We are seeking a Locums Hospital Medicine Physician toprovide on-site coverage at a community hospital in Okeechobee, Florida foran ongoing prn (6 months minimum) assignment.
Position Highlights - Assignment Length: ongoing- at least 6 months
- Setting: Hospital-based, on-site coverage
- Schedule: On-site shifts; specific shift times to be determined
- Call: No call responsibilities
- Patient Population: Rural, community-based
- Hospital Size: Approximately 100 beds
- Daily Hospital Census: Approximately 50 patients
- Rounding: Approximately 20-24 patients per day
- Daily Admissions: Approximately 12
- Consults: None
- Trauma: No trauma; primarily bread-and-butter internal medicine cases
- ICU: Open ICU; physician will round in the ICU
- EMR: Not specified
Responsibilities - Provide comprehensive inpatient hospital medicine care.
- Round on approximately 20-24 patients per day.
- Manage admissions and ongoing inpatient medical conditions.
- Provide care for routine internal medicine cases in a community hospital setting.
- Round in the open ICU and manage critically ill patients as appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with Pulmonology and Cardiology for procedures and ventilator management.
- Perform procedures as clinically indicated; no specific procedures are required, but procedural competency is preferred.
- Coordinate discharge planning and outpatient follow-up with community providers.
- Collaborate with nursing, case management, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, laboratory, and other support services.
Requirements - Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
- Active Florida medical license
- Current BLS and ACLS
