General Medicine Hospitalist

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada • Las Vegas, NV

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is considered At-Will and will serve at the pleasure of the CEO. OPEN TO CURRENT UMC EMPLOYEES ONLY THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care. Position Summary: Responsible for providing direct patient clinical care and managing medical problems of acutely ill, hospitalized, patients. The Hospitalist is a part of the interdisciplinary team to improve efficiency and facilitate continuum of care for patients from admission to discharge. This continuum of care includes general medicine, consults as requested, and management of patients with various comorbidities.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of medicine and the completion of a three (3) year general internal medicine residency program.
• Board certified or board eligible in hospital medicine.
• Valid License by State of Nevada to practice medicine.
• State of Nevada Pharmacy Board License to Prescribe Medications and DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificate.
• Knowledge of equipment, supplies and practices.
• Knowledge of federal, state, local and accreditation laws, regulations and standards.
• Knowledge of related outside agencies, their services, roles and responsibilities to contact them to appropriate needed information for patient referrals.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of medical care.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods.
• Knowledge of department and hospital safety practice and procedures.
• Knowledge of patient rights.
• Knowledge of age specific patient needs.
• Knowledge of infection control policies and practices.
• Knowledge of handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Knowledge of department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
• Skill in effective provision of medical care.
• Skill in assessing and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of medical care provided through the use of hospital QI program.
• Skill in ensuring that services are appropriate for meeting patient's medical, social and emotional needs, consistent with sound health care resource allocation practices.
• Skill in developing goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
• Skill in applying leadership techniques.
• Skill in making effective decisions under stress and emergency circumstances.
• Skill in developing care plans.
• Skill in solving problems.
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
• Skill in communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties.
• Skill in efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Providing direct patient clinical care and managing medical problems of acutely ill, hospitalized, patients.
• Being part of the interdisciplinary team to improve efficiency and facilitate continuum of care for patients from admission to discharge.
• Managing patients with various comorbidities.
• Providing general medicine care.
• Providing consults as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level