Hospitalist - Internal Medicine- PRN

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hospital-specific experience preferred
• Internal Medicine experience preferred

PRN Shift Information:

• 4 to 6 calls per month
• For in-house calls, must be willing to stay in the hospital
• 12 hour day shifts - 7 A to 7 P
• 12 hour evening shifts - 7 P to 7 A
• Mainly nights and weekend coverage needed
• Agreeable to maintain 4 shifts in a row on weekends, if necessary

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hospital coverage of inpatients for planned ortho surgery patients
• Works alongside hospitalist physicians and advanced practice clinicians as part of a team to provide thorough inpatient care including history, physical, imaging/laboratory orders, treatment, consultations, and discharge planning
• Extensive patient education on disease processes, treatment, and follow-up recommendations
• Observation/inpatient admissions, day-to-day rounding, post-operative medical management, consults for medical management, discharge planning
• Daily interaction with surgeons, specialists, nurses, social workers, therapists, pharmacists, and other treatment team members
• Attends CME lectures, ongoing education presentations, and staff meetings
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to communicate effectively with staff, peers, physicians, and the public. Ability to speak and understand English fluently.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Light physical effort; some standing, walking, bending, reaching, stooping; manual dexterity to operate keyboard and other equipment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Climate-controlled environment with occasional periods of being outside.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified, and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position.