Physician / Internal Medicine / Massachusetts / Permanent / Central MA - Worches

Central MA - Worchester area 50 minutes to Providence 1 hour to Boston 4 hours to NYC As the only program of its kind in Central Massachusetts and one of eight PACE programs in the State, group provides a combination of medical, social and insurance services using an interdisciplinary team approach to help Seniors avoid nursing home placement. • The program offers outpatient medical care, social day programming, home care and comprehensive insurance coverage with no co-payments or paperwork for participants. • Physicians and nurse practitioners are able to provide care for the frail elder not available in any other setting. • Comprehensive program is not constrained by the usual insurance company rules and benefit limitations and have the capacity to offer services that are not often covered by other plans. • Physicians and APP's have flexibility to devote as much time as needed for the clinical and social needs of participants and their caregivers to provide individualized quality care by a team of geriatric care professionals who work together with participants and caregivers to address each individual's specific needs. • The team uses a collaborative approach to care planning and is called the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT). o The IDT is comprised of Providers (MD/DO and NP/PA), Nurses, Social Workers, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Health Aides, Recreation staff, Home Care and Transportation Coordinators and Site Administrator. o This approach to care is the gold standard for complex and frail Seniors who wish to avoid nursing home placement. o The program s focus is to effectively manage all aspects of the participant s care through the interdisciplinary team approach. • The total patient panel for each team consists of 60-75 patients which allows physician ample amo