Hospitalist Supervising Physician

Physicians Practice Enhancement•Yonkers, NY

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Physician Practice Enhancement is seeking an experienced Hospitalist for a supervising position at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers, New York. The Supervising Hospitalist serves as a core educator and attending physician within the community hospitalist program, directly overseeing first-year (PGY-1) and second-year (PGY-2) residents. The role combines inpatient census management with hands-on clinical teaching and bedside supervision for procedures, Rapid Response Team calls, and Code Blue activations. The position includes direct procedural supervision and credentialing guidance, leading teaching rounds and educational sessions, reviewing and co-signing resident documentation, and contributing feedback to the Clinical Competency Committee. The supervising physician also models efficient length-of-stay management, readmission-reduction strategies, and hospital safety protocols. The schedule is 8 a.m.–4 p.m., seven days on and seven days off.

Requirements

MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
Completion of an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency program.
Current board certification, or board eligibility within three years of residency completion, in Internal Medicine or Advanced Hospital Medicine.
Unrestricted New York State medical license.
Active DEA certificate.
Current ACLS certification.
Documented proficiency and recent clinical volume in central line placement and airway management/intubation.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with early-stage residents in a community hospital setting is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct, hands-on supervision and credentialing guidance to PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents performing central line placement and endotracheal intubation.
Ensure adherence to sterile techniques, safety checklists, and complication-mitigation practices during procedures.
Respond to Rapid Response Team calls and Code Blues alongside the resident team; lead acute care and coach residents in team leadership and stabilization.
Assess residents’ clinical and procedural competency and transition them from direct to indirect supervision as they achieve milestone targets.
Lead daily multidisciplinary, family-centered or bedside teaching rounds for an assigned inpatient census.
Teach cost-effective community medicine, diagnostic reasoning, and evidence-based care transitions.
Deliver small-group chalk talks, case conferences, and procedural simulation sessions for first- and second-year trainees.
Review and co-sign resident admission notes, progress notes, and discharge summaries in a timely manner, ensuring accurate documentation of attending involvement and medical decision-making.
Provide objective, milestone-based feedback to the Clinical Competency Committee on resident procedural proficiency and autonomous decision-making.
Model efficient length-of-stay management, readmission-reduction strategies, and hospital safety protocols, including CLABSI and VAE prevention bundles.