Geriatrician (MD/DO)

Munson Healthcare is seeking a full-time Geriatrician to join our collaborative and growing team in Traverse City, Michigan. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and expand geriatric services while delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to patients across inpatient and skilled nursing facility (SNF) settings. The Geriatrician will play a key clinical and administrative leadership role, partnering with interdisciplinary teams to enhance geriatric consultation services, improve care coordination, and support best practices across multiple facilities. This position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on an aging population while practicing in a supportive environment that values collaboration, innovation, and work-life balance in a highly desirable norther Michigan community.  Position Duties Include:  Provide medical leadership for inpatient and SNF geriatric consultative services, to include:  Inpatient and SNF consultations, follow-up encounters as appropriate  This role includes leadership responsibilities for maintaining a working relationship with SNF facilities, collaborating with SNF and hospital leaders on needs, and focusing on key metrics which include but are not limited to hospital LOS, readmissions, opportunity days, other quality metrics, etc.   Drive strategy and growth into other facilities as deemed necessary  Family meetings as required  Completion of capacity assessments and legal documentation as required  Participation in multidisciplinary rounds  Participation in clinical ethics committee   Participation in “length of stay rounds” with nursing managers and case management, providing medical expertise for complex care management  Participate in and lead team huddle every weekday morning as needed  Collaboration with consulting teams, specialists, primary care physicians, case management, nursing, rehab physicians and hospice teams  1.0 FTE physician must provide 36 patient contact hours, 4 hours of admin time, schedule will be set 1 month in advance  For Munson recognized holidays, if they fall on a weekday, the holiday will be covered per schedule, an alternate off day will be granted to make up for holiday coverage.   Provide appropriate sign out to team members when going off duty, so to ensure continuity of care   Collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer, Executive Medical Director of Medical Specialties, and Service Line Executive Director to support the needs of the hospital and health system  Provide medical leadership to the geriatric team and leadership to help create and meet operational quality and growth goals and routine measures  Maintain collaborative agreement with associated APPs and provide OPPE/chart review as needed  Provide community and multidisciplinary education regarding geriatric medicine including end of life decision making, management of geriatric syndromes and symptom management emphasizing pain control  Provide education and direction to medical students and residents that may be on service  Participate in regional/community events in collaboration with public relations department including participation in regional committees that would facilitate the dissemination of education throughout the community  Provide geriatric medicine education to primary care and inpatient providers and serve as a resource for these providers for questions regarding specific care plan  Participate in monthly geriatric practice council meetings  Provide on call services for patients as is reasonably requested by the HOSPITAL (currently no after hours nor weekend coverage required).  Parties agree that any services to be provided here shall be provided in a manner which is not discriminatory on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap, height, weight, AIDS, HIV, hepatitis or other infectious disease, marital status, sexual preference or source of payment  Maintain a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, HOSPITALS corporate compliance Program, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior  Maintain CME, board certification, licensure and credentialing through the medical staff  Participate in quality improvement activities as appropriate and as assigned and report results on a routine basis to appropriate medical quality improvement programs  Participate with planning and implementing operational decisions, policies and procedures relative to geriatric medicine  Cooperate with HOSPITAL in marketing geriatric medicine services  Provide input regarding equipment needs, providers and standards required and other appropriate process ease, and communicate these to appropriate administrative staff  Actively work with HOSPITAL to ensure patient flow and access, monitoring and controlling cost, in utilization of services  Participate with management, planning and implementing programs to enhance services  EHR  Oracle Health   The Benefits of Working at Munson:   Competitive market-based compensation  Full benefits, paid holidays, and generous paid time off  CME Allowance   Professional Liability   Sign On Bonus  Retirement savings plan with employer match and personal consulting   Wellness plans, an employee assistance program and employee discounts   Find more than your next job. Find your community.    We’re northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system and we are deeply rooted in the communities we serve. 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