Geriatric Physician, Lahey Clinic

 Geriatric Medicine Physician, Lahey Clinic

Burlington, MA, United States  

✨ The Opportunity 

The Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is seeking a board certified/eligible Geriatric Medicine Physician to help develop and lead an inpatient geriatrics consultation service. 

This role is key to our clinical, educational, and quality improvement missions. 

🏥 What You Will Do 

• Assist with developing an inpatient geriatric consultation service within Lahey’s academic medical center. 
• Provide consultation services as part of interdisciplinary care. 
• Support LHMC’s plans to become an Age-Friendly Health System 
• Teach geriatric care principles to interdisciplinary professional learners, including medical students and residents 
• Commit to promoting quality care transitions. 

🎓 Program & Educational Focus 

• LHMC is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. 
• Professional Development: We support candidates' interests with available clinical, educational, and academic opportunities. 
• Preferred: Interest and experience in program development. 
• Academic Appointment: Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine (commensurate with achievement). 

✅ Qualifications & Requirements 

Candidates must meet the following: 

• Completed Geriatric Medicine Fellowship training by hire date or demonstrate comparable experience. 
• Board certified/eligible in Geriatric Medicine. 
• Demonstrate passion for clinical geriatrics. 

📍 About Lahey Hospital & Medical Center 

• LHMC is a member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), an integrated healthcare system including 4 academic medical centers and 14 member hospitals. 
• LHMC has been recognized as one of America’s 50 best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2023, 2024, and 2025 
• Location: Conveniently located in Burlington, MA, approximately 15 miles northwest of Boston. 
• The Area: Offers excellent schools, academic institutions, and abundant cultural/recreational amenities, with a short drive to the New England lakes, mountains, and shores. 

📧 How to Apply 

Interested candidates should forward a letter of interest and CV to: Janet Waters (Physician Recruiter) 

Email: jwaters2@bilh.org 

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Pay Range:

$220,000.00 USD – $240,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses. 

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Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve.  All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment.  Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy). 

About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health brings you the comfort of knowing your health is always in the best hands, in a place that’s closer to home. Our nationally recognized specialists, superb primary care physicians and award-winning hospitals and services make it easy for you to become and stay healthy. At Lahey Health, we offer services you can count on throughout your life, and with a full spectrum of seamlessly integrated and accessible resources and a smart approach to delivering care, we’re with you every step of the way. Lahey Health has more than 1,400 local providers in adult and pediatric primary care and almost every medical specialty. Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.