Geriatric Medicine Opportunity

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group (SAMG) is a physician led and accountable 600+ provider multispecialty group seeking a board certified/board eligible Geriatrician to join a very unique multidisciplinary team-based clinic.

This team supports our Memory Center and Geriatrics Consult Clinic and is comprised of Geriatricians, Neurologists, Geriatric Psychiatrist, Advance Practice Practitioners, Social Workers, Pharmacists, and a Chaplain. We have clinics in Boise, Nampa (20 minutes from Boise) and Eagle (15 minutes from Boise). Interested Physicians may potentially work from any of these locations, opt to make house calls and choose to engage in teaching as an attending to a geriatric fellow, residents, and medical students on geriatric rotations.

Well-qualified candidates should be passionate and knowledgeable about older adults' health issues, possess a geriatric medicine background, and a desire to provide outpatient geriatric consultation with an organization committed to high-quality and compassionate care, healing the body, mind, and spirit. The ideal candidate will commit to patient care while demonstrating and modeling our organization’s mission, vision, and values.

The schedule for this full-time (1.0 FTE) opportunity is a traditional weekday schedule consisting of a 4-day work week with direct fact-to-face patient care and 1 day dedicated for administrative responsibilities; a minimum of 34 hours of patient contact time. There is no call.

Requirements for this opportunity include:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree
• Successful completion of an accredited internal medicine or family medicine residency program
• Geriatrics Expertise:
  • Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Geriatric Medicine through the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), or
  • Certification of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Geriatric Medicine through the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM), or
  • Certification in the Subspecialty of Geriatric Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), or
  • Obtain such certification within 3 years of employment, or
  • Ten years of practice experience devoted primarily to the care of older patients
• Idaho medical license, registration with Idaho Board of Pharmacy and DEA (controlled substances), privileges at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Geriatric Medicine physician to be part of Saint Alphonsus Medical Group. 

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

Saint Alphonsus offers a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Sign-on Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Relocation expenses
• PTO & CME time Allocation
• Malpractice Insurance (Incl. Tail)
• Health/Dental/Vision insurance
• Retirement plan (403b)

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a growing four-hospital, 714-bed, 74 clinic integrated healthcare system serving southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit health systems in the nation. 

Saint Alphonsus Health System has the region's most advanced Trauma Center, which recognizes our dedication to providing the highest quality, most optimal care for all critically ill and injured patients. This distinction ensures we maintain the highest standards for chest pain, stroke, orthopedic and general surgery and emergency care. It also creates a foundation of medical excellence, innovation, and collaboration that makes the overall care all our patients receive throughout the region, that much better.

An economically vibrant and growing community, Boise is a mid-sized metropolitan area of approximately 640,000 people. A commercial center in the Northwest, Boise is an outdoor enthusiast's paradise and a flourishing scene for arts, entertainment, and collegiate and professional sports. Known as the "City of Trees," it offers a reasonable cost of living, low crime rate, numerous neighborhood parks and national forests and rivers.  Several high-profile publications rank the Boise metro area as one of the best places in the country to do business and live.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians. 

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.