Physician - Geriatric Medicine

Why Beebe? Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

Overview

This individual provides direct patient care according to established protocols, policies, procedures, and accepted standards of care. Functions within the approved scope and credentials as approved by Beebe Medical Center credentialing committee. Follow established standards, procedures, and practices, and give specific patient care directions to nurses and other staff. Must be able to obtain a Delaware license to practice in a field of specialty and hold a DEA upon eligibility.

Responsibilities

Maintain the well-being and independent functioning of aging adult patients.

Refer patients to other specialists for suspected health problems outside the geriatrician scope of practice.

Able to weigh the potential benefit of a treatment against the possible risks to the aging patient.

Focusing on the patients’ physical, mental, and emotional functioning.

Possess great bedside manner and able to broach the subject of advance care planning with patients and families, including discussions about long-term care alternatives, palliative, and hospice care, etc.

Skills

Effectively communicate with co-workers to ensure the best care and the proper procedures.

Must be able to communicate in highly stressful environments.

Offer full attention to an individual person or group to fully understand problems and their nature

Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems

Able to act autonomously and make difficult decisions that would benefit the patient or make corrections.

Endure intense situations and handle pressure that comes with extreme situations

Must be trustworthy.

Credentials

Board Eligible/Board Certified in area of specialty

MD/DO Degree

Licensed to practice medicine and able to obtain a Delaware License, CSR, and DE

About Beebe Healthcare

• Serving Sussex County for 106 years.
• Beebe Healthcare is a progressive, not-for-profit community health system with a 210-bed hospital and numerous satellite facilities throughout Delaware. The area has a five-year projected population growth rate of 9.2 percent.
• We’re located in the family-friendly coastal area where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Delaware Bay, and where you’ll find an optimum work-life balance, offering a challenging, rewarding medical career and an active lifestyle. Beebe is committed to attracting and retaining top clinical talent.

• Over the past 2 years, Beebe has expanded services to meet the needs of the growing community with the opening of a freestanding ER, a state-of-the-art Surgical Hospital, a Cancer Center, a Center for Breast Health, and a Center for Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery.

• Cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, cancer center with radiation, da Vinci Xi robot, 256-slice CT, 3.0T MRI, PET Scan, 3D mammography, and hyperbaric chambers

Location Highlights

• Safe, family-friendly coastal Delaware
• Exceptional quality of life
• Nationally ranked beaches and boardwalks by Parents Magazine, National Geographic, Travel and Leisure, and American Profiles
• A relaxed community where recreational opportunities include water sports, outdoor life, golf, cycling, hiking, beaching, and fishing.
• Cultural offerings range from beach life and festivals to theater, fine arts, and superb dining.
• Private, charter and public-school options
• Low taxes
• Close to Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC, and NYC