Hospitalist Physician

Position Description:
PROVIDERS must be willing to pick up a group of DAY and NIGHT dates. (NEW PROVIDERS needed to cover these dates)

12/24 - 12/27 Nights 7pm to 7am
12/28 - 12/31 Nights 7pm to 7am
12/29 - 12/31 ARU 8am to 6pm
12/29 - 12/31 Med1 7am to 7pm
Preferred Schedule: 10-hour shift on ARU (observation unit) & 12-hour shift day 7am to 7pm med surg / nights 7pm to 7am
Worksite Setting: inpatient
Scope of Work: 14 - 17 patients per shift.
No procedures for Day shifts.
Night Shift hospitalists will be credentialed for and be able to perform critical care procedures such as central venous catheters, arterial lines, endotracheal intubation and ventilator management to manage critical care patients in the intensive care unit
Licenses, Certifications, Requirements: MUST BE BOARD CERTIFIED FP OR IM,
EMR: Meditech

how many providers during the day? How are admissions handled (i.e., dedicated admitter or 'round robin')? We have 5 hospitalists scheduled each day. Three are assigned to the inpatient medicine service, one covers the Acute Rehab Unit, and one serves as the Nocturnist.

The Hospitalist OnCall is the first point of contact for new admissions and distributes them in a roundrobin fashion among the inpatient team. We do not have a dedicated admitter; however, on weekends a resident is assigned to assist with admissions for part of the day.

How are codes handled? The Hospitalist on Call for that day responds to all codes. With assistance from our residents.

Are there critical care procedures needed for the day provider? There is an intensivist on site during the day shift. We would need to defer to the Medical Staff Credentialing team to determine whether any specific procedure privileges are required, or to the Service Chiefs for further discussion regarding procedural expectations. Most of our critical care patients are typically staffed on the teaching service, which also provides additional teaching opportunities. Our locum physicians will not be assigned to the daytime teaching service at this time.