Job Description:

Position Title: Gerontologist

Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology

HMFP at BIDMC

Harvard Medical School

The Medicine Department at HMFP @ BIDMC is seeking a Gerontologist for a full-time faculty position for our Boston location.  

This role will be 80% clinical and 20% research as outlined below:

Clinical

• 2 clinics (each 4hrs in length) per week at BIDMC Boston

• Outpatient care provided at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute equivalent to .5 FTE

• Participating in the on-call rotation for the practice

Teaching and Admin

You will serve as our Clinical Director of Onco-Geriatrics and will have ample time for teaching in the outpatient settings with our interns, residents, and fellows. You will also serve as Clinical Director of Geriatrics for the Center for Cancer and Aging at DFCI.

Research Expectations

Total research FTE devoted to research will be 0.2. Any changes to this commitment will be determined in collaboration with and subject to the Division of Gerontology leadership.

Interested candidates should have: MD or DO from an accredited medical school

• Board-certified or eligible in Geriatrics

• A valid MA medical license or the ability to obtain one

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

The candidate will be appointed to the faculty of Harvard Medical School at an academic rank commensurate with experience.

As a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, BIDMC and the Department of [department name], provide a clinically advanced and supportive academic environment for residents, fellows, and faculty. We’re also proud and excited to be an integral part of the landmark collaboration among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) to establish New England’s only freestanding adult inpatient cancer hospital. The collaboration will provide unparalleled opportunities for Geriatrics and other physician specialties to be part of DFCI’s internationally recognized cancer team.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a 743-bed hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, is a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH).  BILH, a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) is one of the largest physician organizations in New England, dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care, education, and research. As a physician-led organization, HMFP partners with more than 2,400 providers to support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development, and foster balance at work and home. HMFP physicians have faculty affiliations with Harvard Medical School (HMS) and provide care throughout the BILH system and additional hospitals across Massachusetts.

Pay Range:

The base pay range reflects what Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time. Actual compensation within this range may be determined based on several factors, including academic appointment, work experience, specialty training, geography of work location, anticipated productivity, FTE basis, and role expectations. In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for performance-based incentives, which may include bonuses for productivity and quality HMFP also offers a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program to eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement plan(s) with employer contributions.