Family Practice - Geriatrics Physician

Job Quick Facts:
Specialty: Geriatric Medicine
Job Type: Locum Tenens
Facility Location: Kalispell, MT
Service Setting: Outpatient/Inpatient
Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing
Coverage Type: Clinical only
Shift Coverage: Skilled Nursing Facility/LTC
Shift Schedule: 3 days/week (Tues-Thurs); 7a-5p
Patient Volume: 12-14
Rounding included: Yes
Support staff: 1 APP
Procedures/Duties:
- Routine medical evals and chronic disease management
- Annual wellness and preventive care assessments
- Management of dementia, frailty, and other complex chronic conditions
- Oversight of palliative and comfort-focused care plans when appropriate
- Review and approve admissions to SNF, incl completing comprehensive H&P exams.
- Conduct physician compliance and recertification visits
- Provide medical care for long-term care residents
- Develop, review, and update individualized care plans
- Manage acute changes in condition, evaluate new symptoms
- Prescribe, monitor, and adjust medications while reviewing consultant pharmacist recommendations and ensuring medication safety.
- Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences, family meetings, and goals-of-care discussions as appropriate
- Complete required documentation, physician orders, certifications
No of Beds: 99
EMR: Meditech
Hospital Privileges required: Yes
temporary Privileges available: Yes
Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered



Requirements:
Active MT License or IMLC
BC/BE
ACLS, BLS

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