Hospitalist - Internal Medicine

KurzSolutions • Fargo, ND

4h • Onsite

About The Position

Two hospitalists are needed for a 24/7 inpatient medicine service at a federal teaching hospital and referral center serving eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. The service includes an intensive care unit, full diagnostic imaging and laboratory support, and an integrated electronic health record. Hospital medicine works alongside subspecialty consultants, pharmacy, social work, and care coordination, adhering to Society of Hospital Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, and Joint Commission practice standards. Two hospitalists cover the service, one on days and one on nights, with advanced practice providers admitting alongside the physician team.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
• Active, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. state, territory or the District of Columbia
• Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine
• Current life support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Inpatient hospital medicine experience including critical and acute care stabilization and code team leadership
• Comfortable in a two-physician service with a day and night rotation and advanced practice provider support

Responsibilities

• Admit and manage hospitalized adult medical patients — history and physical, placement, daily management, and coordination of the full episode of care
• Order and interpret laboratory, imaging and electrocardiographic studies and manage medications within the scope of hospital medicine
• Assess, stabilize and determine disposition for inpatients with emergent conditions, and lead code and rapid response teams
• Review admissions recommended by advanced practice providers with a person-to-person hand-off on every admission
• Perform core inpatient procedures including thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, abscess incision and drainage, and line and tube removal
• Lead advanced care planning conversations, arrange subspecialty consultation, and drive proactive discharge planning and discharge education
• Coordinate follow-up with primary care and initiate social work referrals for patients without a primary care provider
• Document care and select evaluation and management codes in the electronic health record, and take part in quality improvement and peer review activities

What This Job Offers

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