Hospitalist - Physician

Located in downtown Baltimore, the Baltimore VA Medical Center (VAMC) is a premier facility within the VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) and an academic affiliate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). The Baltimore VAMC is a modern 324-bed facility adjacent to University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). Both hospitals are conveniently connected by a walkway which facilitates integration of educational, research and clinical activities. Our facility is known for its advanced medical care, cutting-edge research, and collaborative teaching environment.

The Baltimore VAMC is one of only a few VA Medical Centers in the country with two large federally funded programs in geriatrics - Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC) and a Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. It is currently ranked as one of the top VA Medical Centers in VA-funded research.

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES include but are not limited to:

• Clinical Coverage: Provide expert inpatient medical care and consultation to hospitalized Veterans on the hospital medicine service, including admission, evaluation, management, and discharge of adult inpatients.
• Supervision:
• Provide clinical oversight and indirect supervision for Hospitalist Advanced Practice Providers (Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners) and residents rotating on the inpatient medicine service.
• Supervise medical students and residents assigned, ensuring all required oversight is documented per VHA/Baltimore VAMC policy.
• Progress Notes: Ensure daily progress notes are entered for all inpatients. When notes are completed by a resident, document appropriate supervision in accordance with Baltimore VA Medical Center and national VA policy.
• Call Responsibility: Provide on-call phone coverage as assigned, ensuring availability for supervision and patient care issues within the inpatient medicine service.
• Discharge Planning & Interdisciplinary Care: Actively participate in discharge planning and interdisciplinary rounds and meetings to optimize patient transitions and coordination of care. Accurately and efficiently hand off patient care at the end of each rotation as indicated.
• Administrative Contributions: Support administrative and quality improvement efforts as directed by the Chief of Hospital Medicine, particularly those central to acute medicine and/or Baltimore VAMC, VISN 5, or national initiatives/directives.
• Documentation: Complete all required clinical documentation in accordance with Baltimore VA Medical Center and VHA policies and procedures.

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

Performance Pay: Up to 15K annually.

Work Schedule:

• Mainly 2 weeks on wards (including weekends) and then 2 weeks off. The 2 weeks off will include a couple days of administrative time.
• Expected to be on sick/emergency coverage 6-7 weeks (weekdays only) out of the year during "off" blocks.
• Required to take turns being the on-call Hospitalist while on wards to staff admissions with the residents before 10pm and staff emergency medicine consults (rare).

Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care.