Physician - Geriatric Medicine - Full Time Academic - SLUCare Physician Group
- Physician Assistant
- St. Louis, Missouri
- 02/29/2024
Clinical Opportunities
Ambulatory geriatric medicine clinics (2 locations) 33% time
Long-term and skilled nursing facility: 33% time
House call opportunity (10% time)
Inpatient care-geriatric medicine team (opportunity) 15% time
Inpatient geriatric medicine consult service (opportunity) 15% time
Education and Supervision
Teaching and oversight of students, residents, and fellows in all sites of clinical care
Participation in residency and fellowship training programs
Participation in and delivery of educational sessions (e.g. grand rounds, journal club, teaching curriculum)
Administration and leadership
Primary collaborating physician for geriatric nurse practitioners
Medical directorship: long term care
Support for geriatric medicine and palliative care fellowship programs
Opportunity for membership and participation in hospital, University, and School of Medicine committees
Work schedule:
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm academic/clinical services
Shared weekend hospital geriatrics inpatient team/consult rounding (1 in 5)
Shared holiday coverage hospital geriatrics inpatient team/consult rounding (1-2 per year)
Shared evening/weekend/holiday telephone call (1-2 per week)
Hospital work at: SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Ambulatory work at: SLUCare clinics (Center for Specialized Medicine; DesPeres Medical Arts Bldg)
Home care: Saint Louis city/county
Nursing home care: Saint Louis city/county
Unique practice activities and opportunities:
Academic practice at a Level 1 trauma center: Nationally recognized academic geriatrics program
Longstanding geriatric medicine fellowship:-35 years of geriatric medicine and over 140 fellows trained
Hospice/palliative fellowship program
Teaching of students, residents, fellows
Multiple care venues (long term care, skilled care, home care, assisted living, inpatient geriatrics team with Acute Care for the Elderly unit; geriatric medicine consults)
Academically active at national meetings for AMDA, AGS, AAHPM
Active GWEP HRSA grant
3 nursing home medical directorships; 1 hospice medical directorship; 1 assisted living medical directorship; 1 home health care medical directorship
- 4 nursing home practice locations
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