Hospitalist Physician - DRAH - NIGHTS ONLY

Duke University • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together. Hospitalist physicians in the Hospital Medicine Department are clinicians and/or clinician educators who provide clinical care for patients admitted at Duke University Health System hospitals. They support surgical and specialty services through consultative general internal medicine practice, as well as teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations.

Requirements

• MD or DO graduate from an accredited medical school program and completion of Internal Medicine Residency.
• Unrestricted medical license issued by NCMB.
• Federal and State prescriptive authority.
• ABIM certification (ABIM board eligible recent or pending graduates may also apply).
• Training experiences as mandated by the ABIM for board eligibility.
• Clinical and teaching experience in an inpatient healthcare environment preferred, but will consider new graduates.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in both large academic medical center and community hospital environments.

Responsibilities

• Engage in direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of overall professional responsibility within the Department.
• Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, ongoing treatment and clinical management of patients.
• Make referrals for consultation when necessary.
• Direct care planning.
• Order medications and therapeutic treatments when warranted.
• Authorize transfers.
• Conduct risk assessments.
• Determine readiness and planning for discharge for inpatients in care.
• Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans.
• Extensive and ongoing communications with community primary care physicians managing the care of patients in the hospital.
• Day-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that encourages professional input from all members of the patient care team.
• Complete all clinical and professional records and documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
• Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams.
• Align work with other Hospital Medicine initiatives.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed