Internal Medicine - Geriatrics Physician

Physician for Nursing Homes

Essen Health Care is currently seeking Physicians for our various nursing homes in all five boroughs.

Job Description

• Examines, diagnoses, and treats patients
• Ensures fulfillment of Essen Healthcare commitment for ensuring quality care
• Diagnoses and treats a variety of diseases in general practice
• Examines patients using medical instruments and equipment
• Collects, records, and maintains accurate patient information
• Documents items such as past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment, and plan
• Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on the patient's condition
• Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examinations, and diagnoses conditions
• Administers or prescribes treatments
• Orders lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan
• Vaccinates patients to immunize them from communicable diseases
• Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease
• Consults with appropriate medical specialists when necessary; refers patients to subspecialists within the network

Requirements

• Medical degree conferred by an accredited college or university required
• New York State Licensure, Board Eligible and/or Certified required
• Demonstrated clinical excellence
• Nursing home experience strongly preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Malpractice, health insurance, dental, optical, life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Holidays
• 401K
• Pretax dollars for transit and parking
• Paid medical malpractice

Community Overview

Essen Health Care is a growing community healthcare network that provides high quality, compassionate, and accessible medical care to some of the most vulnerable and underserved residents of New York State. Guided by a population health model of care, Essen has five integrated clinical divisions offering services in primary and specialty offices, urgent care centers, and nursing homes, as well as house calls for homebound patients; all clinical services are also offered via telehealth.

Founded in 1999, Essen provides care in all five boroughs of New York City, with a primary focus in the Bronx. Staffed by over 300 primary and specialty care physicians and advanced clinicians, Essen Health Care is one of the largest, most comprehensive private medical groups in New York City. Essen maintains a Clinical Information Services team that manages our enterprise-wide electronic medical record system, data repository, clinical analytics, and population health capabilities. Our Community Services teams create and sustain relationships with community organizations and agencies and health plans.

Essen is dedicated to ensuring the quality of care for all patients and has been designated Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Essen has won awards for its patient care innovations and recently launched Intention Health Ventures to develop and commercialize our technology innovations.

Essen Health Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.