Medical Doctor - Hospitalist

Our company is looking for a Hospitalist to join our team to work with our esteemed clients.

Responsibilities:

•Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.

•Collaborates with physicians, nursing, and administrative staff to maximize cost-effective use of clinical resources.

•Collaborates with Medical Director in scheduling.

•Educates patients on wellness, prevention, and early detection by providing materials and resources to patients and families.

•Provides cross-coverage at the hospital and other departments as required.

•Supervises patient care delivered by house-staff, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and others as requested.

•May manage the care of patients in critical care units with Intensivist support.

•Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals and monitoring the effectiveness of all interventions.

•Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to ensure the health and comfort of all patients.

•Provides prompt and clear communication about patients’ admission, condition changes and discharge to clinicians responsible for outpatient care.

•Implement measures to assist patients in regaining and sustaining physiologic endurance to include serving in the first assisting role.

•Collaborates with Emergency Department Clinical Staff to determine the most appropriate site of care for individual patients.

•Performs duties at the professional level of quality and efficiency established by Hospital.

•Functions autonomously to conduct patient histories and physicals for complex critical, chronically ill, and acute patients.

•Participates as a team member at patient care conferences.

•Participates in quality improvement, management, continuing education, and other patient care programs established by hospital or clinical requirements.

•Prepares accurate and timely documentation of patient care to maximize the Hospital’s accurate billing and collection of services.

Requirements:

•Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Practice with strong interest and experience in hospital-based care.

•Cover code blue events, rapid response, and admissions.

•American Heart Association BLS Certification & ACLS Certification.

•Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.

•Ability to provide procedures including central lines, intubations.

•Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school.

•Open ICU with critical care coverage during the day.

•Current, active, and unrestricted medical license from any U.S. State or Territory.

•DEA Licensure.

•Unrestricted State of required service License required.

•Ability to be credentialed on all payors.