Hospitalist Physician Opportunities with Duke Health (3 Campuses)

Hospitalist PhysiciansAt 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.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.Positions available at multiple hospitals within Duke Health System.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. They support surgical and specialty services through consultative general internal medicine practice, as well as teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations.Hospitalists will engage in direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of his/her overall professional responsibility within the Department. Patient care activities will include, but are not be limited to the following:Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, on-going treatment and clinical management of patientsWhen necessary make referral for consultationDirect care planningOrder medications and therapeutic treatments when warrantedAuthorize transfersConduct risk assessmentWhen appropriate, make determination of readiness and planning for discharge for inpatients in your care.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 hospital environment.Extensive and on-going communications with community primary care physicians who routinely manage the care of patients currently in your care within the hospitalDay-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the patient care teamCompletes all clinical and professional records and documentation accurately and in a timely manner to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements.Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teamsAlign your work with other Hospital Medicine initiatives.Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.Job Eligibility RequirementsEducationMD or DO graduate from an accredited medical school program and completion Internal Medicine Residency.LicensureUnrestricted medical license issued by NCMB.Federal and State DEA with unrestricted prescriptive authorityCertificationABIM (ABIM board eligible recent or pending graduates may also apply)ExperienceTraining 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 but will consider new graduate.Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesTechnical - Clinical training and skills as mandated by the American Board of Internal Medicine for General Internal Medicine physiciansNon-Technical - Ability to work with others in a cooperative, collaborative manner.Strong written and oral communication skillsFor clinician educators - strong clinical teaching skills.Job Hours12 hour shifts, 192 shifts per yearDuke 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.Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard.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.