SNF Physician

Overview

Northwest Permanente (NWP) is the largest multispecialty medical group in Oregon and southwest Washington with 1,500 physicians and 300 administrative professionals caring for 615,000 Kaiser Permanente members. Northwest Permanente is owned and led by physicians who earn competitive salaries, without income based on providing individual services. Our medical group comprises board-certified physicians across 50 specialties.

We invite applications for Board Certified or Eligible Board Certified or Eligible Internist, Family Practitioner, Geriatrician or Hospitalist to join our growing medical group as part of our dedicated team of SNF Physicians in the Continuum Complexivist department. This role will primarily support the Portland, OR metro area. Our ideal candidate will have the ability to provide high-quality, comprehensive care. You will join an integrated and compassionate team of physicians and supportive clinical and administrative staff, as part of an experienced, cohesive interdisciplinary team in our core Skilled Nursing facilities (SNF), and virtually, in our Medicare Home Health Physician program.

What You Can Expect:

This team includes nurses, therapists and social workers that provide after-hospital care in the SNF setting. We emphasize transitions of care from the hospital to the skilled nursing setting and from a skilled nursing facility to home or other settings of care. We provide a team approach, usually with one to two SNF physicians (MD/NP) and a Kaiser Care Coordinator. You will care for a spectrum of medical complexities, ranging from straight-forward, elective orthopedic surgery patients to those with multiple, complex medical problems at each facility.

Our department goals include decreasing emergency room visits and re-hospitalization, as well as transitioning to palliative and hospice care, when appropriate. You will enjoy a predominantly weekday, daytime work schedule. You will work most of the time at one of our 9 SNF locations but also support a virtual care model that includes early, day, and evening shifts, once per week. You should be comfortable working across the Portland metro area. There may be some flexibility where most of the work could be focused in one primary SNF location.

When you work virtual shifts (from home), you will support our home health field staff, in members’ homes, as well as consults (physician consults to determine patient eligibility). You will also support our “Transition Nurse Team” for escalations of patients transitioning from recent Hospitalist discharges or SNF discharges. Virtual Shifts are roughly 10-20 percent of the work. You should have experience with digital technologies (AI platforms, telehealth and/ or digital health as examples). If you don’t have direct experience, then you will need to demonstrate both flexibility and adaptability to incorporate these into your practice as we continue to evolve our virtual care model. We also feature a robust, Epic Health Connect-based charting.

• A call schedule where call is divided equally amongst all providers
• An experienced support staff
• Access to a physician-friendly advanced Epic EMR
• Opportunities for leadership positions within the medical group if desired
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• 1.00 and .9 FTE schedules available.

Minimum Requirements:

• Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine
• Geriatrics fellowship preferred, but not required

We Provide You:

• Generous automatic employer-funded pension and retirement contributions totaling 21% of clinician eligible earnings with additional employee contribution optional
• Competitive compensation that is not based on fee-for-service model
• Pathway for physicians to become shareholders of Northwest Permanente
• Paid annual education leave annual education allowance
• Comprehensive benefits including largely employer-funded medical, dental insurance premiums, life insurance, and paid leave
• Complete professional liability coverage provided at no cost, 100% reimbursement for obtaining and maintaining board certification, continuing medical education reimbursement, and in-house CME opportunities
• Total Rewards value range of $306,221-$372,000

Current hiring incentives for this role:

• Relocation allowance – up to $15,000
• Generous $125K Student Loan Assistance Programs OR $50K sign-on bonus
• The annual salary for this position is $237,900 - $270,300 which considers an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, training, market data, and other relevant factors. In addition to the salary range above, NWP offers rich benefits that add substantial value to the total compensation package.

Why Northwest Permanente Physicians Work Here

Practicing in an integrated health care model like ours means that our clinicians have instant access to dozens of specialties, which allows for a level of collaboration and comprehensive treatment not found just anywhere. But don’t just take our word for it. Hear what NWP physicians have to say about the collaborative environment they work in, and how this model not only makes their jobs easier – it makes them better doctors. 

Equal Opportunity EmployerNorthwest Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.