Physician / Nephrology / Hawaii / Permanent / General Nephrologist Job

Job Title: General Nephrologist, reporting to the partnership

Work Requirements:

Location: This position is for a general nephrologist to join our group to fulfill the community care needs primarily on Ohau in Hawaii with some travel to the surrounding islands.

Schedule: In General, the work schedule will be Monday-Friday and will be a mixture of office clinics, hospital based services (inpatient rounding, consult coverage, and in hospital dialysis program development/oversight), and dialysis responsibilities (unit rounds and care conferences.) Before and/or after hours meetings may be frequent depending on facility and company needs.

Job Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The primary role of a nephrologist in this practice is delivery of direct nephrology medical management to patients in the hospital, at dialysis, and in the office settings. It will include but not limited to the following:
Acute, sub-acute, out-patient, and chronic patient consultations with follow up and ongoing comprehensive medical management.
Emergency coverage of nephrology medical management issues including 24/7 availability to acute care facilities on a rotational basis.
Effective updates through communication and education of referring providers, patients, and family members as appropriate, of medical management plan, clinical progress, and prognosis.
Participate in the professional development through education and mentorship of ancillary staff and other allied professionals.
Coordinate and/or participate in integrated specialty and subspecialty consultations and interdisciplinary care conferences as needed.
Participate in the strategic planning, oversight, and quality improvement initiatives of multiple facilities and a variety of programs as directed by the Company.

Requirements:
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Board Certified/Board Eligible in Nephrology
Active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Hawaii
Active and unrestricted DEA
Ability to participate in Medicare, Medicaid, and all other federal and state payment programs

Our practice is positioned to be the leading private provider of nephrology services in Hawaii. When entering into private practice, it is important to select a group that is not only concerned with adapting to the changes in healthcare, but also a group that has the size and the resources to adapt effectively. Although our physicians already have well established goodwill in Hawaii, we believe that we are only at the dawn of our potential. Hawaii holds significant opportunities for private nephrologists and our nephrologists are at the forefront of each.