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myPlace Health • Los Angeles, CA

18h

About The Position

Practice medicine with time, teamwork, and real impact. As a Physician in our PACE program, you’ll care for older adults with complex needs through relationship-based primary care—partnering with an Interdisciplinary Team and meeting participants where they are (in the center, at home, virtually, or in skilled nursing settings). This is whole-person, value-based care built around dignity, coordination, and helping people stay healthier at home.

Requirements

• A heart for older adults: 1+ year of experience caring for frail and elderly populations.
• Communication that builds trust: Strong interpersonal and communication skills with participants, caregivers, and teammates.
• Independent leadership + true collaboration: Ability to lead independently while also working collaboratively in a team-based setting.
• Medical training foundation: Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or Osteopathy with 2+ years of experience.
• California readiness: Active, unrestricted MD/DO license in California and CPR certification.
• Residency completed: Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program.
• Education credentials: Master’s Degree / Doctorate Degree.
• Board certified: Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Practice.
• Prescribing credentials:State CDS certification and DEA registration.
• Mobility to meet participants where they are: Proof of a valid CA driver’s license, personal transportation

Nice To Haves

• Geriatrics a plus: Board Certification in Geriatrics preferred.
• Language skills (preferred): English required; Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead within a collaborative IDT model: Serve as a member of the IDT, completing assessments, participating in care planning, and reviewing Service Determination Requests.
• Provide longitudinal primary care: Deliver direct primary medical care to PACE participants—including histories and physicals—while actively growing and managing a panel in close collaboration with a Complex Care RN.
• Drive clinical decision-making: Initiate, evaluate, review, and close orders for medications, diagnostics, referrals, and treatments.
• Treat participants across settings: Evaluate and treat participants in the center, at home, virtually, in SNFs, and other settings as needed.
• Coordinate whole-person care: Liaise with Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, and other IDT members to coordinate care that’s clinically sound and person-centered.
• Support hospital transitions: Support participants through hospital admissions—overseeing inpatient management, updating the IDT, leveraging consultants as needed, and supporting safe discharge planning.
• Support SNF transitions: Facilitate nursing home admissions, conduct in-person assessments, coordinate with SNF staff and the IDT, and support safe discharge when appropriate.
• Teach and empower: Educate team members, participants, and caregivers on medical care plans, medications, and next steps.
• Ensure appropriate specialty care: Initiate referrals to specialists and approve return appointments as clinically appropriate.
• Perform procedures within competency: Perform selected in-office procedures for which competencies are met.
• Document clearly and on time: Document all participant interactions, assessments, and action items in the EMR within specified timeframes.
• Support accurate risk adjustment: Engage with documentation specialists for HCC medical coding capture.
• Provide after-hours support: Remotely take after-hours calls triaged by a nurse team on a rotating schedule.
• Grow in value-based care: Opportunity to learn value-based care strategies and how to manage high-need, high-cost populations.

Benefits

• A Workplace Recognized for Excellence: We are proud to be Certified as a Best Place to Work in 2025, reflecting our commitment to a supportive, inclusive, and rewarding work environment where every team member is valued and empowered to make a difference.
• Competitive Incentive Plan: Performance-based incentive plan that is beyond the industry standard
• Growth and feedback opportunities: Enjoy two performance reviews each year (if applicable), designed to support your professional development and celebrate your contributions to our team's success!
• Preparing you for retirement:401k with Employer match
• Medical Plans to fit your needs: Your choice of 6 medical plans, with premium coverage of up to 80% for employees and 75% for all dependents
• Ancillary benefits to meet your other needs: Dental and vision plans to meet your needs of you and your dependents; health savings account, flexible spending accounts, short- and long-term disability coverages, as well as basic life insurance. myPlace is also proud to offer accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness benefits for our team.
• Generous time off: PTO starting at 20 days per year; plus 12 paid holidays per year, and 2 floating holidays per year
• Professional Development top of mind: Generous CME/CEU budget and time off, and professional development opportunities
• Making your home office comfortable: A one-time stipend towards setting up your home office, if applicable.
• Family friendly environment: Family friendly policies, including paid new parent leave and new child care stipend

What This Job Offers

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