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

#SLUgeriatrics