Hospitalist

Full Time, 12-13 weeks/year

Function

This position is responsible for the provision of quality medical care to patients at Down east Community Hospital. The physician will ensure that the care provided to patients is coordinated, comprehensive and meets professional standards of practice.

Responsibilities

• Accepts patient referrals, and coordinates all aspects of care for hospital patients referred by medical staff members.
• Provides professional medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury to up to seventeen hospital inpatients.
• Utilizes case management services in decision making.
• Discussion of end of life preferences with patients, families and staff.
• Consultation with specialists as needed and coordinates the care between the primary care and consulting physicians
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in accordance with training and experience and scope of clinical privileges granted through medical staff membership
• Timely and proactive discharge planning (discharge orders written by 1 100 whenever possible.
• Participates in multidisciplinary discharge planning that minimizes need for patient's readmission to DECH.
• Function as a medical consultant to all areas of the hospital, including timely consultations to the Emergency Department, surgeons and other medical staff members upon request.
• Provide on call coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, onsite or offsite by telephone; responding within time frames established by the medical staff or emergent, urgent and routine requests.
• During hours of attendance at the hospital, respond to all "Code Blue" calls and be available to assist the Emergency Department physician with this and other emergencies. He/she will respond within times frames established by the medical staff for emergent, urgent and routine requests.
• During the week of assigned hospitalist duties, the hospitalist will read all EKG's and perform scheduled stress testing.
• Participate in DECH Quality Improvement activities, including:
• Participation in assigned medical staff meetings.
• Provide leadership in development of protocols and other clinical effectiveness projects.
• Participate with the nursing and case management teams in maintaining effective utilization and resources management, medical record appropriateness and appropriate discharge planning.
• Participate in patient rounding, triage and disposition to expedite patient flow throughout the organization and assist with patient placement and census management efforts.
• Participate in the resolution of patient and provider complaints and enhancement of patient and provider satisfaction as measured by periodic surveys.
• Maintain excellent working relationships and communication with the Other physician members of the hospitalist practice, members of the medical, nursing and clinical staff and hospital leadership.
• Hand off information to the next hospitalist in a clear manner consistent with DECH policy.
• Complete and maintain adequate and proper medical records with respect to all patients examined or treated in accordance with all legal, accreditation, regulatory and third party payor requirements.
• Comply with all Medical Staff bylaws and policies, code of conduct, hospital policies, rules and regulations as currently exist or are hereinafter amended.
• Participate as a provider of medical services with third party payers, including any HMO or PPO, with which DECH contracts.
• Comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and other legal requirements
• Perform such other services as are reasonably assigned by the Medical Staff President.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Current, valid State of Maine medical license
• Valid DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificate
• Ability to work well with others and to function independently without supervision o Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Physical Environment:

• Sitting: 4 - 7 hours/day Standing: 3 - 4 hours/day
• Walking: I - 3 hours/day
• Manual Dexterity: Gross dexterity with infrequent fine motor movements.
• Requires 20/40 near vision and 20/40 far vision,
• Moderate, clear speaking ability required I - 4 hours/day.
• Working with others: Association is frequent and comprises a major portion of the job.
• Irregular and extended work hours: Moderate and occasional; may include weekends, evening and night hours.
• Frequent problem solving required.
• Continuously assess situations and determine immediate corrective action.

Compliance:

• Adheres to the policies, procedures and legal compliance program of DECH.
• Communicates any concerns relating to Compliance Officer.
• Adheres to the mission, vision and values and code of conduct of the organization.
• Adheres to the patient safety initiatives set forth by DECH.
• Adheres to dress code, wears DECH identification badge when on duty 6. Adheres to the bylaws of the Down East Community Hospital medical staff