What are the responsibilities and job description for the Primary Care Physician position at BrightSpring?
**Clinical Physician Lead Role**
In this full-time position, you will work under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to fulfill clinical and administrative responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality complex and geriatric care to residents and patients across various settings in partnership with non-physician practitioners and other interprofessional team members.
- Maintain high engagement with facility leadership teams, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, patients, and families.
- Collaborate with physician assistants and nurse practitioners, on average 5 but up to 15, to support them in their clinical roles.
- Audit up to 10% of practitioner medical orders and/or documentation for each provider monthly, based on state and regional regulatory frameworks.
- Assume medical directorships for skilled and/or other senior living facilities if needed.
- Identify new growth opportunities with skilled facilities and/or other senior living facilities in the market/region.
- Participate in company frontline/backup call processes for timely response to acute changes of condition to prevent avoidable hospital transfers or meet other clinical needs.
- Focus on quality outcomes, including care path compliance, productivity, prevention of avoidable transfers, decrease in polypharmacy, and costs of care.
Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited school of medicine and hold a Doctor of Medicine degree.
- Two or more years of administrative leadership experience in healthcare.
- Clinical medical experience of seven years or more preferred.
- Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatrics; qualification in Geriatrics preferred.
- Practicing physician currently licensed under the provisions of the State Board of Medicine.
- Active unrestricted licensure to practice in the state of employment.
- Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration.
About Our Line of Business:
Abode Care Partners is a leading provider of integrated medical services caring for individuals from post-hospitalization to home in various settings, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living, group homes, and private homes. We bring quality medical care to seniors, people with complex conditions, special needs, and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities while increasing quality of life and safeguarding dignity.
