PACE Physician in Lynchburg, VA

Centra PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly ) is a program that provides comprehensive health care, including all wrap-around services, to eligible participants. Eligible participants are 55+ and qualify for nursing home placement. They must be safe to live in the community with PACE support.

Each individual enrolled will work with a team of caregivers to create a personalized plan of care based on their goals, values and preferences. Individuals benefit from primary care/urgent care on site, transportation to and from appointments, center activities, prescription medication support, nutritional services, mental health support, rehabilitation and therapy services, dental, vision, meals, and more.

Our multidisciplinary team works with participants in conjunction with their families and caregivers to allow participants to age in place rather than living in a nursing facility.

What We Offer

• Top tier compensation range
• Malpractice with tail
• 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match 3%
• Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental)
• Incentives tied to quality/safety, team engagement, patient satisfaction, citizenship, and finance metrics
• Production premiums
• Sign-on Bonus
• Up to $120k Student loan repayment
• Up to $15k relocation assistance
• $7,500 CME reimbursement + 5 days for CMEs
• Sponsorship Available
• Opportunities for leadership and advancement
• Strong support from executive leadership including physician leadership training programs and opportunities to lead the organization to become a zero-harm
• institution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) eligible

Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing - from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia - from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.

CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.

• Full Time Physician Opportunity involves Collaboration with Multidisciplinary, collegial team: Physician (or APP), PT/OT, MSW, Dietician, Nurse, Transport, Activities
• Coordinator, Site Director, Home Care
• Team Based Care-IDT meetings in afternoon 2x weekly
• Facility includes craft room, memory care, therapy gym, garden, day room, office space
• Schedule-M-F, most participants have left the facility by 3:30pm, nursing visits (ALF, LTC, SNF) as needed and occasional home visits
• Extended 1:1 time with patients, avg 3-9 per day, additional time for care coordination and IDT
• Vacation: 5.5 weeks
• Call is equally shared by all providers, currently every 6 weeks. Nurse takes all calls and escalate to the provider as needed. Phone call only.
• Cerner EMR
• Hospital Employed
• Acute and episodic visits, regulatory assessments; Hospital and facility visits (within 1 hour) as needed
• Teaching opportunities available
• MD/DO-Experience with older adults required
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Practice or Internal Medicine
• Palliative Care Experience is valued, but not required
• HCC coding experience/familiarity valued, but not required