What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospitalist position at Cooper University Hospital?
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Unit Overview
Cooper University Hospital at Cape Regional is a 213-bed facility that includes a cancer center and the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center. The swing shift and nocturnist role will primarily handle admissions and cross coverage on the floor and ICU. The nocturnist or swing shift attending will work alongside an APP.
Short Description
Cooper University Hospital at Cape Regional is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to work full-time nights and swing shift at our Cape Regional location in Cape May Court House, NJ at 2 Stone Harbor Boulevard. We are a practice of more than 150 physicians and APPs. Cooper University Healthcare at Cape Regional is a non-profit, full-service community hospital with 213 licensed beds.
Physician will provide the following services:
- Complete all duties of attending physician as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws
- Coordinate all specialty consultations and resource utilization
- Admit patients to the service
- Discharge patients in a timely manner
- At time of discharge/transfer will complete Discharge Instructions and medication reconciliation
- Dictate DC Summary at time of discharge and indicate copy to be sent to family doctor and all specialists following patient during stay
- Participate in QI and RM and UM as reasonably requested
- Respond to Hospital codes as Lead Physician as requested
- Participate as a back-up member of Rapid Response Team when Cooper Intensivists are not scheduled to be on the Rapid Response Team
- Complete Medical Records in a timely fashion
- Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws and Hospital Rules and Regulations and policies
- Perform other life/limb saving procedures as may from time to time be necessary
- Make best effort to ensure compliance with all Core Measure quality indicators for patients under their care
- Perform the duties as mutually agreed
- Participate in teaching of house staff
- Comply with the requirements of the voluntary teaching faculty
- Respond to PRN calls for evaluation/orders
Education Requirements
Requires Medical degree. Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
License/ Certification Requirements
New Jersey license will be required.
The New Jersey Pay Transparency Act requires disclosure of the pay range for this position.
A salary offer will vary based on the job role, candidate experience, qualifications, internal pay equity and market data.
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