annually
$205,000+ annually
About the Job
Internist / Nursing Home - Brooklyn, NY (#3349)
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Employment Type: Full-Time position
Salary: $205,000 / year (negotiable) + Bonuses
Employment Type: Full-Time position
Salary: $205,000 / year (negotiable) + Bonuses
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internist to join a nursing home in Brooklyn, NY. This role focuses on delivering comprehensive care to geriatric and long-term care patients, ensuring optimal health outcomes in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.
We are seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internist to join a nursing home in Brooklyn, NY. This role focuses on delivering comprehensive care to geriatric and long-term care patients, ensuring optimal health outcomes in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive Compensation:
- $205,000 annual salary (based on experience).
- Comprehensive Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
- Salary may reflect bonuses and incentives.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Paid Time Off.
- Retirement Savings.
- Commuter Benefits program.
- Visa Sponsorship opportunities.
- Malpractice insurance coverage.
- Loan repayment.
- Flexible schedules.
- Stable Employment.
- Exclusive 20% Discount Tuition Reduction with local college.
- $15,000 Sign-on bonus.
- $20,000 Compliance bonus.
- Productivity bonuses apply, and the potential to make additional income if the provider will be on call.
- Work Schedule:
- Full-Time position.
- Professional Growth:
- Develop expertise in geriatric and long-term care medicine.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to innovate patient care strategies.
- Impactful Work:
- Improve quality of life for elderly and chronically ill patients in a nursing home setting.
- Improve quality of life for elderly and chronically ill patients in a nursing home setting.
Qualifications:
- Education: MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school.
- Licensure: Active New York State Medical License.
- Certification: Board Certified/Eligible in Internal Medicine.
- Experience: Prior experience in geriatrics, nursing homes, or long-term care settings preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in EHR systems, chronic disease management, and preventive care protocols.
- Soft Skills: Compassion, strong communication, cultural competency, and teamwork.
Key Responsibilities:
- Consult with patients to understand their symptoms and health concerns.
- Diagnose and treat acute illnesses, such as bacterial and viral infections, as well as chronic diseases and conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, or diabetes.
- Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress, and re-evaluate treatments, as necessary.
- Provide health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- Immunize patients against preventable diseases.
- Maintain detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
- Refer patients to other medical specialists, when necessary.
- Provide support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
- Prepare official health documents or records, when necessary.
- Conduct research into the testing and development of new medications, methods of treatment, or procedures to prevent or control illness, disease, or injury.