HOSPITALIST-NOCTURNIST-New Competitive Salary

South Shore Health • Weymouth, MA

327d

About The Position

As a Hospitalist Physician at SSH, you will report, through the Hospitalist Program directors, to the Chief of the Department of Medicine. You will have such duties and responsibilities as are set forth below and as may be reasonably requested by SSH from time to time. You shall perform the medical services faithfully, with due diligence and efficiency, to the best of your ability, and in accordance with the applicable standards of your profession, canons of professional ethics and all laws and SSH policies in effect from time to time. You will render medical services solely on behalf of SSH, and you will undertake other business engagements (paid or unpaid) only with SSH’s written consent. SSH recognizes that teamwork and flexibility are essential to providing 24-hour per day patient-centered care. SSH expects you to be respectful of your patients, other health care providers, and the physicians and staff of SSH. You shall be professional at all times and adhere to HIPAA standards with regard to maintaining confidentiality of patient information. You will have several different roles as a SSH Hospitalist Physician. These roles include admitting, attending physician coverage, and performing consults at the request of other physicians. Regardless of role, you will be required to use approved SSH patient care treatment plans and order sets, when appropriate. At times, you will supervise a SSH Physician Extender. You shall respond to all emergency codes within SSH, will be a member of the Rapid Response Team, and will participate in educational and policy meetings requiring medical expertise.

Requirements

• ACLS required and maintain Board Certification status.
• Requires DEA number for the ability to prescribe Buprenorphine/Suboxone.
• Requires an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine background.
• Must maintain a flexible schedule to work shifts on nights and weekends.
• Must be fluent in English, both verbal and written.
• Experience in direct patient care is essential.
• Requires that the physician in the job be free to work a flexible schedule of varying days and shifts over a 24 x 7 x 365 time frame.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinically appropriate care, including prompt response to all emergency consults and attendance at all codes.
• Ensure that patient care needs are met by prioritizing tasks well.
• Show compassion when dealing with patients.
• Demonstrate consistent professionalism when dealing with patients.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Keep patients and families well informed of medical issues.
• Keep other hospitalists well informed of active issues.
• Keep referral PCP and specialists well informed.
• Be receptive to feedback and constructive criticism.
• Document admission H&P clearly addressing abnormal findings and include a well-focused plan for inpatient evaluation.
• Write well-written, clinically appropriate progress notes including review of abnormal findings.
• Indicate why continued inpatient care is necessary in daily progress notes.
• Document rhythm review for patients on Telemetry and rationale for continued monitoring.
• Dictate discharge summaries on day of discharge including plans for post acute or outpatient follow up.
• Identify primary care physicians in all dictated documentation.
• Ensure legibility of handwriting and timely dating of all orders.
• Complete medical records on a weekly basis.
• Adhere to the institutional 'Do Not Abbreviate List.'
• Be knowledgeable and compliant with E&M coding and HIPAA regulations.
• Contribute to professional growth of the practice and participate in group and hospital meetings.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with case managers, physician reviewers, nurses and therapists.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with referral physicians and members of the active medical staff.
• Promptly respond to ED physicians and help facilitate ED patient flow.
• Start each shift on time.
• Complete required office paperwork in a timely fashion.
• Be courteous to others and promote mutual respect.
• Meet the expected level of productivity when admitting patients.
• Meet the expected level of productivity when rounding on patients.
• Discharge patients in a timely fashion.
• Establish and manage clinical priorities effectively.
• Demonstrate commitment to achieving superior patient satisfaction.
• Demonstrate commitment to achieving superior referral physician satisfaction.
• Be a knowledgeable and valuable asset to the group.
• Participate in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures.
• Embrace technological advances that allow effective communication of information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time