Job Details: Inpatient Adult Geriatrics Psychiatry

Description: Kaiser Permanente is a premier health care organization and may well become the national model for the practice of medicine in the future.
Kaiser Permanente is a premier health care organization and may well become the national model for the practice of medicine in the future. Kaiser Permanente is unique as a pre-paid, vertically integrated health plan. In contrast to the fee-for-service world, Kaiser Permanente's incentives are optimally aligned to maximize its members' wellness and to engage them in the maintenance of their own health. And health care decisions remain in the hands of the autonomous physicians, who themselves create the most up-to-date Kaiser Best Practices, evidence-based approaches to health maintenance and disease management.

This Adult Inpatient Geriatrics position that we have is for our Kaiser Permanente Post Acute Care Center, which is a skilled Nursing Facility with a portion designated for behavioral health. We are specifically looking for a psychiatrist with a specialty in treating the elderly.

Most departments are made up of board certified psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, MFT's, drug and alcohol counselors. You are part of a large, multi-disciplinary team members.

*Please call for the new and increased salary information.
*Outstanding benefits with a value equal to nearly 35% of your base salary.
*The opportunity to become a Senior Physician/Shareholder after only three years of practice
*Eligibility for an annual incentive bonus as a Senior Physician/Shareholder
*Career growth opportunities, including physician leadership and management positions
*Reimbursement for Interview and Relocation expenses
*Home Loan Purchasing Program (upon offer and approval)
Gordon Leung
The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
1800 Harrison Street, 7th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 800-777-4912
E-mail: Gordon.Leung@kp.org
FAX: 510-625-5487

Posting Date: May 27 08