Physician Hospitalist - Competitive Salary

Job Description

ATC West Healthcare is seeking a full-time Hospitalist Physician (MD/DO) to join its collaborative, mission-driven inpatient team serving patients across Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. This permanent opportunity offers a patient-centered hospital medicine practice in a rural community hospital environment, with strong specialty support, no required procedures, and a focus on evidence-based inpatient care.

Dates / Schedule\n

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• Full-time permanent Hospitalist position
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• Inpatient hospital-based practice
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• No procedures required
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• Not accepting:\n
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  • Locum or locum-to-perm candidates
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  • Candidates commuting more than 1 hour
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  • Candidates planning to hold another concurrent position
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  • Visa candidates (although J1 sponsorship support is referenced in benefits section)
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Job Details / Responsibilities\n

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• Provide direct inpatient medical care, including:\n
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  • Admissions
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  • Daily rounding
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  • Patient discharges
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• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions
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• Deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care
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• Coordinate transitions of care and treatment planning
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• Order, interpret, and act on:\n
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  • Laboratory studies
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  • Imaging
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  • Diagnostic testing
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• Respond to:\n
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  • Codes
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  • Rapid response situations
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  • Medical emergencies
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• Provide ventilator management
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• Collaborate closely with:\n
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  • Specialists
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  • Primary care providers
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  • Nurses
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  • Respiratory therapists
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  • CRNAs
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  • Emergency Medicine physicians
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  • Ancillary staff
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• Participate in:\n
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  • Interdisciplinary rounds
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  • Hospital committees
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  • Quality improvement initiatives
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  • Performance evaluations
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• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, and follow-up care
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• Maintain accurate and timely EMR documentation
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• Specialty backup/support available from:\n
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  • Surgeons for central lines
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  • Respiratory therapy
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  • Emergency physicians
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  • CRNAs
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Required Skills & Qualifications\n

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• MD or DO from an accredited medical school required
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• Board Certified or Board Eligible in:\n
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  • Internal Medicine, or
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  • Family Medicine
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• Active Vermont medical license required
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• DEA certification required prior to start
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• BLS certification required
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• ACLS certification required
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• Ventilator management experience required
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• Experience running codes required
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• 2–3 years of Hospitalist experience highly preferred
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• Rural health experience highly preferred
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• Clean malpractice history required
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• NPDB Self-Query report within 30 days required at presentation
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• Must disclose visa sponsorship needs during submission
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• Candidates must not have applied directly to the position prior to agency presentation
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