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Geriatric Faculty - Medical Director
Baystate Health, western Massachusetts’s premier healthcare provider and home to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate Health, is seeking a board-certified geriatrics-trained physician to join our growing Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Division in Springfield, Massachusetts.
This role is the Medical Director of the Baystate Medical Center Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit – a nationally recognized geriatric care model that improves outcomes for older adult populations. Baystate’s unit is one of 43 ACE units in the US, and the only one in Massachusetts. The robust Geriatric and Palliative Medicine division at Baystate continues to grow and develop ways to best care for geriatric patients in western Massachusetts.
Position Highlights:
• Work closely with an Advanced Practice Provider to provide consultative services to the 39-bed unit, along with geriatric-trained staff consisting of social workers, pharmacists, nutritionists, and case managers
• Act as an ACE ambassador to other hospital units and work to expand ACE to other system hospitals
• Provide care as part of the hospital’s geriatric service when coverage is needed
• Interest in education and collaborative learning is desired – as an academic hospital, there are frequently residents, fellows, AP students, medical students, and nursing students on the unit
• Our interprofessional teams receive great support from Baystate leadership and other departments – the ACE unit drives significant donations to the BH Foundation
Qualifications: Board certification in Geriatrics and a solid commitment to the Baystate values of collaboration, courage, quality and lifelong learning.
THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH BAYSTATE:
• Starting Bonus
• Relocation allowance
• Generous base compensation and incentive bonus, regularly evaluated to ensure equity & fair market value
• Equitable promotional practices
• Professional Development allowance and CME time
• Immediate access to PTO
• H-1B Visa & PERM/Green Card Sponsorship
• Lucrative 403b match and 457b plan
• High-quality, low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance
• As a non-profit organization, our employees are eligible for state and federal loan forgiveness programs
• Free financial advisor
• Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health
• And so much more!
All correspondence can be directed to:
Stephen Bonasera, MD, Division Chief, Geriatric Medicine & Palliative Care
c/o Lindsay Waters, Senior Physician & APC Recruiter
Email: Lindsay.Waters@baystatehealth.org
Are you ready to advance your career with us?
Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
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Lindsay Waters
Baystate Springfield Region
Baystate Medical Center (BMC) is a 716-bed independent academic medical center. BMC is our community's major referral hospital, providing the highest level of care for conditions such as cancer, acute and chronic cardiovascular illness, nervous system illness, digestive illness, and other diseases that affect the major organ systems of the body. BMC is home to the state’s second-busiest emergency department and the region’s only Level 1 trauma center. Baystate Medical Center has 30+ residency and fellowship programs, as well as educational programs for medical students, nurses and advanced practitioners. Departmental research includes participation in a number of national clinical trials that bring our patients options that might not otherwise be available in our community.
Quality of Life
Baystate Children’s Hospital is in the heart of Springfield, with inpatient services at our main hospital and outpatient clinics in the Springfield community. Iconic venues like the Quadrangle museum cluster, Basketball Hall of Fame and Mass Mutual Center give way to picturesque Forest Park and Zoo, Six Flags New England, historic towns, and great dining, shopping and entertainment. The area boasts many beautiful homes in good neighborhoods, a great selection of public and private schools, as well as prestigious colleges and universities. Living costs in Springfield are 14% lower than the Massachusetts average. Other popular towns that our providers choose to live in are Longmeadow, Amherst and Northampton, MA as well as the Connecticut towns of Enfield, Suffield and Granby.
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