The Southeast Permanente Medical Group
SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility) Rounding MD
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, New York, New York, United States
SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility) Rounding MD
Join the Southeast Permanente Medical Group to care for Kaiser Permanente members in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). This onsite role manages patient care, collaborates with KP colleagues and SNF staff, and escalates issues as needed.
Job Summary As an SNF Rounding MD, you will provide medical care to KP members in SNFs, lead a team with an NP and KP Acute Transitions Case Manager, and coordinate care planning and discharge processes. You will work with SNF staff, KP specialists, and other teams to meet regional quality goals and ensure timely, appropriate care.
Responsibilities
Round on KP members at contracted SNFs at least twice weekly to address medical needs and support care planning.
Lead the SNF team—including an NP and KP Acute Transitions Case Manager—to ensure appropriate care levels and progress toward goals.
Discuss goals of care, transition planning, and advanced directives/POLST with SNF staff and the KP Acute Transitions Case Manager.
Attend meetings with SNF staff, NP, and KP Acute Transitions Case Manager to review ongoing care, discharge planning, and care coordination.
Collaborate with KP specialists and outside specialists as needed to advance care while members are in the SNF.
Work with the KP Acute Transitions Case Manager and transitions team to facilitate timely post‑discharge follow‑up.
Engage with KP Quality Resource Management, Care Without Delay, and other teams to meet regional goals.
Build and maintain working relationships with KP providers, SNF medical and administrative staff, and the transitions team.
Assess alignment of patient care goals with SNF services, identify system barriers, and raise issues when appropriate.
Plan for needs between visits, including potential changes to discharge planning.
Document progress notes, discharge summaries, medicine reconciliation, and other records in KP HealthConnect promptly.
Participate in departmental meetings.
Obtain and maintain privileges at all assigned SNFs.
Rotate night call during the week and throughout the weekend and be available to work weekends if necessary.
Drive between facilities, lift 10 lbs or more, and be comfortable standing and walking throughout the day.
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Minimum Education And Experience Requirements
Licensed physician in the State of Georgia.
Board‑eligible "New Graduate" in a credentialed specialty; must become board‑certified within four years of first eligibility, or follow hospital policy if hospital based.
Experience as an internist, family practitioner, hospitalist, geriatrician, or palliative care physician with an interest in managing in‑patients in SNFs.
Preferred Education And Experience
MD or DO degree.
One year of experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility, as a hospitalist, or in an outpatient clinical setting.
Benefits The Southeast Permanente Medical Group offers a competitive salary, a generous retirement package, paid time off, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, long‑ and short‑term disability, relocation allowance, and numerous clinical and non‑clinical learning opportunities plus physician leadership development. The group operates 26 medical offices and provides around‑the‑clock care at several top hospitals.
Equal‑Opportunity Employer We are an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We maintain a drug‑ and nicotine‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.
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Job Summary As an SNF Rounding MD, you will provide medical care to KP members in SNFs, lead a team with an NP and KP Acute Transitions Case Manager, and coordinate care planning and discharge processes. You will work with SNF staff, KP specialists, and other teams to meet regional quality goals and ensure timely, appropriate care.
Responsibilities
Round on KP members at contracted SNFs at least twice weekly to address medical needs and support care planning.
Lead the SNF team—including an NP and KP Acute Transitions Case Manager—to ensure appropriate care levels and progress toward goals.
Discuss goals of care, transition planning, and advanced directives/POLST with SNF staff and the KP Acute Transitions Case Manager.
Attend meetings with SNF staff, NP, and KP Acute Transitions Case Manager to review ongoing care, discharge planning, and care coordination.
Collaborate with KP specialists and outside specialists as needed to advance care while members are in the SNF.
Work with the KP Acute Transitions Case Manager and transitions team to facilitate timely post‑discharge follow‑up.
Engage with KP Quality Resource Management, Care Without Delay, and other teams to meet regional goals.
Build and maintain working relationships with KP providers, SNF medical and administrative staff, and the transitions team.
Assess alignment of patient care goals with SNF services, identify system barriers, and raise issues when appropriate.
Plan for needs between visits, including potential changes to discharge planning.
Document progress notes, discharge summaries, medicine reconciliation, and other records in KP HealthConnect promptly.
Participate in departmental meetings.
Obtain and maintain privileges at all assigned SNFs.
Rotate night call during the week and throughout the weekend and be available to work weekends if necessary.
Drive between facilities, lift 10 lbs or more, and be comfortable standing and walking throughout the day.
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Minimum Education And Experience Requirements
Licensed physician in the State of Georgia.
Board‑eligible "New Graduate" in a credentialed specialty; must become board‑certified within four years of first eligibility, or follow hospital policy if hospital based.
Experience as an internist, family practitioner, hospitalist, geriatrician, or palliative care physician with an interest in managing in‑patients in SNFs.
Preferred Education And Experience
MD or DO degree.
One year of experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility, as a hospitalist, or in an outpatient clinical setting.
Benefits The Southeast Permanente Medical Group offers a competitive salary, a generous retirement package, paid time off, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, long‑ and short‑term disability, relocation allowance, and numerous clinical and non‑clinical learning opportunities plus physician leadership development. The group operates 26 medical offices and provides around‑the‑clock care at several top hospitals.
Equal‑Opportunity Employer We are an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We maintain a drug‑ and nicotine‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.
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