Post-Acute Care Physician | Work-Life Balance & Strong Support (San Jose / Santa Clara and East Bay)
Job at a glance
Job description
Solomon Medical is hiring a full-time physician for our San Jose/Santa Clara and East Bay post-acute care programs. This role is a strong fit for an Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics or Hospitalist physician who enjoys complex patient care but wants a more flexible day-to-day schedule than many hospital-based roles.
Physicians typically round in skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, manage post-acute and long-term care patients, collaborate with facility teams and remain available for clinical follow-up during scheduled coverage hours. The role offers meaningful autonomy, steady clinical variety and the ability to build long-term relationships with patients, families and care teams.
You will not be on your own. Solomon Medical provides medical leadership, APP collaboration and a responsive operations team to help keep workflows organized and manageable. For physicians interested in growth, there may also be opportunities for medical directorship, quality initiatives and leadership development as the practice expands.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform new admissions, follow-up visits, and routine patient evaluations
- Manage acute and chronic medical conditions in the PALTC setting
- Develop and coordinate treatment plans with interdisciplinary care teams
- Communicate with patients, families, facility staff and Solomon Medical team members
- Complete timely documentation and billing within the EMR
- Collaborate with APPs, nursing leadership, therapists and facility teams
- Support continuity of care, quality initiatives and facility protocols
Qualifications
-Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or related primary care specialty
-Active California medical license
-DEA license
- Strong clinical judgment and communication skills
-Comfortable managing medically complex and chronic care patients
- Organized, collaborative and patient-centered
- SNF/post-acute care, hospital medicine, geriatrics or primary care experience preferred
Working Hours
No overnights/weekends
Full-time opportunity with part-time flexibility for the right fit
Providers typically round in person and manage follow-up responsibilities remotely during scheduled coverage hours
Schedule designed to support autonomy, efficiency and work-life balance