Geriatric Medicine Job at VIP Care in Florida

Better Health Group is one of the leading national primary care platforms, enabling providers to shift focus to value-based care. With the mission of Better Health, the Better Health Group umbrella includes the healthcare network brands VIPcare.

Through our patient-facing brand, VIPcare, we achieve Better Health using a senior care model focused on prevention and maintenance. VIPcare has been serving Medicare Advantage communities for more than 16 years and currently operates across six states, with over half of our offices being within Florida.

Together, Better Health Group's lines of services work to drive our mission and achieve Better Care, Better Outcomes, and Better Health.

We are currently recruiting for a Primary Care Physician for our location(s) in Southwest Florida (near the beach!) - just let us know where you want to be!

VIPcare is a quality-based healthcare organization that focuses on prevention.

We encourage four well visits per year, proactive outreach to our most fragile and at-risk patients, same-day urgent appointments, and transitional care management.

Our Physicians are able to better serve their patients through smaller panel sizes, fewer patient visits per day, and a focus on outpatient medicine with state-of-the-art facilities and quality team members who share our value of providing 5-STAR service that always puts patient care and outcomes first.

VIPcare physicians typically see 12-15 patients a day.

We take care of our team, so they can focus directly on providing comprehensive care to our Medicare Advantage HMO senior patient population.

Primary Care Physician

• Communicate Plan of Care with Patients or their families/caregivers and the PCP during the longitudinal continuum of care and any changes in the Patient s health condition.
• Demonstrated expertise in treating and managing Medicare Advantage populations with multiple comorbidities.
• Virtual medical treatment and management of high-risk population
• Ability to create a comprehensive and coordinated plan of care that takes into account information from medical records, the patients and their families as well as Primary Care Physicians and Specialists.

Schedule Requirement

• This is a FULL-TIME position
• Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Additional Eligibility & Qualifications

• Ability to use Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system to document patient encounters.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 Coding and STAR measure attainments.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve complex and multifaceted situations.
• Strong organizational, and task prioritization skills.
• Computer literacy on G-Suite products and database programs.
• Satisfactory completion of a pre-placement Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.

Required Education/Experience

• Medical Doctorate (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.); Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine preferred.
• Medical License in the state of Florida.
• DEA License
• Up-to-date CPR Certification (BLS, ACLS, and PALS)

Compensation & Benefits
We offer highly competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The highlights include an extremely generous bonus program to reward your performance and achievement of great health outcomes, not just your productivity.

• Competitive base salary
• Attainable Bonus Program based on outcomes and results.
• Relocation assistance
• 4 weeks of paid vacation
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life
• 401K Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• No hospital work required
• CME reimbursement

Experience in a Medicare Advantage or an accountable care environment is a plus but not required.