Locum Physician Hospitalist (Nocturnist)

**Job Overview:**

**Coverage Schedule:** Night shift from 7 PM to 7 AM onsite at the hospital.

**Reason for Coverage:** FMLA leave.

**Patient Load:** Approximately 22 inpatients per day depending on census.

**Work Environment:** 100% inpatient care.

**Current EHR System:** Cerner PowerChart.

**Shift Details:**- **Timing:** 7 PM to 7 AM - ASAC (as assigned).

- **Weekend Commitment:** Yes.

**Qualifications Required:**

- **Board Certification:** Mandatory.

- **Basic Life Support (BLS):** Required (AHA certified).

- **Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS):** Required (AHA certified). -

**Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA):** Verbal confirmation required during name clearance.

- **Background Check:** Clean history required for expedited privileging; candidates with multiple malpractice claims or significant payouts will be redirected.

- **Licensing:** Active Michigan medical license is required.

- **Availability:** Must provide availability upon name clearance.

**Employee Health Requirements:**a. Flu vaccination for the 2024-2025 season.

b. COVID vaccination documentation; if the 2024-2025 booster has not been administered a declination must be submitted.

c. Tuberculosis (TB): - 2-step skin test within the last 12 months or Quantiferon test within the last 6 months.

- Completion of a TB questionnaire.

d. Hepatitis B: Titer results with quantifiable numbers or a declination form.

e. Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR): Evidence of vaccination series or titers with quantifiable results.

f. Varicella: Proof of vaccine series or titers with quantifiable results.

g. Tdap: Adult vaccination received within the past 10 years.

**Certification Requirements:**- Current certifications in ACLS (AHA) and BLS (AHA) are mandatory.

- Must be board certified.

**Licensure:**- Active medical license in Michigan is a prerequisite.