Staff Physician-Hospitalist (Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology)

The rapidly expanding Hospitalist Medicine Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is seeking a Pediatrician/Pediatric Hospitalist to join our team as a Staff Physician. Our Hospitalist Program is set in a world‑class medical environment and allows for hands‑on patient experiences covering a full range of hematologic and oncologic diagnoses.

We are recruiting highly motivated individuals who enjoy both inpatient and urgent care practice to join our program. The Hospitalist Medicine Program includes approximately 14 physicians and 12 advanced practice providers, many of whom are board certified in pediatric hematology/oncology. In this role, you will treat patients on the inpatient units (night shifts) and in our on‑site outpatient acute care clinic (24/7). We offer a flexible schedule with approximately 14 shifts per month (shifts are 9-12.5 hours). This position may work weekdays, weeknights, and/or weekends.

As an integral member of the hospitalist team, you will work with nursing staff, advanced practice practitioners, hospitalist colleagues, primary oncologists, and subspecialty physicians to ensure quality clinical care for St. Jude patients. Night coverage includes multiple hospitalist providers with Pediatric Intensive Care support also available in‑house 24/7. Top subspecialty and surgical support are available on home call each evening. Members of the Hospitalist Program are active in medical education, quality and patient safety initiatives, clinical education of trainees, and clinical research.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs patient‑care duties according to established standards, general and service‑specific scopes of care, policies and procedures, and patient‑specific protocols. Annually demonstrates performance competency in each of the following: Obtains Informed Consent for research protocols. Inquires about medical, family, and social histories and performs physical examination. Orders appropriate diagnostic studies. Interprets patient data to accurately diagnose disease and disease stage. Identifies appropriate medical treatment, whether protocol or non‑protocol. Monitors and evaluates patient response to medical treatment. Facilitates appropriate patient referrals. Provides patient and family support. Provides patient follow‑up to other health care providers, including referring physicians. Prescribes medications as appropriate and writes the drug orders in accordance with clinical privileges. Monitors patient in accordance with SJCRH standards. Provides consultation services for the nursing staff regarding questions relating to clinical care visits, discharge of inpatients and difficult medical management cases. Works with the other physicians as appropriate concerning potentially difficult patient care questions, drug usage, procure requirements, etc. Evaluates patient for need for and level of prescription medicines required and consider alternative techniques for patient care. Interacts and discusses with primary physicians and patient family appropriate patient care and prescription medicines. Provides reports as necessary to third party providers and sub‑specialists. Acts as a participatory member of the clinical care teams. Complies with all clinical staff bylaws, rules and regulations.
• Directly supervises assigned staff to include performance, scheduling, continuing education, and work assignments. Participates in performance appraisals. Provides opportunities for staff development of assigned staff. Implements and maintains on‑going education of clinical staff. Facilitates clinical experience of Postdoctoral Fellows. Promotes communication between clinic staff and fellows. Participates in on‑going assessment of fellows in the clinic. Participates in continuing educational efforts for nurse practitioners and other health care providers.
• Compliance and Reporting: Ensures compliance with HCFA billing guidelines and other regulatory agencies, as appropriate. Submits information and reports as required. Develops mechanisms to monitor compliance and quality. Works collaboratively with other clinic staff (e.g., schedulers, nursing management, etc.) to resolve issues that may arise. Develops timely, accurate, and meaningful reports regarding the operation of the department. Provides periodic status reports to the Department Chair.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age‑related needs of the patients served on the assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development for all ages served. Demonstrates ability to assess and interpret age‑specific data about the patient’s status. Identifies the patient’s age‑specific needs. Provides age‑appropriate care for all ages served. Serves the following age groups: Infant toddler (0‑6 years), School‑age (6‑11 years), Adolescent (12‑20 years).
• Participates in the detection, reporting, and improvement of systems to prevent patient care incidents and improve patient safety and quality.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed to meet the goals and objectives of the department and the institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics required. Board certified or eligible in specialty area preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• Experience in Pediatrics or specialty area preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by Law:

• Unrestricted medical license to practice in the State of Tennessee.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by SJCRH Only:

• Must maintain active unrestricted privileges at SJCRH.

Compensation

St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The estimate is $167,377 ‑ $347,630 per year for the role of Staff Physician‑Hospitalist (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology).

St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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