Primary Care Physician Opportunity

Trinity Health LIFE New Jersey is currently seeking a full-time Primary Care Physician for its location in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

We are looking for a compassionate and caring Primary Care Physician to join our LIFE New Jersey team. LIFE New Jersey Healthcare is a member of Trinity Health PACE. Our facility ministers exclusively to the elderly through a coordinated care model which provides preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services designed to assist older individuals to live as independently as possible while continuing to live within their community.

This position will be housed primarily at the LIFE New Jersey facility. However, occasional home care work may be required.

What we offer: 

• Warm and supportive environment with a truly patient-centered focus
• Competitive salary and benefit package, including 1st Day Benefit coverage and Daily Pay
• Career paths and professional development 
• Learn the industry's best, easy-to-use, advanced technology 
• Ability to earn incentives through our Employee Referral program 

Responsibilities:

• Provide initial and ongoing participant assessments, care plan development, and implementation of care plan.
• Integrate the primary care treatment plan into the overall plan of care developed by the interdisciplinary team. Interacts with team members to meet emergent and acute need of participants. Evaluates and treats participants Primary Care Physician during acute illness.
• Manages all care of participants in the nursing home: Provides regular visits to manage the care of participants in the nursing home in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team; maintains communication with nursing home staff for continuous monitoring of PACE participants on a case-by-case basis; admits nursing home participants to hospital when necessary. Oversees and manages participant’s use of medical specialist and inpatient care. Communicates and follows up with specialist regarding outcome of visit.
• Function as a member of the interdisciplinary team. Maintains regular attendance at, and participants in interdisciplinary team meetings; communicates participant changes, collaborates on care planning decisions and coordination for 24-hour care delivery.
• At the direction of the Medical Director reviews medical outcomes/statistical and utilization data, including reviewing of necessity of hospitalizations, and use of specialists. When problems are identified he/she works with the Medical Director to establish best practices and works with clinical staff and interdisciplinary team to make appropriate procedural and or operational changes to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and improve the health of participants.
• Complete documentation timely and uses appropriate diagnostic coding. Respond to coding department in a timely manner.
• Participate in provider on-call rotation as required

Requirements:

• Doctorate Degree (Includes PhDs): MD or DO. Current and active plenary physician license to practice in state of PACE Organization required. CDS Certification and DEA Registration required. Current BLS required.
• Board Certification Internal Medicine or Family Practice required. Board Certification in Geriatrics preferred.
• A minimum of one (1) year working with the frail or elderly population required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and have means of transportation.

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RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

Trinity Health PACE offers a competitive salary and compensation package based on training and clinical experience.

Trinity Health LIFE (Living Independently For Elders) New Jersey offers continuous, quality care to the elderly, allowing them the independence of living at home. Seniors who qualify for nursing home care alternatively have the option to receive comprehensive care from an interdisciplinary team of experts, all focused on improving participants’ health. At the center of Trinity Health LIFE New Jersey is our LIFE Health Center where seniors receive clinical and rehabilitation therapy and build relationships with doctors, nurses, and fellow participants – all under one roof.

Pennsauken, New Jersey is a suburb of Philadelphia with a population of 36,984. Pennsauken Township is in Camden County. Living in Pennsauken Township offers residents a dense suburban feel with many bars, coffee shops, and parks.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, and the core of the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, the area boasts wonderful family oriented residential communities. There is quick access to historic Philadelphia with fabulous cultural opportunities, theater, orchestra, museums and restaurants. Beaches, mountains, New York City and Washington DC are also just a short drive away.

Craving some fun in the fresh air and sunshine? Enjoy biking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, golf and our many parks. The Countryside has more outdoor activities than you can shake a walking stick at including wine trails and even Appalachian trails, the possibilities are endless.

For more information on Philadelphia visit www.visitphilly.com.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.