MD / Geriatrics Job in St. Cloud, Minnesota / Permanent

Physician for Geriatric Evaluation and Management Clinic

STG International is assisting the Veterans Administration with recruiting a full-time Physician for the Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) clinic. This is a Federal staff position with their benefits, pension, etc. They will accept any Board Certification for this position.

GEM is a specialized program by an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals for a targeted group of predominantly older patients and others with medical complexity.

Job Description

• Inclusionary patient criteria include multiple medical, functional, or psychosocial problems who could benefit from an interdisciplinary team approach or one or more geriatric syndromes such as dementia, delirium, functional decline, urinary incontinence, polypharmacy, elder abuse, unsteady gait or falls, malnutrition, or depression.

Requirements

• The goal of the GEM program is to identify, assess, and address, in an interdisciplinary manner, the biopsychosocial status of severely disabled and frail older persons at risk for further decline and institutional placement, with the intention of optimizing their health, function, and ability to live with the greatest degree of independence suitable for their situation(s).