Primary Care Physician - MD - DO

Abode Care Partners • Nixa, MO

3d

About The Position

Abode Care Partners is hiring a Primary Care Physician for a clinical physician lead role under the supervision of the CMO. The role combines day-to-day clinical care for residents in facilities and homebound patients with specified administrative responsibilities. The physician practices and models ethical, evidence-based decision-making in support of the company's vision and mission.

The physician provides complex and geriatric care across assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, working with non-physician practitioners and other interprofessional team members. The role also includes collaborating physician duties, practitioner documentation and order audits, potential facility medical directorships, support for regional growth, participation in frontline and backup call processes, and a focus on quality outcomes.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine and hold a Doctor of Medicine degree.
• Have two or more years of administrative leadership experience in healthcare.
• Hold board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatrics.
• Be a practicing physician currently licensed under the provisions of the State Board of Medicine.
• Have active, unrestricted licensure to practice in the state of employment.
• Hold current Drug Enforcement Administration registration.
• Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare support staff.
• Treat patients and their families with compassion and understanding.
• Be able to work for long periods with patients who need special attention.
• Display patience with children and adult patients who fear medical treatment.
• Have excellent computer and electronic record-keeping skills.
• Have excellent organizational and management skills.
• Have excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and cognitive abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Seven or more years of clinical medical experience.
• Qualification in Geriatrics.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality complex and geriatric care to residents and patients across settings, in partnership with non-physician practitioners and interprofessional team members, for an identified panel across assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.
• Maintain engagement with facility leadership teams, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, patients, and families.
• Provide collaborating physician duties for an average of five and up to 15 nurse practitioners and physician assistants, subject to state regulatory parameters.
• Audit up to 10% of each provider's medical orders and/or documentation monthly, based on state and regional regulatory frameworks.
• Assume medical directorships for skilled nursing and/or other senior living facilities if needed.
• Help identify new growth opportunities with skilled nursing and/or other senior living facilities in the market or region.
• Participate in company frontline and backup call processes to respond promptly to acute changes in condition, prevent avoidable hospital transfers, and meet other clinical needs.
• Focus on quality outcomes, including care path compliance and productivity, prevention of avoidable transfers, and reductions in polypharmacy and costs of care.
• Attend trainings and meetings required by the CMO or other leaders to support effective care delivery.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree