# Internist / Nursing Home

**Company:** [Greenlife Healthcare Staffing](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/g5tX1mk2ZWTbffdtzNbnfV.md)
**Location:** Brooklyn Heights, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Joseph Agha

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## Description

**Internist / Nursing Home - Brooklyn, NY (#3349)**

-   _**Location: Brooklyn, NY**_
-   _**Employment Type: Full-Time position**_
-   _**Salary: $205,000 / year (negotiable) + Bonuses**_

**About Greenlife Healthcare Staffing:**

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is a leading nationwide recruitment agency dedicated to connecting healthcare professionals with top-tier opportunities. We partner with hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, multi-specialty groups, and private practices to match talented individuals with roles that align with their skills and career goals.  

**Position Overview:**

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is seeking a **Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internist** to join a nursing home in Brooklyn, NY. This role focuses on delivering comprehensive care to geriatric and long-term care patients, ensuring optimal health outcomes in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.  

**Why Join Us?**

-   **Work Schedule:**

-   Full-Time position.

-   **Professional Growth:**

-   Develop expertise in geriatric and long-term care medicine.
-   Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to innovate patient care strategies.

-   **Impactful Work:**

-   Improve quality of life for elderly and chronically ill patients in a nursing home setting.

**Key Responsibilities:**

-   Consult with patients to understand their symptoms and health concerns.
-   Diagnose and treat acute illnesses, such as bacterial and viral infections, as well as chronic diseases and conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, or diabetes.
-   Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
-   Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
-   Monitor patients' conditions and progress, and re-evaluate treatments, as necessary.
-   Provide health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
-   Immunize patients against preventable diseases.
-   Maintain detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
-   Refer patients to other medical specialists, when necessary.
-   Provide support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
-   Prepare official health documents or records, when necessary.
-   Conduct research into the testing and development of new medications, methods of treatment, or procedures to prevent or control illness, disease, or injury.

_**Greenlife Healthcare Staffing – Empowering Healthcare Professionals, Enriching Lives.**_

## Requirements

**Qualifications:**

-   **Education:** MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school.
-   **Licensure:** Active New York State Medical License.
-   **Certification:** Board Certified/Eligible in Internal Medicine.
-   **Experience:** Prior experience in geriatrics, nursing homes, or long-term care settings preferred.
-   **Technical Skills:** Proficiency in EHR systems, chronic disease management, and preventive care protocols.
-   **Soft Skills:** Compassion, strong communication, cultural competency, and teamwork.

## Benefits

-   **Competitive Compensation:**

-   $205,000 annual salary (based on experience).

-   **Comprehensive Benefits:**

-   Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

-   Salary may reflect bonuses and incentives

-   Flexible Spending Account
-   Paid Time Off
-   Retirement Savings
-   Commuter Benefits program
-   Visa Sponsorship opportunities
-   Malpractice insurance coverage
-   Loan repayment
-   Flexible schedules
-   Stable Employment
-   Exclusive 20% Discount Tuition Reduction with local college
-   $15,000 Sign-on bonus
-   $20,000 Compliance bonus
-   Productivity bonuses apply, and the potential to make additional income if the provider will be on call.