Geriatric Physician (e-Consult)
About The Position
Outer Cape Health Services is seeking a Geriatric Physician to provide primary electronic consultation (e-consult) support to their primary care physicians and advanced practice providers who manage complex older adults (age 65+). The Geriatric Consultant will deliver timely, high-value, asynchronous e-consult guidance on clinical management questions, enabling primary care teams to address geriatric complexity efficiently within their existing workflows. For particularly complex cases, a one-on-one consultation with the geriatrician may be arranged. Additionally, the Consultant will curate and deliver a focused five-part Geriatric Education Series based on the Age-Friendly Health Systems 5Ms Framework (Mind/Mentation, Mobility, Medications, Multi-complexity, and What Matters Most). This flexible role is designed for an experienced geriatrician who values efficient, high-impact e-consult support, selective real-time consultation, clinician education, and strengthening primary care capacity in a community health center setting.
Requirements
- MD or DO with board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine and formal fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine.
- Current, unrestricted Massachusetts medical license.
- Demonstrated expertise in the clinical care of complex older adults and application of the Age-Friendly Health Systems 5Ms Framework.
- Strong teaching and communication skills with experience educating primary care clinicians.
- Commitment to health equity and serving diverse, underserved, and rural populations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills, organizational abilities, computer experience, and the ability to work within a collaborative team setting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in computer skills including EPIC, Outlook, Microsoft office, OneDrive, etc.
- Excellent judgment and ability to solve problems in a timely manner.
- Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality standards.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively both as a team member and independently in a culturally diverse and inclusive environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience providing high-quality electronic or asynchronous consultation (e-consult) preferred.
- Bi-lingual helpful.
- Prior experience delivering geriatric e-consults or similar remote specialty support to primary care teams.
- Experience developing and delivering structured educational curricula for clinicians.
- Familiarity with community health center/FQHC operations, team-based care, and rural healthcare delivery.
- Comfort with telehealth and electronic consultation platforms.
Responsibilities
- Provide timely, asynchronous electronic consultation (e-consult) to primary care clinicians on management questions involving complex older adults (e.g., multimorbidity, polypharmacy, cognitive impairment/delirium risk, falls and frailty, functional decline, goals of care, and care transitions).
- Deliver practical, evidence-informed recommendations that are concise, actionable, and aligned with busy ambulatory practice and available Outer Cape community resources.
- Apply and model the 5Ms Framework in e-consult responses to guide individualized, age-friendly care planning.
- Arrange one-on-one consultations (virtual or hybrid) for complex cases, with additional time allocated as needed.
- Support interdisciplinary collaboration as needed (behavioral health, care management, pharmacy, Councils on Aging) through clear e-consult communication.
- Document e-consult input (and any one-on-one consultation notes) in a structured, usable format within the electronic health record or designated e-consult platform.
- Design and lead a focused five-part educational series reinforcing and extending e-consult support, structured around the Age-Friendly Health Systems 5Ms Framework.
- Deliver educational sessions in flexible formats (hybrid, brief didactic + case discussion, or recorded asynchronous options).
- Incorporate real-world e-consult themes and cases into the educational series.
- Gather feedback and refine the educational series to maximize impact on provider confidence and clinical practice.
- Promote an equity-centered, culturally responsive approach to the care of older adults.
- Contribute insights from e-consult patterns to continuous improvement of age-friendly processes within OCHS primary care.
- Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.
Benefits
- Full range of primary health care and supportive social services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
