Hospitalist - Full Time

Mount Desert Island Hospital•Bar Harbor, ME

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides quality health care in the Hospital, including Inpatient, Observation, Swing Bed and Emergency Departments, in keeping with community values and as outlined in the Hospital Mission Statement, Policies and Procedures and Standards. Within the limits of the provider's employment contract, the Physician is responsible to provide medical services, including (but not limited to) history and physical examinations, patient/family education, diagnosing and treating presenting ailments, provision of emergency interventions, consultations and discharge summaries. Supervises and provides backup to Allied Health Professionals in the hospital setting. Provides clinical services/support to patients and hospital departments.

Requirements

Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
Adherent to MDI Hospital Medical and Allied Health Professional Staff Bylaws.
Credentialed as active Medical Staff at MDI Hospital.
DEA active license.
BLS, ACLS and PALS certified.
Inpatient acute care experience required.
Ability to utilized computer skills in communication and use of Electronic Health Record and Data Resources such as Maine Health Info Net.
Emotional maturity and good people skills required.
Ability to work with distressed or anxious patients or family members.
Ability to take in, process and apply clinical information in a wide variety of patient care situations.
Ability to learn new techniques and incorporate them, through a new finding, into current practice.
Ability to process and interpret complex information.
Ability to stand/walk for up to eight hours per day, bend, stoop, twist, assist patients in rising from exam table, push wheelchair and assist patients in rising from and returning to wheelchair.
Ability to perform under stress.
Potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
Potential for exposure to infectious diseases.

Nice To Haves

Hospitalist experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provide medical services, including history and physical examinations, patient/family education, diagnosing and treating presenting ailments, provision of emergency interventions, consultations and discharge summaries.
Supervise and provide backup to Allied Health Professionals in the hospital setting.
Provide clinical services/support to patients and hospital departments.