Oversight and Attending Physician LTC
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The Oversight and Attending Physician, Long Term Care provides clinical oversight and direct physician care for residents of assigned skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. This role works collaboratively with advanced practice providers, facility leadership, nursing staff, and the interdisciplinary care team to support high-quality, timely, and compliant resident care.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the attending physician for assigned residents and facilities.
- Provide clinical collaboration or supervision for assigned advanced practice providers in accordance with applicable state requirements, written agreements, and organizational policies.
- Complete required physician services, including admission evaluations, history and physical examinations, regulatory visits, acute visits, and other medically necessary encounters.
- Round on-site at assigned facilities at least every other week, with weekly rounding preferred.
- Remain available by phone or video for consultation regarding changes in condition, medication management, resident safety concerns, goals of care, and escalation or transfer decisions.
- Review and sign orders, documentation, care plans, and other clinical records as required.
- Complete periodic case or chart reviews and provide clinical feedback as required by law, payer standards, collaborative agreements, or organizational policy.
- Collaborate with facility leadership and the interdisciplinary care team to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and support appropriate care within the facility.
- Complete documentation accurately and within organizational expectations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Typical Time Commitment:
- On-site rounding at least every other week for acute and routine long-term care needs, with approximately two hours anticipated per visit.
- Availability by phone or video for clinical consultation between on-site visits.
- Additional availability for required facility or clinical meetings, as appropriate.
Work Location: Assigned long-term care facilities, with remote availability for consultation