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Dear Gene,
Bring your imagination and enthusiasm to this opportunity to join innovators. The Inova Health System Medical House Calls team delivers care to geriatric patients for whom access to routine and urgent clinic visits is difficult. We are 100% mobile and 100% outpatient. An ideal candidate would have background in Internal Medicine or Family Practice and have a passion for older adults.
We are seeking an empathic, energetic physician for a full-time position as a team leader, a primary care provider and as the medical collaborator for our team of nurse practitioners who are dedicated to our house calls medical practice. This position will have the potential for career advancement in a leadership capacity with the Medical House Calls team.
Our mission is to support geriatric patients aging-in-place with a keen eye toward the preservation of dignity. Our objectives are to minimize emergency room visits and hospital admissions, to avoid complications and to optimize quality of life. All of our patients are living with debility due to multiple chronic medical conditions. Our interdisciplinary team is relatively new and the community is very excited about our novel practice model. The medical team leader is able to focus on medical care and collaboration with other providers, consultants and a wide array of community resources. Logistics, systems integration, corporate policy and human resources are administered by our program director.
The Inova Medical House Calls Program brings primary care to homebound patients who are 65 years of age or greater. Our goal is to provide quality care while supporting aging in place and optimizing resource utilization.
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Provider can expect a Monday – Friday schedule. Hours range from 8am-4:30pm but some flexibility exists. Providers see 4-6 patients per day, having one (1) hour for new patients and 30 minutes for follow-ups.
Call is telephone only about 5 days per month and 2 weekends every quarter.
Inova Health System, a non-profit entity, is located in the culturally diverse and historically rich location of Northern Virginia just minutes from downtown Washington DC. Our area is nationally ranked school systems and world class amenities. We offer a highly attractive compensation and benefits package that include:
Requirements:
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