Post Acute Physician - Grand Rapids, MI

Physician – Grand Rapids

We Value Your Career at Careline

We believe that everyone connected to us should Expect Exceptional- our patients, families, employees, care providers, and community partners.

Careline Health Group employees are proud to be a part of the Careline family and have named us a certified Great Place to Work and a nationally ranked Best Workplace for Aging Services.

We promote a family culture and invest in every team member to provide a dynamic and supportive workplace. Our professionals understand the value of teamwork, are encouraged to collaborate, to innovate and to thrive in a patient-centered environment. Together we create solutions to provide the highest level of quality care and bring value to those we serve.

Become part of the Careline Family!

Join us in our mission

To Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Care

Exceptional Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Company Vehicle Program
• Cutting Edge Technology

Key Responsibilities

Careline Physicians Services provide primary and/or specialty medical care in a variety of Post-Acute Care setting such as Assisted Living, Short Term Rehab and Long-Term Care. The Physician is responsible for providing medical leadership to non-physician practitioners such as Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. The Physician will function in collaboration with providers according to a Collaboration Agreement. The Physician’s practice will focus on caring for the elderly and frail population while providing advanced primary care to assist patients and families with comfort and quality of life.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Providing medical evaluations for elderly, frail, and seriously ill patients.
• Performing under stress and working collaboratively in a team atmosphere.
• Ability to drive between locations.
• Communicating significant patient findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the clinical coordinator, family, facility, and other personnel involved with your patient care.
• Routinely assess your patient’s status by obtaining relevant health and medical history. Perform an exam based upon the age and patient history. Identify significant health or medical risk factors to ­­incorporate into a comprehensive Plan of Care.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory or consult findings then incorporate alteration in treatment into the Patients Plan of Care.
• Perform evidence based diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification, law and state medical privileges. Ability to prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through the appropriate State Board Agency.
• Develop a treatment plan in collaboration with the patient, family, facility and Careline support staff. Collaborates with nursing, medical and other healthcare team members to achieve the highest possible patient outcome.
• Refers patients to specialist as appropriate for consultation or health resources and treatment.
• Assures continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient, family, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.
• Assist in clinical oversight of nurse practitioners and physician assistants per the Collaborative Agreement.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy required
• Current unrestricted State license to practice medicine in Michigan
• Requires demonstrated interpersonal, supervisory, and management skills with ability to communicate effectively and assist in lending multi-disciplinary team to achieve highest possible patient outcomes
• Demonstrates time management skills and adaptability to the evolving healthcare environment
• Exhibits working knowledge of both medical regulations and reimbursement
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently
• Must be able to lift at least 35lbs.
• Current and valid Michigan driver’s license
• Reliable transportation and verifiable automobile insurance coverage

Desired Qualifications

• Board certification in Family or Internal Medicine, Geriatric, Palliative/Hospice experience preferred.
• Geriatric, Palliative/Hospice, Post-Acute Care (Nursing Home/Assisted Living) experience preferred but not required.

Location

• Administrative Office: 770 Kenmoor Ave SE. Grand Rapids, MI
• Main Clinical Area: Grand Rapids, MI and surrounding area

Hours

• Administrative Office hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
• On Call Rotation

Background Screening

Careline Health Group conducts a background screening upon acceptance of a contingent job offer. Background screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.

Reasonable Accommodations

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Careline Health Group is an equal opportunity employer.

Our MISSION

Surround those affected by life-limiting illness with unmatched levels of care.

Our VISION

Provide and coordinate the highest quality patient care to those affected by life-limiting illness through the development of our team and investments in technology.

People: Attract, develop and keep teams of hard-workers with a passion for service
Partners: Utilize best-in-class providers for the services we require
Leadership: Earn a reputation for innovation and always doing the right thing
Efficiency: Provide value by investing in technology to drive quality and eliminate waste
Performance: Enable investment in people and technology through compliance, growth and profit

Our VALUES

At Careline Health Group, we SERVE!

Service – Our desire to listen, educate and respond to patients, families and partners in care.
Engagement – Our team knows that what we do matters; we make a difference.
Reputation – Our consistency meeting regulations while focusing on the needs of patients and partners.
Value – Our ability to produce measurable benefits.
Excellence – Our experience and good judgement drive quality and satisfaction.