Geriatric Skilled Nursing Facility Hospitalist

SMA seeks an experienced physician with a strong interest in Geriatric Medicine, to join its team of SNFists and NPs in a new Skilled Nursing Facility program.  A member of the Optum family (a subsidiary of United Health Group), SMA is a large integrated physician group that, along with Optum, provides its members with the continuum of health care services, including , but not limited to, primary care, specialty physicians, hospitalists, home health, palliative care and hospice. 

The SNFist's responsibilities include direct patient care plus working in a collaborative relationship with NPs in the management of patients admitted to SMA's  skilled nursing facilities. Most of these patients are short stay, rehabilitating after an acute medical illness or surgical procedure. The SNFist will be part of a team of clinicians responsible for optimizing the quality of clinical care, managing the appropriate utilization of resources and interfacing with the other clinical services offered by SMA and Optum. Opportunity exists to help design and build an innovative program that maximizes recovery and prevents unnecessary re-hospitalization.

Required Qualifications:

• Active, unrestricted medical license


• Board certification in IM or FP


• 3+ years of post-residency clinical practice experience


• Ability to work well in a clinical team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Added qualifications in geriatrics

Southwest Medical Associates (SMA) is a multi-specialty group of physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, consisting of over 200 providers, fourteen clinical locations including nine health care centers, five urgent care clinics and an outpatient surgery center. SMA offers patients compassion, innovation, and quality care throughout southern Nevada. SMA is headquartered in the greater Las Vegas, NV area.

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Job Keywords: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Physician, Inpatient, SMA, Las Vegas