Hospitalist

Cooper University Hospital•Cape May Court House, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cooper Norcross Health at Cape Regional is seeking a full-time, Board Certified or Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician for night and swing-shift work at its Cape Regional location in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. The hospital is a nonprofit, full-service community hospital with 213 licensed beds. The physician will primarily handle admissions and cross-coverage on the floor and in the ICU, working alongside an advanced practice provider (APP). The practice includes more than 150 physicians and APPs. The physician will perform attending physician duties in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws and hospital policies, coordinate specialty consultations and resource utilization, admit and discharge patients, and complete discharge documentation and medical records in a timely manner. The role also includes responding to hospital codes, participating in quality, risk management, and utilization management activities as requested, supporting rapid response coverage when Cooper Intensivists are not scheduled, and participating in house-staff teaching as a voluntary teaching faculty member. The physician may also be asked to respond to PRN calls for evaluations and orders.

Requirements

Medical degree.
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
New Jersey license will be required.

Responsibilities

Complete all duties of an attending physician as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws.
Coordinate specialty consultations and resource utilization.
Admit patients to the service.
Discharge patients in a timely manner.
At discharge or transfer, complete discharge instructions and medication reconciliation.
Dictate the discharge summary at discharge and indicate that copies should be sent to the family doctor and all specialists who followed the patient during the stay.
Participate in quality improvement, risk management, and utilization management activities as reasonably requested.
Respond to hospital codes as lead physician when requested.
Participate as a back-up member of the Rapid Response Team when Cooper Intensivists are not scheduled to be on the team.
Complete medical records in a timely manner.
Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws, hospital rules and regulations, and policies.
Perform other life- or limb-saving procedures as necessary.
Make best efforts to ensure compliance with applicable Core Measure quality indicators for patients under their care.
Perform duties as mutually agreed.
Participate in teaching house staff.
Comply with the requirements of the voluntary teaching faculty.
Respond to PRN calls for evaluations and orders.
Primarily handle admissions and cross-coverage on the floor and in the ICU.