Geriatrician South Dakota

Geriatrician (MD/DO)

Position Summary

The Geriatrician provides comprehensive patient-centered medical care to older adults with a focus on the prevention diagnosis and management of complex medical functional cognitive and psychosocial conditions. This role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration care coordination and optimization of health function and quality of life for aging patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary and consultative care to older adult patients
• Evaluate and manage chronic medical conditions multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes such as frailty falls dementia delirium incontinence and polypharmacy
• Conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments addressing medical functional cognitive emotional and social needs
• Develop and implement individualized patient-centered care plans
• Provide preventive care health maintenance and advance care planning
• Coordinate care transitions across inpatient outpatient post-acute long-term care and community settings
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including nursing social work therapy services pharmacy and case management
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses care plans prognosis and goals of care
• Participate in palliative care and end-of-life discussions as appropriate
• Supervise and educate residents fellows advanced practice providers or trainees as applicable
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Participate in quality improvement patient safety and outcomes initiatives
• Comply with all regulatory accreditation and professional standards

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an accredited residency program in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Completion of an accredited Geriatric Medicine fellowship
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Geriatric Medicine
• Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure
• DEA registration or eligibility

Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in geriatric medicine and complex chronic disease management
• Strong clinical judgment and comprehensive assessment skills
• Excellent communication and shared decision-making abilities
• Ability to manage medically and socially complex patients
• Commitment to interdisciplinary patient-centered care

Work Environment

• Outpatient clinics hospital inpatient units long-term care facilities skilled nursing facilities and assisted living settings
• Schedule may include clinic hours inpatient consults and call coverage depending on practice model

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit stand and move throughout clinical environments
• Manual dexterity for examinations and clinical care
• Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for patient assessment and communication