Hospitalist Physician

Specialty: Hospitalist

Practice Setting: Outpatient clinic

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 3 months, ongoing

Coverage Needed: Full-time or consistent part-time

Shift: Day shift

Hours: 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Block Scheduling: No

Coverage Type: Scheduled shifts + on-call required

Day-shift rounding with a rotating call schedule

Generally 2 call days every 7 days

Non-call days: Onsite until 5:00 PM. Physicians will cross-cover their own patients until 7:00 PM, which can be done remotely.

Call days: Must remain onsite until 7:00 PM.

There are two types of call:

• Triage call: Phone calls from the transfer center from 4:00 7:00 PM

• Admitting support call: Assisting the admitting APP and signing off on admissions. The physician is not receiving admissions throughout the day but may occasionally take an admission between 4:00 5:30 PM.

Patients per day: Approximately 17

Patient population: Ages 16+ through geriatrics

Patient acuity: Must be comfortable caring for medically complex patients

OB: No OB

Pediatrics: No pediatrics

ICU: Closed ICU

Transfers: Rarely transfer patients out

Special procedures: None required

Codes: Physicians do not have to run their own codes

EMR: Epic

Hospital size: 220 beds

APP support

Several other hospitalists

Admitting APP support

Travel: Provided

Lodging: Provided

Strong preference for local candidates who can drive in on short notice when needed

Board Certification: Required

Missouri License: Active MO license required; IMLC will be considered

DEA: Required

Certifications: BLS and ACLS

Experience: Prefer at least 1 year of experience

New graduates may be considered but must be comfortable working independently and able to hit the ground running

Credentialing timeframe: Approximately days