Physician - Geriatric Medicine

VA Northern California Health Care System is looking for an enthusiastic candidate interested in providing patient care management in an interdisciplinary Geriatrics Clinics in Martinez, CA

Northern California has much to offer to those seeking good weather and an abundance of outdoor activities whether you prefer the beaches of San Francisco or the mountains and snow of Lake Tahoe. If youre interested in work/life balance, research or academics you will find that working for the VA offers many benefits not to mention the great honor we have in serving our nation's heroes.

The Geriatrics Section is organizationally aligned under the Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Service. The Staff Geriatrician will serve elderly Veterans with various complex geriatric medical conditions and dementia, needing an interdisciplinary specialty-based consultation, evaluation and management, as well as lead the management of a proportional panel of geriatric primary care patients. These patients are complex, needing specialty interdisciplinary Geriatrics expertise, and frequently at high risk of frequent hospital re-admissions and Emergency Department visits due to multiple comorbidities or prolonged hospitalization. Veterans are evaluated and managed by a core interdisciplinary team consisting of a Geriatrician (MD, DO), Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Dietician, Pharmacist, and Social Worker integrated with the Geriatrics team. 

The physician will lead the Interdisciplinary Geriatrics team in the East Bay based at Martinez, CA to achieve the Service's mission and goals.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm; Possible one day telework can be granted depending on the provider availability.