Physician

Our Physicians support our enrolled geriatric participants Monday through Friday to support our enrolled participants.

?Our Physician is responsible for the medical care of InnovAge's enrolled geriatric participants across a variety of settings, including but not limited to our Day Center clinic, participants’ homes, the nursing home, assisted living facilities and personal care boarding homes. Most participant visits occur at the InnovAge Center clinic, though some physicians may specialize in nursing home care. Close coordination of care with hospital-based providers is essential. 

• Provide medical care to participants, including the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of their medical conditions, including but not limited to taking of a medical history, performance of physical examination, ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests, formulation of an assessment of condition and a treatment plan, writing prescriptions, ongoing follow up of same, and management of medical information from specialists and hospital teams.
• Document medical care in the participant’s medical record, in compliance with InnovAge PACE documentation policies. May include involvement with the establishment of electronic medical records and providing the Center Medical Director with input around needed ongoing EMR enhancements
• On a rotational basis provides after-hours on-call coverage every few weeks. All calls are first triaged by an RN with only a subset (< 10%) getting to the Physician for advice or orders (only phone support, no driving into center or homes). 
•  Participate within the interdisciplinary team in the formulation of care plans for participants, as well as in other interdisciplinary team settings that further the care.
• Contribute to the quality improvement initiatives of InnovAge PACE programs
• Present input into, initiate and/or facilitate new medical programs and processes in support of strategic goals.
• Provide, by example and leadership, motivation, and direction to help set the tone of the department to ensure morale, teamwork, and that the positive culture of the organization is maintained.
• Additional work functions and duties may be assigned.

InnovAge New Mexico PACE - Albuquerque

The InnovAge Albuquerque PACE center opened in 1998 and is located downtown, near the University of New Mexico and historic old town. It features:

• Views of downtown and the Three Sister Volcanoes
• An enclosed outdoor patio, walking path, Tai Chi, and a posture program 
• Visiting singers and dancers, karaoke, and bingo