Physician, SeniorCare PACE Program

Sutter SeniorCare PACE is seeking an experienced Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatrics physician to join our interdisciplinary team in Sacramento. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides comprehensive care to medically complex older adults with the goal of helping participants remain safely and independently in their communities. This is a unique opportunity to practice relationship-based medicine with low daily visit volume, extended appointment times, broad clinical resources, and a highly collaborative care team. Practice Info Typically 7 to 8 patient visits per day, with some days as few as 390-minute new participant assessments and 60-minute comprehensive reassessments Monday through Friday outpatient practice Daily interdisciplinary team meeting from approximately 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. First patient generally scheduled at 9:00 a.m. and last patient by approximately 3:30 p.m. Approximately 625 participants currently served across three care teams Each care team includes a physician and nurse practitioner supported by an interdisciplinary group representing 11 disciplines Limited traditional patient-portal inbox burden Opportunities to participate in quality improvement, memory care, palliative care, polypharmacy reduction, fall prevention, and chronic disease initiatives Shift & Schedule Monday through Friday outpatient practice Call is shared across the clinical team and supported by a nurse triage service Approximately 1 in 7 to 8 weekday calls Approximately 1 in 7 to 8 weekend calls, subject to team coverage Weeknight call is approximately 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Weekend call runs Friday evening through Monday morning Call is taken from home CompensationSalaried position starting at $285,000 Sign-on bonus