FHW PACE Physician - Fallon Health

About us:

Fallon Health Weinberg is a partnership between Fallon Health of Massachusetts and Weinberg Campus of Erie County, New York. Fallon Health Weinberg offers a Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)  to serve the health needs of dual-eligible residents of the Western New York counties of Erie and Niagara.

Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members--always-making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the nation’s top health plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality. Weinberg Campus has been providing needed services to the elderly for more than 100 years, through both community-based programs and nursing facility care. It is a renowned geriatric education and training institution offering the widest range of housing and care options available on one campus.

At Fallon Health Weinberg, we believe our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serve our members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make people unique. 

Brief summary of purpose: 

The primary role is to provide high quality, cost effective medical care to program participants in accordance with the program mission and participant goals.

Primary Job Responsibilities: 

• Support the intake and enrollment process by meeting with participants and caregivers to represent the program and conduct initial assessments.
• Conduct biannual participant assessments.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of participant care plans.
• Participate in the interdisciplinary team (IDT) process.
• Provide routine, preventive and urgent care to participants.
• Promote strong colloborative relationships between participants, their caregivers and other PACE staff.
• Provide and arrange for specialty care consultations in support of participant care plans. Incorporate and coordinate specialist reports and recommendations into the medical record, assessments and care planning.
• Complete all required documentation in the participant chart and other forms as directed.
• Provide care and assessments of participants in the most appropriate setting including the PACE clinic, inpatient facilites or participants’ homes.
• Work in partnership with the PACE transitional care coordinator to support achievement of quality and utilization goals.
• Develop effective collaborative relationships with community physicians and other providers.
• Document complete diagnostic and procedure codes in the participant chart and encounter forms to support care plans and accurate revenue collection.
• Pursue professional growth through continuing education that, at the minimum, meets the Massachusetts Board of Registration requirements for license renewal.
• Assist with education of PACE staff upon request.
• Perform other duties as needed.

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Education:

Medical degree, Geriatric specialty strongly desired.

License/Certifications: 

• A Doctor of Medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine or surgery in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Current DEA certificate.
• Board certification Internal Medicine, Geriatrics or Family Practice preferred.
• Reliable transportation required. 

Experience: 

• At least 1 year working with a frail or elderly population. 
• Strong clinical assessment and communication skills
• Ability to function effectively with an interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach.

COVID-19 Vaccination:

With the end of the Global Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, Fallon Health no longer requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 except for employees who are in jobs that under state and federal laws, regulations and policies are required to be vaccinated and/or they are in Member/participant facing positions.

Fallon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.