Physician (Regular Ft)- Hospitalist

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Job Duties

Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Admit and manage inpatients with general adult medical illnesses. This includes performing histories and physical examinations, rounding on patients, writing progress notes, discharge planning and timely completion of discharge summaries.
• Work closely with specialists and primary care physicians to ensure that inpatients receive continuous high-quality care.
• Provision of 24/7 consultative support to inpatients admitted to surgical service.
• Demonstrate interest in engaging in ongoing process improvement with respect to measures of quality care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, patient and family education, utilization management, cost control.
• Take an active role in optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the inpatient care process from admission through discharge.
• Perform inter-professional rounds on assigned medical awards, managing, and participating in the patients' care.
• Participate in quality management/assurance and chart review activities.
• Participate in and at times lead, clinical and education administrative committees, task groups, or special projects.
• Serve on Medical Staff committees.
• Experience with routine Hospitalist procedures and airway management preferred but not required.
• Provide triage services for coordination of admission of patients currently in an ambulatory setting including the emergency room and/or clinic.
• Discuss all medical admissions with emergency room, ICU, and clinic physicians to ensure clinical appropriateness of admission to general medical floors.
• Discuss with external attending providers, the possible transfer of appropriate Veterans from outlying hospitals/Emergency Departments

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Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, Day Shift

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