Position Summary:  Physicians in the Home Visit Physicians practice provide primary medical care to patients in their homes and facilities.

Essential Functions:

1. Provide primary medical care to Home Visit Physician (HVP) patients.
2. Collaborate with other clinical staff in the HVP practice to insure quality patient care.
3. Provide appropriate communication and coordination with any of the patient's specialists on an as needed basis.
4. Maintain open communication with office staff related to scheduling and other patient care needs.
5. Complete documentation in EMR in timely manner.
6. Support and participate in performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives in the practice.
7. Understand and comply with regulations and standards particular to state, federal entities as well as payer rules/regulations.
8. Review and provide input on clinical policies and
9. Acts as a liaison between Samaritan Home Visit Physicians and the medical
10. Conduct community presentations as
11. Support and collaborate on growth initiatives for the practice with
12. Receive and resolve patient complaints in collaboration with Director and Practice Manager.
13. Participate on call activities on a rotating basis.
14. Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, literature review, inservices and workshops.
15. Attend staff meetings on a regular basis.
16. Accept and perform other related duties and responsibilities as

Requirements: 

Education or Degree Required:  M.D. or D.O. 

License/Certification Required:  Current license to practice medicine in the state of New Jersey. 

Related Experience and Training Required: At least three years’ experience in the practice of medicine.

Skills and Abilities Required: 

• Expertise in provision of primary medical care.
• Excellent communication skills and experience with conflict resolution.
• Familiar with the principles of quality management and ethical issues in patient care.
• Ability to use EMR for patient documentation.

Join Our Team

Samaritan is a not-for-profit healthcare provider of life-enhancing care that includes primary care at home, palliative medicine, hospice care, and grief support. We are proud to be here for people, not for profit.

In return for your expertise, you'll enjoy excellent training, generous paid time off, and industry-leading benefits. Be a part of our great team! Apply today!

• Highly competitive salary.
• Generous paid time off.
• Excellent benefits package, supplemented with concierge services, including but not limited to vision, dental, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Account, travel reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, multiple discount programs.
• Opportunity to work from home.
• Career opportunities, promotional opportunities and work schedule flexibility.
• Holidays.
• 403 (b) and employer match.
• Annual employee milestone awards ceremony and recognition activities including peer recognition, and annual department celebrations.
• Samaritan is committed to inclusion, diversity, & access through board and staff committees and according to our employee surveys, employees are highly engaged, rate our management team as highly effective, and embrace our welcoming culture as demonstrated by the number of tenured employees.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Performance reviews, merit raises, and bonus opportunities.
• Conveniently-located administrative office with amenities such as an updated kitchen, think tank for brainstorming, quiet meditation room, private mother's room, and more.
• Opportunity to work for South Jersey’s first and largest hospice organization.

Providing Superior Care

Samaritan has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall caregiver and family satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2019 calendar year.

The annual SHPBest™ award program was created to acknowledge hospice providers that consistently provide high quality service to families and caregivers of patients receiving hospice care.

Not-for-Profit Provider

Our compassionate healthcare experts provide many options for people living with chronic or serious illness:

• primary care,
• supportive palliative medical care,
• hospice care,
• grief support,
• and two inpatient hospice centers.

Samaritan helps patients and their families live their best life every day and has been proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980. 

For more information, please email Daura Jones at djones@samaritannj.org.