Chief Hospitalist

The ideal candidate for this role, Full Time Chief Hospitalist (CH), will be innovative and compassionate about providing care and educating the patients in this community! You will be given the opportunity to make an impact and change the lives of countless people from all different walks of life through your leadership and valuable experience! A core summary and additional duties for this position are detailed below if you believe that your have what it takes to join us!

Summary:

The Chief Hospitalist will provide inpatient clinical care to patients who are referred to the organization through assigned and unassigned admissions from medical staff members or other sources. The CH will be aware of and provide care to admitted patients on an ongoing basis and ensure that discharges are handled in a timely manner in accordance the policy guidelines and federal regulations. The CH will serve as a clinical team lead for all codes, rapid responses, and other emergent clinical scenarios while working to ensure optimal team performance and adherence to all relevant guidelines. The scope of care will include adult internal medicine, pediatric, critical care, and behavioral health.

Additional Duties:

• Provide oversight to all admitted patients to ensure they are cared for on an ongoing basis and discharged in a timely manner in accordance to policy and regulatory guidelines
• Actively participate in activities to improve quality and patient satisfaction such as medical staffing committees, performance improvement projects, peer review, QA meetings, and overall use and performance of guidelines / protocols
• Regularly coordinate with both the clinical and administrative leadership teams to ensure high quality and effective patient care
• Teach and mentor clinical staff on an ongoing basis to ensure they are educated on the best evidence based guidelines when providing care
• Communicates regularly with referring physicians, specialists, administration, patients, and other hospital departments regarding the care and treatment provided to patients
• Supervision of residents or students when they are interacting and providing care to patients