Physician - Family Medicine - Hospitalist and Nocturnist

ABOUT WILLIAMSON HEALTH | Williamson Health is a regional healthcare system based in Williamson County, Tennessee, with more than 2,300 employees across more than 30 locations and more than 860 physicians and advanced care practitioners offering exceptional healthcare across 60-plus specialties and subspecialties close to home. The flagship facility, Williamson Medical Center, which recently opened its new Boyer-Bryan West Tower, offers extensive women's services, state-of-the-art cardiology services, advanced surgical technologies, an award-winning obstetrics and NICU, leading-edge orthopaedics, outpatient imaging services, and distinct comprehensive emergency and inpatient services for both adult and pediatric patients. Other Williamson Health service providers include the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center, Williamson Health physician practices that are strategically located throughout the community, countywide Emergency Medical Services that include 18 rapid response units, Williamson Health Foundation, and multiple joint venture Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics in Williamson County. Williamson Health is a system where your talents will be valued and your skillset expanded. We are rooted in our promise to world-class, compassionate care for the residents of Williamson County and surrounding communities, taking exceptional pride in serving our community. We value and support the diversity and cultural differences among one another and are committed to upholding an inclusive environment that appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: respect for every individual, the health and total well-being of all people, human compassion and integrity. These shape who we are as an organization and are essential for delivering the highest level of culturally competent care and treatment of every patient, family member, visitor, physician and employee.

Williamson Health is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefits program, that offers you choice and flexibility, so you can take charge of your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
o Medical, Dental, Vision
o Retirement Matching
o Tuition reimbursement
o FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
o Legal Aid

Williamson Health is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Responsible for providing high quality, cost effective, and evidence based medical care to the hospitalized patients as well as providing support to our surgical and specialty services through consultative general medicine practice. The Hospitalist is responsible for coordinating care for patients at discharge, and facilitating hand-off to the outpatient physician.

Formal Education / Training:
Current licensure by the State of Tennessee as a medical doctor or osteopathic physician.
Able to demonstrate leadership, managerial ability, good interpersonal relationships, and apply sound administrative principles.
Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
Patient care delivery in the acute care setting, to include floors, Critical Care Units, and Emergency Department.

Equipment and Skills:
Standard patient care equipment and training, including the electronic medical record, is provided. The hospitalist must have the ability to work well under pressure, to function dependently and independently, and to be flexible in applying medical knowledge to a variety of situations.

Able to communicate in English verbally and legibly.
Includes the patient and their family in care planning.
Provides information, education, and support to nurses and other staff. Includes nurses and other staff in care planning.
Communicates and works cooperatively with peers, consultants, and ER staff.
Maintains knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing education, hospital conferences, home study, and use of resources and consultants.
Participates in building positive culture through honest, constructive, friendly, and team-minded interactions.
Chart documentation is accurate, clear, concise, and conforms to the program's adopted system of note-writing.
Reports to work on time and assures patient care is appropriately triaged, managed, or assigned prior to leaving.