Physician / Family Practice

Primary Care - Family Medicine and/or Internal Medicine trained Physician with expertise or special interest in ALS
•  Upstate New York health systemis seeking a Family Medicine and/or Internal Medicine trained Physician with expertise or special interest in ALS to join their Regional ALS Center. Their ALS Center was established in 1988 to provide people with ALS and their families with a comprehensive and specialized blend of services and resources. The center provides both a medical and an emotional system of support to help maintain quality of life throughout the course of the disease.
•  The Medical Director will provide part-time services in an outpatient clinic setting. This role will work closely with an interdisciplinary team including Rehabilitation Therapists, Social Workers, Nursing, and other support staff to provide comprehensive care to patients with ALS. The Physician will work with consultants and staff to manage and address goals of care and treatment plans, to work on program quality care initiatives, and to provide guidance and education to ALS patients and families.
•  Work schedule is one and a half days per week in the ALS outpatient center, remote follow-up on patient care and telephone call coverage for the center totaling 28 hours biweekly. This may include on occasion, home visits with nurse case managers to patients who are no longer physically able to attend appointments at the center.
•   Ability to come in full-time in conjunction with another position REQUIREMENTS : Applicants should have the following:
•  NYS licensure
•  DEA certification required
•  Board Certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine required
•  Fellowship training or work experience in Palliative Care, Hospice, Neurology, Pulmonary, or Physiatry