Primary Care Physician- Geriatrics

Job Details

Job Location:

Jacobi - Bronx, NY, Position Type:
Regular Full-Time, Salary Range: $236000.00 - $241000.00

Salary/year, Job Shift: 1, Job Category:
Physician, Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Primary Care Physician to the Adult Primary Care Practice at Jacobi Medical Center, located in the Bronx. The practice cares for a large and diverse population of medically complex ambulatory patients. NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals, the country’s largest public health system. The practice is in our state-of-the-art ambulatory pavilion, adjacent to the inpatient facility in the northeast Bronx.

We are a designated Level III Patient-Centered Medical Home using clinical innovation to improve patient outcomes. The hospital maintains an academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine. We pride ourselves on excellence in our care and training of internal medicine residents and medical students. Be part of the solution and make a difference in the Bronx.

The Mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and have established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal healthcare delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

• Functions independently to complete history and physical data on patients, performs complete physical exams, and interprets and integrates data to determine appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient needs.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Collaborates, educates, and supervises Advance Practice Providers (APP’s) in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.
• Provides medical care in high-functional setting and is responsible for all patient interactions within area of service.
• May manage both acute and chronic conditions.
• Collaborates with multi-specialty colleagues, working as an integral part of a world-class health system.
• Completes physical exams.
• Coordinates and manages assigned panel of patient care across assigned level of service such as emergency, primary, inpatient, specialty, clinic, dental, mental health, substance abuse, home care, and all other covered services.
• Maintains a work schedule that may include evenings and weekends, in order to ensure the continuity of care for the department, setting, and/or network.
• May share responsibility with other providers such as other Attending Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners.

• Active or eligible for a New York State medical license.
• Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine.
• Proficient use of Electronic Medical Record System (EMR), such as Epic.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) required.
• Ability to work well under pressure, maintain high attention to detail, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment.
• Must be able to prioritize a variety of time-sensitive tasks. Consistently display the highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy and discretion.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Annual Base Salary: $236,000* (board eligible); $241,000* (board certified) based on 40-hour work week. Additional…