Medical Practitioner/Physician (MD/DO)

Locum Tenens Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician

Our client is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible (BC/BE) Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician/Practitioner (MD/DO) to provide locum tenens coverage. This role is ideal for a professional with experience in managing acute and chronic adult inpatient populations. The initial appointment is for a three-month assignment, with the possibility of extension if the position remains unfilled. This full-time position offers regular office hours and the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Assignment Details

• Start Date: Immediate (pending credentialing)
• Duration: Initial 3-month assignment, with the option to extend for an additional 3-6 months
• Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break)
• Overtime: Not approved
• Weekends/Holidays: None
• On-call Duty: None
• Cross Coverage: Required, including forensic populations
• Lunch Coverage Call: Once a month (12:00 PM 1:00 PM)

Qualifications

• Experience: 3+ years as a Physician/Practitioner preferred
• Specialization: Experience with inpatient adult admissions, geriatric admissions, and managing acute and chronic health issues in adult, forensic, and geriatric populations preferred
• Skills: Ability to handle admissions work-ups and manage rapid patient turnover, work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Certification: BLS Healthcare Provider certification required

Position Details

• Facility: Hospitalizations in acute, adult, inpatient wards (male & female, Co-ED)
• Patient Demographics: Forensic, NGRI, Civil, Jail Transfer, and Geriatric populations
• Stay Length: Both short and long-term
• Caseload: Varies by ward and assignment (typically 40-45 patients)
• Psychiatry Coverage: Provided
• Team: Full complement of interdisciplinary team members

Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Conduct examinations, evaluations, diagnoses, and treatments of medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient populations
• Consultation: Serve as a medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner
• Assessments: Complete admission medical assessments, including history and physical exams, mental status examinations, and entering admission orders
• Diagnostics: Order diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures
• Monitoring: Monitor patient progress, including laboratory values and special procedures, with appropriate follow-up or referrals
• Collaboration: Consult with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status and collaborate with psychiatric practitioners to provide DSM-5 diagnoses
• Clinic Coverage: Provide coverage to the medical clinic and admission suite to ensure the admission process is completed
• Medication Management: Prescribe medications at the lowest effective dose, assess and address medication side-effects, and report adverse drug reactions
• Documentation: Ensure timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow-up, and annual assessments) in patient records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines