Geriatric Provider - Per Diem

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program-posted 2 months ago
Boston, MA
251-500 employees
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BHCHP is currently seeking a provider with geriatric experience to provide high quality, patient-centered care to older individuals experiencing homelessness on a newly created geriatric care team. The position is per diem, as needed, and is patient-facing. The provider will support a team consisting of a nurse and a case manager in the clinical care of older individuals experiencing homelessness, meeting regularly to discuss individual cases, overall strategy, quality improvement projects, and development of workflows. The role includes providing episodic care to patients at BHCHP sites and possibly within the home, coordinating patient care with onsite clinical staff at various institutions, and providing education to patients on health promotion and disease prevention.

  • Advise a team consisting of a nurse and a case manager in the clinical care of older individuals experiencing homelessness.
  • Meet regularly with the team to discuss individual cases, overall strategy, quality improvement projects, and development of workflows.
  • Help the team design assessments, documentation templates, and other tools.
  • Provide episodic care to patients, as needed by the team, at BHCHP sites and possibly within the home.
  • Coordinate patient care with onsite clinical staff at host institutions, including shelters, hospitals, detox facilities, etc.
  • Refer patients when medically necessary for specialty, hospital, recuperative or other appropriate care such as detox.
  • Provide direct patient care including clinical administrative duties such as lab follow-up, quality assurance, and completion of patient forms.
  • Provide comprehensive follow-up of all laboratory tests including notification of patients of all results according to BHCHP guidelines.
  • Provide education to patients on health promotion and disease prevention.
  • Provide consultation to internal care teams regarding aging individuals with complex health and social needs.
  • Educate peers and other clinic staff by providing talks in areas of interest and expertise.
  • Participate in a collaborative agreement with nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants.
  • Participate in the teaching of students and act as a role model and mentor for students, residents, and fellows.
  • Actively participate in department meetings, general staff meetings, and other meetings including quality assurance, pharmacy, etc.
  • Attend CME meetings on a regular basis as mandated by the appropriate State Medical Board.
  • Maintain adequate medical records, completed in a timely fashion, according to the guidelines of BHCHP.
  • Participate in peer review by performing regular chart reviews.
  • Maintain an active DEA certificate, medical license, current hospital privileges, and managed care credentials.
  • Perform any other reasonable and appropriate duties at the request of the Medical Director.
  • MD, NP or PA licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • Board eligible or certified in family practice, internal medicine, or other appropriate specialty.
  • Interest in working within multidisciplinary teams to provide primary care to homeless persons.
  • Life support training certification (e.g., CPR, BLS, ACLS) from a course that includes a hands-on, in-person component.
  • Strong understanding of the complex health problems of homeless people, substance use disorder, harm reduction strategies, and the social determinants of health.
  • Demonstrated interest in working with an underserved population.
  • Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
  • Fluency in another language (especially Spanish and Haitian Kreyol, which are most reflected in our patient population) is desired.
  • Familiarity with addiction medicine and/or Health Care for the Homeless program(s) is desired.
  • $106.00 per hour compensation.
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