Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician with Duke Health Medical Oncology Inpatient Service

Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician

Duke's Division of Medical Oncology and the Duke Cancer Institute are actively recruiting for a Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician to integrate into our Medical Oncology / Solid Tumor Service. Nocturnist Hospitalist Physicians in Oncology are clinicians and/or clinician educators who provide clinical care for adult oncology patients admitted at Duke University Hospital during the overnight shift of 7 pm 7 am.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessment, evaluation, pain and symptom management, care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic recommendations, and medical decision making.
• Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage/support an open visitor-friendly environment within the medical/hospital environment.
• Extensive and ongoing communications with primary oncology teams who routinely manage the cancer care of patients in the outpatient setting.
• Day-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
• Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align this work with other Oncology initiatives.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Job Eligibility Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited MD or DO medical school
• Completion of Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Hematology/Oncology Fellowship preferred, but not required

• Board-eligible IM pending or recent graduates may apply, but otherwise, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification is required.
• Board Certified in Hematology and/or Oncology is preferred but not required.

• License to practice medicine issued by the NCMB
• Federal and State DEA License

• Hospitalist and/or Hematology/Oncology experience preferred, but welcome new grad applicants

Job Hours

• 10 twelve-hour shifts per month, generally 7 pm 7 am

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