Hospitalist - Physician

St. Elizabeth Healthcare • Florence, KY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

St Elizabeth Physicians is seeking a MD, DO, with completion of advanced graduate medical education in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with board eligibility or board certification in their respective field to be part of our expanding hospital medicine team! We currently provide 24/7 care to approximately 500+ acutely ill patients in the inpatient hospital setting across 4 hospitals and are looking for a physician with a commitment to compassionate patient-centered care to join our team. The Hospitalist, in collaboration and consultation with an interdisciplinary team, will manage the care of patients hospitalized with complex acute health problems and facilitate continuum of care from admission through the discharge process. Responsibilities include the initial assessment, follow up evaluation and management, and discharge preparation of hospitalists’ patients including but not limited to obtaining pertinent medical/non medical history, performing physical exams, ordering and interpreting various diagnostics tests, ordering pharmacological therapies, consulting and collaborating with a diverse compliment of specialists, executing complex medical decision making, communicating with patient families, and coordinating discharge. Procedural skills not required, but if able, may be utilized in providing house doctor coverage as well.

Requirements

• MD, DO
• Completion of advanced graduate medical education in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Board eligibility or board certification in their respective field

Nice To Haves

• Procedural skills

Responsibilities

• Manage the care of patients hospitalized with complex acute health problems.
• Facilitate continuum of care from admission through the discharge process.
• Perform initial assessment, follow up evaluation and management, and discharge preparation of hospitalists’ patients.
• Obtain pertinent medical/non medical history.
• Perform physical exams.
• Order and interpret various diagnostics tests.
• Order pharmacological therapies.
• Consult and collaborate with a diverse compliment of specialists.
• Execute complex medical decision making.
• Communicate with patient families.
• Coordinate discharge.
• Utilize procedural skills if able for house doctor coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees