Primary Care Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to enrolled participants, including the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of their medical conditions, including but not limited to taking of medical history, the performance of physical examination, ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests, formulation of an assessment of the condition and a treatment plan, writing prescriptions, ongoing follow up of same, and management of medical information from specialists and hospital teams.
• Document medical care in the participant’s medical record in compliance with documentation policies.
• On a rotational basis, provides after-hours on-call coverage every few weeks. Very light call volume fully triaged by RNs, with only a subset (< 10%) getting to the Physician for advice or orders (only phone support, no driving into centers or homes).
• Participate within the interdisciplinary team in the formulation of Plans of Care for participants, as well as in other interdisciplinary team settings that further the care of participants.
• Presents input into, initiates, and/or facilitates new medical programs and processes in support of strategic goals.

Administrative & Supervision

• Assists with the preparation of the primary care budget and explains monthly budget variances.
• Provides reports on utilization areas: Inpatient, ER, Outpatient, Nursing home, Pharmacy, and areas where there is a significant budget variance.
• Participates in quality initiatives in conjunction with the Quality Department.
• Responds to center grievances with respect to primary care complaints.
• Champions at least one primary care strategic initiative
• Coordinates the regular primary care team meetings held at the center and may lead local primary care meetings when asked.
• Effectively supervises and manages direct reports; schedules leadership/management, department, and staff 1:1 meetings.

REQUIRED

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree
• Board Certified in a primary care specialty.
• Current active Medical License for the state in which practicing.
• DEA License with full prescriptive authority
• Adequate malpractice coverage
• Not on the Preclusion List
• A minimum of one year working with the frail or elderly

PREFERRED

• Postgraduate training in a primary care specialty, including but not limited to internal, family medicine or geriatrics.
• Completion of post-residency training in geriatric medicine
• Bilingual

InnovAge Florida PACE – Orlando is still pending State and Federal regulatory approval. The job postings for this PACE center are not intended for marketing to potential participants and are for employment purposes only.