Description
Physician House Calls Program – Queens, Nassau County and Suffolk County
Northwell Health’s Department of Medicine is seeking a BC/BE Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physicians to joiN our House Calls Program.
Addressing the needs of today’s chronically ill and aging population, Northwell’s House Calls Program provides expert medical care within the privacy and comfort of patients’ homes. The House Calls Program serves patients in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk County, who have difficulty traveling to doctor appointments. Our care team models consist of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, and medical coordinators that provide telemedicine and at-home visits to diagnose, treat, and coordinate the highest quality care at home. In-home diagnostics include comprehensive labs drawn by phlebotomists, x-rays, ultrasounds, echocardiograms, and more. This practice combines personal connection with patients and caregivers with high quality medical care that is tailored to meet the needs of the individual patient.
Highlights includes:
- Very competitive salary & benefits
- Great work life balance
- Work on a nationally recognized team
- Opportunities for teaching fellows, residents, and medical students
- Opportunities for research, presentations, and publications
- Academic appointments at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Geographically-based team structure
This is truly a unique opportunity to use your medical knowledge and skills to make a difference in the lives of patients and caregivers in need. Our award-winning program was chosen by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to participate in the Independence at Home (IAH) national demonstration of the effectiveness of home-based primary care. Northwell’s House Calls programs was recently ranked number one nationally for performance in (IAH) by Medicare.
The safety of our patients and our staff are of the utmost importance. Our enrollment process ensures a firm understanding of social situation as well as the medical situation prior to home visits. The appropriate PPE will always be provided. Travel reimbursement is provided for in-home visits.
Board certification or fellowship training in palliative care or geriatrics is a plus. Must be comfortable working independently and in interdisciplinary teams.
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000+ nurses and 12,000+ credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. For additional information and to apply, please contact The Office of Physician Recruitment: OPR@northwell.edu
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