Physician - Hospitalist

Hospitalist Job

The Hospitalist provides comprehensive, high-quality inpatient medical care to hospitalized Veterans within an interdisciplinary team structure. The Hospitalist serves as the primary attending physician for general medicine ward patients, coordinates continuity of care across transitions, supervises clinical trainees, and contributes to quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Admit and evaluate patients on medical service and intensive care units for diagnosis, treatment planning, and disposition decisions
• Provide primary attending physician coverage for hospitalized Veterans (varying shifts: 12-hour, and overnight Medical Officer of the Day assignments)
• Manage acute and chronic medical conditions, medication optimization, and complex medical-surgical co-management patients
• Coordinate care transitions with consultants, specialists, primary care physicians, and post-acute care facilities
• Implement evidence-based protocols and clinical pathways to optimize patient outcomes and length of stay
• Maintain comprehensive, timely documentation in the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) and compliance with all clinical documentation standards
• Respond to rapid response calls and code blue resuscitations as clinically indicated
• Serve as Medical Officer of the Day to oversee general medicine service operations, triage transfer requests, manage patient flow, and ensure balanced workload distribution
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, case conferences, and care coordination meetings
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, clinical pathway development, and performance improvement projects
• Monitor and address patient safety events and provide feedback on process improvements
• Participate in service scheduling, call coverage, and operational planning
• Serve on clinical committees and quality improvement initiatives as assigned
• Contribute to credentialing, privileging, and peer review processes
• Maintain current ACLS and BLS certifications
• Participate in continuing medical education and professional development
• Engage in faculty development activities and academic responsibilities as appropriate to facility structure and mission
• Work collaboratively with nursing, pharmacy, social work, case management, and specialty services
• Coordinate with Veterans integrated care teams for discharge planning and post-acute disposition
• Communicate effectively with primary care physicians regarding ongoing patient management and follow-up
• Participate in huddles and team meetings to align care planning and ensure safe transitions of care

Work Schedule: Full-time. Shifts include 12-hour days, and overnight Medical Officer of the Day assignments. Participation in on-call schedules as determined by facility staffing model

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting