🏥✨ Geriatrics Physician Locum Opportunity | 🧓 Cambridge, MA | 🌆 Multi-Facility Nursing Home Program | 🩺 Monday–Friday Schedu
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Job description
🌟 Position Overview
We are seeking 1 Full-Time Locum Physician (or 2 Physicians sharing FTE coverage) in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatrics for a rewarding assignment with the Cambridge Health Alliance Nursing Home Program in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 🧓💙
This role involves providing care across multiple skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, focusing on long-term care and short-term rehabilitation patients in a structured, team-supported environment.
📍 Location
🏥 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
🌆 Coverage across multiple facilities in:
- Cambridge
- Everett
- Revere
🗓️ Schedule & Coverage
- 📅 Monday–Friday
- ⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- 🚫 No call required
- 📆 Assignment length: 3–6 months
- 👥 Option: 1 full-time locum or 2 physicians sharing coverage
🏥 Facility Coverage Sites
- 🏡 Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Cambridge)
- 🏡 Sancta Maria Nursing Facility (Cambridge)
- 🏡 Lighthouse Nursing Care Center (Revere)
- 🏡 Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett (Everett)
🩺 Clinical Responsibilities
- 👵 Manage short-term rehab and long-term care patients
- 🧾 Average census: 6–8 patients per day
- 🆕 Includes new admissions and follow-up visits
- 🏥 Everett location: long-term care only
- 🩺 Physician responsibilities:
- New admissions (within ~7 days)
- Routine follow-ups every 60–90 days or as needed
- 👩⚕️ On-site NP support at each facility:
- Manages nursing calls, orders, and medication refills
- Completes initial admission assessments within 72 hours
💻 Systems & Documentation
- 📊 EMR platforms:
- Epic
- PointClickCare
- 🧠 Epic training required
- 🧾 Coding training required
📌 Requirements
- 🎓 Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatrics background
- 🪪 Active Massachusetts medical license required
- 🧪 Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration required
- 💉 Flu vaccination required (no exemptions)
- 💉 COVID vaccination required (initial series, no exemptions)
- 🧠 Experience in geriatrics or post-acute care strongly preferred
⚖️ Additional Highlights
- 🏥 Multi-site, well-supported nursing home system
- 🤝 Strong NP-led support model at each facility
- 📋 Predictable weekday schedule with no call responsibility
- 🧓 Focus on meaningful, continuity-based geriatric care
- 🌆 Coverage across Greater Boston communities
🌈 This is an excellent opportunity for a Geriatrics or Primary Care Physician looking for a stable weekday schedule, low administrative burden, and impactful long-term care practice in the Cambridge, Massachusetts region.