Physician

• Area of Interest: Physicians and Medical Residents

• Job ID: 174732

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Telehospitalist Physician to join our system-wide team in IA and IL

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare 2022 ( by Becker’s Healthcare and among America’s Best Employers By State ( in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

• Provide TeleHospitalist coverage at multiple UnityPoint hospitals

• Position is employed with UnityPoint Clinic

• Flexibility with schedule including nights, weekends, and Holidays

• 12, 12-hour shifts/month

• Self-schedulin

• Response time within 30 minutes

• Utilize Vidyo Telehealth

• Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care

• Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment

• Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills

• Managing cross coverage & low acuity admissions (as needed) on overnight shift for one or more hospitals, depending on the number of beds covered.

• Cross cover needs, include but not limited to entering orders, calling nurses, staff, patients, or families.

• Helping with transfers to higher level of care if needed overnight, transfer to ICU or other floors within same facility, calling in through Vidyo to evaluate patients if needed.

• Documentation per CMS & TH guidelines for H&Ps, cross coverage, significant events, handoff, etc.

Qualifications

• MD or DO

• Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

• Requires 1 year of bedside clinical experience as a Hospitalist

• Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in your state of residency, AND IA, IL and WI

• Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice

• Credentialed at all UPH hospitals staffed by a TeleHospitalist

• Unemployable states: NY, CA, OR, VT, WA, DC

We offer

• Shift based compensation with RVU production and performance incentive

• A competitive Total Rewards ( program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.

• Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more

• Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.

• A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

• Support and development opportunities ( that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

• A culture ( guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Please contact Drew Birdsall, Physician and Provider Recruiter, at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io