Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician - Primary Care
13 days ago
New York
Annual Salary of around $200k-$275k, varies depending on years of experience! Geriatrics-Focused / Community-Based Care We are seeking a mission-driven MD/DO physician trained in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine to provide comprehensive primary care to a medically complex senior population. This role is ideal for a physician interested in geriatrics, care coordination, and relationship-based medicine outside of a high-volume primary care office setting. The physician will serve as a primary care provider within a multidisciplinary model designed to support older adults who qualify for nursing home–level care but remain living in the community. Practice Setting • Community-based senior care model, • Patients are seen primarily at a central care site, with occasional home or assisted living visits, • Slower pace than traditional outpatient primary care, • Focus on complex, high-acuity geriatric patients, • Deliver longitudinal primary care to enrolled senior patients in community and residential settings, • Perform comprehensive history and physical exams for new patients and routine reassessments for established patients, • Evaluate and manage acute medical issues and chronic conditions, • Participate actively in interdisciplinary team meetings, including care planning and case conferences, • Collaborate closely with nurses, nurse practitioners, specialists, and social services to ensure continuity of care, • Communicate with families and caregivers regarding patient condition and care plans, • Coordinate transitions of care, including post-hospital follow-up and discharge planning, • Monitor patients hospitalized outside the network and assist with care coordination when appropriate, • Maintain timely and accurate documentation in the electronic medical record, • Review consultant recommendations and implement care changes promptly, • Participate in quality, utilization, and regulatory meetings as needed, • Provide clinical oversight and mentorship to advanced practice providers, • Monday–Friday schedule, • Standard business hours (no overnight shifts), • Average ~10 patients per day, • Mix of comprehensive assessments and acute visits, • MD or DO required, • Completion of residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, • Board Certified or Board Eligible, • Geriatric experience strongly preferred (training available for the right candidate), • Comfortable caring for medically complex, frail, elderly patients, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, • Team-oriented mindset with the ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines, • Mission-driven approach to patient care, • Ability to travel locally within the Bronx and surrounding areas, • Bilingual skills are a plus but not required, • Clean professional background — Atlas Search is a tri-state area recruitment agency, connecting new graduates, Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians and Nurse Leaders to hospitals, clinics, multi-specialty groups, nursing homes, managed care companies, private practices, and healthcare start-ups. If you would like to learn more about the opportunities we offer, please submit your CV for consideration here.