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Geriatric Specialist, Employed Position with Carilion Clinic

Employer
Carilion Clinic
Location
Roanoke, Virginia
Closing date
Jun 12, 2020

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Specialty
Geriatrics
Hours
Full Time
Position Type
Permanent

Carilion Clinic, a physician-led integrated health system based in Roanoke, VA has an excellent employed opportunity for a Geriatrics Specialist to join section the Section of Palliative and Geriatric Medicine. Candidate will provide patient care in several nursing facilities as well as Carilion Clinic's Center for Healthy Aging. Carilion's Center for Healthy Aging is in very close proximity to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, a 703-bed teaching/tertiary care referral center and one of the largest and busiest Level 1 trauma centers in Virginia. Our group uses a ‘closed model’ clinical practice where physicians serve as both attending physician and medical director for SNF and/or LTC facilities in the Roanoke, New River Valley, and Rocky Mount, VA communities. 

Responsibilities include:

  • Collaboration with nurse practitioners and physician assistants within SNF/LTC facilities
  • One-to-two half-days per week as attending physician for a geriatric assessment/memory disorder specialty care clinic
  • Serve as clinical faculty for medical students (Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) and Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM); Carilion Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residents; and Carilion geriatric fellows.
  • Modification of the core job description to accommodate research pursuits or other unique qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  • Call responsibilities: phone (home) call for admissions or telephone coverage (approximately one weekend/month and 1-2 weeknights/month
  • Scholarly pursuits are highly encouraged

Required qualifications:

  • Residency Trained and BC/BE in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and need to possess Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Geriatrics, or
  • Certified Medical Director (CMD) status with the Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care Medicine (formerly the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)), or
  • Document sustained experience in skilled nursing facility (SNF) and long term care (LTC) medicine
  • Fellowship in Geriatrics is preferred

Faculty appointment to the VTCSOM is required.

The Roanoke Valley is a metro area of 300,000, and has consistently been rated among the “best places to live” in the nation and features exceptional schools, low cost of living, inexpensive real estate, and abundant outdoor activities in an exceptional setting along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Smith Mountain Lake, and surrounding areas. Located at the southern tip of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, easy interstate access allows for a few hours driving distance to the Atlantic Ocean beaches and major metropolitan areas. Other nationally and internationally recognized colleges and universities are within a two-hour drive. The area offers a four-season playground for mountain and lake recreation, as well as a rich array of arts, humanities, and cultural experiences.

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