Regional Health Services, Inc. located at U. S. Steel Tower, 57^th Floor, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, seeks a Hospitalist for 201 State Street, Erie, PA 16550 to manage all aspects of medical care for each patient assigned to the hospitalist program during the course of the workday, work in conjunction with the emergency department and the transfer center to accept all admissions and referrals to the hospitalist program, provide medical consultations to other services as requested, work in cooperation with other hospitalists to provide the very best quality seamless care for each patient of the hospitalist program, rapid response team first responder during assigned shift, provide inpatient hospitalist services for select primary care physicians and/or practices as the hospitalist program develops, undertake teaching duties for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, or other medical students as necessary at Hamot or other hospital to which physician agrees to provide services, work in conjunction with emergency room and primary care physicians to provide high quality seamless care for patients assigned to the hospitalist program, develop and adhere to quality standards of care and protocols for patient care in conjunction with other hospitalists, participate in a process improvement committee as needed, share equitably in a work schedule that preserves the continuity of patient care while preserving a healthy physician lifestyle. The hospitalist will treat only adult patients.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Manage all aspects of medical care for each patient assigned to the hospitalist program during the course of the workday
• Work in conjunction with the emergency department and the transfer center to accept all admissions and referrals to the hospitalist program
• Provide medical consultations to other services as requested
• Work in cooperation with other hospitalists to provide the very best quality seamless care for each patient of the hospitalist program
• Rapid response team first responder during assigned shift
• Provide inpatient hospitalist services for select primary care physicians and/or practices as the hospitalist program develops
• Undertake teaching duties for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, or other medical students as necessary at Hamot or other hospital to which physician agrees to provide services
• Work in conjunction with emergency room and primary care physicians to provide high quality seamless care for patients assigned to the hospitalist program
• Develop and adhere to quality standards of care and protocols for patient care in conjunction with other hospitalists
• Participate in a process improvement committee as needed
• Share equitably in a work schedule that preserves the continuity of patient care while preserving a healthy physician lifestyle.
• The Hospitalist will treat only adult patients.