HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN - PRN

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together. About Duke Raleigh Hospital, A Campus of Duke University Hospital Pursue your passion for caring with the Duke Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. With 204-beds, it is the third largest of the four Duke Health hospitals and offers a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care. Occ Summary Hospitalist physicians in the Hospital Medicine Department are clinicians and/or clinician educators who provide clinical care for patients admitted at Duke University Health System hospitals, support surgical and specialty services through consultative general internal medicine practice, and teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations. Work Performed Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, on‑going treatment and clinical management, necessary referral for consultation, care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic orders, transfer authorization, risk assessment, and, when appropriate, determination of readiness and planning for discharge for inpatients at DUHS hospitals. 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 on‑going communications with community primary care physicians who routinely manage the care of patients currently in the hospital. Day‑to‑day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the patient care 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 Hospital Medicine initiatives. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Technical: Clinical training and skills as mandated by the American Board of Internal Medicine for General Internal Medicine physicians. Non-Technical: Ability to work with others in a cooperative, collaborative manner. Strong written and oral communication skills. For clinician educators, strong clinical teaching skills. Level Characteristics Technical: Clinical training and skills as mandated by the American Board of Internal Medicine for General Internal Medicine physicians. Non-Technical: Ability to work with others in a cooperative, collaborative manner. Strong written and oral communication skills. For clinician educators, strong clinical teaching skills. Minimum Qualifications Education Work requires an MD, DO, and completion of advanced graduate medical education in Internal Medicine with board eligibility or board certification in internal medicine. Experience Training experiences as mandated by the ABIM for board eligibility are required, clinical and teaching experience in an inpatient healthcare environment including experience in both large academic medical center and community hospital environments is preferred. Degrees, Licensures, Certifications Physician will maintain a current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina, federal and state prescriptive authority, and will obtain and maintain board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in accordance with the Medical Staff Bylaws of the DUHS Hospitals. Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status. Essential Physical Job Functions Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department. #J-18808-Ljbffr Direct Jobs