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Overview: Nexus HR is looking for a Physician (Part-Time), for a reputable client in the San Diego area. The ideal candidate should have a California medical license and experience in geriatric, rehabilitative and/or internal medicine.

Client-highlighted qualifications - these are the qualifications that the clients want us to highlight, on top of the qualifications below. The candidate should have an active DEA, BLS, and CPR license.

About the Job

Physicians will visit a variety of skilled nursing facilities and provide medical management to skilled and custodial nursing patients. Expertise or interest in nursing facilities and post-acute care, geriatric and rehabilitation medicine are required. If functioning as Supervising Physician for a clinical team (physician and 1-4 nurse practitioners), the physician will manage the patient census and be responsible for NP direction and supervision, as well as carry out scheduled performance evaluations. Attending physicians will be responsible for periodic night calls, as well as rotation on weekend calls.

Admissions are accepted 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide physician coverage for a dynamic service area, usually including 8-20 skilled facilities, depending on geographic distance, patient volume, etc.
• Determine and conduct an appropriate rounding schedule to accommodate skilled and custodial patient visit requirements. Performance standard is at least 350 required visits per month
• Conduct daily rounds Monday through Friday
• Manage medical care of patients on skilled days; ensure adequate visits according to contract requirements and medical necessity; effect safe and timely discharge from skilled level of care
• Conduct (or delegate, as appropriate) timely monthly visits to all custodial patients in designated service area in accordance with California Title 22 requirements
• Respond to direct phone calls and pages from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday
• Initiate adequate daily communication with the Call Center for review and follow-up of non-critical calls, pages, requests for orders, lab results, etc. Provide clear direction for nurse callbacks
• Thorough and accurate medical documentation of all visits using EMR
• Document/dictate discharge summary in EMR for skilled patients transitioning to care back to PCP
• Participate in weekend day call and night call (optional)
• Participate in QI program and Peer Review
• Participate in utilization management program
• Attendance at medical staff meetings
• Active, ongoing patient/family communication
• Compliance with CPT coding
• Timely completion of all medical records, sign telephone orders, and charts in accordance with facility and other applicable requirements

Qualifications:

• Background in geriatric, rehabilitative and/or internal medicine
• Current State of California medical license
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certificate
• Current CPR certification
• Medical malpractice insurance policy in force
• Managed care experience preferred

Benefits:

• Flexible schedules
• A smart phone, laptop, and a hotspot device
• Competitive salary with bonus
• Health and Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability
• PTO
• Annual CME allowance
• Monthly car allowance
• Malpractice insurance coverage and credentialing fees paid