Physician - Geriatric Care - Elder Services Day Program - Growing
Company: Fallon Health
Location: Leominster
Posted on: May 7, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview:
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Fallon Health Vaccination Requirements:To protect the health and
safety of our workforce, members and communities we serve, Fallon
Health now requires all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination
status. As of 2/1/2022 all roles not designated as "Remote" require
full COVID-19 vaccination and Fallon Health will obtain the
necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure
compliance. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result
in rescission of an employment offer or termination of
employment.
About Summit ElderCare:Summit ElderCare -, offered by Fallon
Health, is the only program of its kind in Central Massachusetts
and is one of eight PACE programs in the State. Currently there are
124 PACE Organizations nationwide across 31 states operating 255
PACE centers. Summit ElderCare - provides a combination of medical,
social and insurance services using an interdisciplinary team
approach to help older adults avoid nursing home placement. The
program offers outpatient medical care, social day programming,
home care and comprehensive insurance coverage with no co-payments
or paperwork for participants. Our physicians and nurse
practitioners are able to provide care for the frail elder not
available in any other setting. Our comprehensive program is not
constrained by the usual insurance company rules and benefit
limitations and we have the capacity to offer services that are not
often covered by other plans.
Position Overview:
Our Physicians have flexibility to devote as much time as needed
for the clinical and social needs of our participants and their
caregivers to provide individualized quality care by a team of
geriatric care professionals who work together with participants
and caregivers to address each individual's specific needs. This
team of professionals is an essential component of the Summit
ElderCare PACE program.The team uses a collaborative approach to
care planning and is called the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT). The
IDT is comprised of Providers (MD/DO and NP/PA), Nurses, Social
Workers, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Health
Aides, Recreation staff, Home Care and Transportation Coordinators
and Site Administrator. This approach to care is the gold standard
for complex and frail older adults who wish to avoid nursing home
placement.
Responsibilities:Our missionSummit ElderCare is the only program of
its kind in central Massachusetts. Summit ElderCare started as part
of a PACE demonstration project, and is one of Eight PACE programs
in the State. There are more than 118 PACE programs nationwide.
And, although Fallon Community Health Plan sponsors Summit
ElderCare, a participant does not have to be an FCHP member to
enroll.
Summit ElderCare is committed to maximizing the dignity and respect
of older adults and to enable elders to remain in their homes and
in their communities as long as medically and socially feasible.
Summit ElderCare enhances their quality of life and their autonomy.
Summit ElderCare preserves and supports the elderly adult's family
as an integral part of this mission.
Our historyEstablished in 1995 as an alternative to nursing home
placement, Summit ElderCare is focused on caring for older adults
in an environment that helps enhance their quality of life and
autonomy by helping them to stay in their homes and
communities.
Recognizing a community need for more comprehensive services, care
and support for frail elders who want to remain independent, and
their caregivers, FCHP founded the Elder Service Plan, now known as
Summit ElderCare. It started as part of a statewide project in
Massachusetts under the leadership of the East Boston Neighborhood
Health Center's PACE program. The program began with just eight
participants. Since then, hundreds of participants and their
caregivers have received services from the program.
Today, Summit ElderCare is one of six PACE programs in
Massachusetts and more than 90 programs nationwide. This Program of
All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) first became available to
residents of Worcester County, the city of Marlborough and the town
of Hudson in 1995. The program was provided permanent provider
status by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in September
2002.
Summit ElderCare values the trust and confidence that participants
and their caregivers place in us. We take quiet pride in sharing
the care. Summit ElderCare participants are neighbors and friends.
We look forward to continuing our mission of helping older adults
maintain optimum levels of functioning, well being and independence
in the comfort of their own homes and communities.
Highlights of Summit ElderCare
License: A doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to
practice medicine or surgery in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Current DEA certificate.
Certification: Board certification Internal Medicine, Geriatrics or
Family Practice preferred
Experience: Two or more years working with a frail or elderly
population. Previous managment experience desirable.
About Fallon HealthFounded in 1977, Fallon Health is a leading
health care services organization that supports the diverse and
changing needs of those we serve. In addition to offering
innovative health insurance solutions and a variety of Medicaid and
Medicare products, we excel in creating unique health care programs
and services that provide coordinated, integrated care for seniors
and individuals with complex health needs. Fallon has consistently
ranked among the nation's top health plans, and is accredited by
the National Committee for Quality Assurance for its HMO, Medicare
Advantage and Medicaid products. For more information, visit
fallonhealth.org.
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.
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