Physician Hospitalist - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Location: \n
\nMeriden, CT\n
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\nMeriden, Connecticut offers a welcoming small-city feel with easy access to some of the finest schools in the nation and a wide range of recreational activities across four beautiful seasons. Ideally situated within two hours of both Boston and New York City, Meriden provides an exceptional quality of life whether you prefer coastal living, leafy suburbs, or vibrant urban areas.\n
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Facility: \n
\nThis 156-bed community hospital is an affiliate of the largest integrated health care system in Connecticut, which includes seven hospitals, a large multi-specialty medical group, the largest behavioral health network in Connecticut, senior care services, and a rehabilitation network. The facility offers a clinically advanced and stimulating work environment with strong interdisciplinary team support.\n
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Opportunity: \n
\nPhysician - Hospital Medicine\n
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Job Details: \n
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• Provide comprehensive medical management of adult patients requiring intermediate-level care in the Step-Down Unit (SDU) or Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
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• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage hospitalized adult patients requiring step-down level of care
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• Admit patients from the Emergency Department, ICU transfers, direct admissions, and outside facilities as appropriate
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• Provide daily patient assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing medical management
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• Monitor patients with complex medical conditions requiring enhanced observation, telemetry, non-invasive respiratory support, or frequent clinical reassessment
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• Manage conditions including sepsis, respiratory failure, cardiac arrhythmias, post-procedural monitoring, stroke, complex metabolic disorders, and gastrointestinal bleeding
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• Recognize clinical deterioration and facilitate timely transfer to the ICU when indicated
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• Coordinate consultations with specialty services and implement recommendations
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• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and care coordination meetings
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• Collaborate with intensivists regarding patient transfers and co-management when appropriate
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• Engage patients and families in treatment planning and shared decision-making
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• Support quality improvement initiatives focused on patient outcomes, throughput, safety, and resource utilization
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• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation within the electronic medical record
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• Prior hospital medicine experience of 5 years preferred, with experience managing progressive care, telemetry, or intermediate-care patients
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• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required
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• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine required
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• Current BLS and ACLS certification required
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• Current DEA registration and controlled substance prescribing privileges required
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• Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in Connecticut required
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Compensation: \n
\nEmployed salary with benefits.\n
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