As the SNF-ist, you will act as a Skilled Nursing Facility’s leading provider of internal medicine services on Saturday and Sunday.
You will collaborate with the facility’s interdisciplinary team and physicians to reduce hospitilizations on weekends.
You will work with the entire facility’s patient population - short and long-term residents with the assistance of the facility’s nursing staff and guidance from the facility’s medical directors and attending physicians
Evaluation of new-admission visits
Coordination of discharge visits
Evaluations for patients exhibiting changes in condition
As a SNF-ist, you will provide types of care, including but not limited to:
Advanced Care Planning
Provide comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnosis, and prescribe treatments under the protocol in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease
Prescribe all necessary medications and treatments
Perform comprehensive physical examinations of patients
Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures
Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities
Communicate with attending physicians and/or specialists regarding patient care
