Hospitalist
About The Position
Cooper Norcross Health is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician for a full-time position serving Cooper Camden and Inspira locations. The work includes a blend of days and nights. The physician will join a practice of more than 150 physicians and advanced practice providers at an academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. The nocturnist role primarily involves cross coverage on the floor and in the ICU. The nocturnist or swing-shift attending works alongside an APP. The physician will provide attending physician services, coordinate consultations and resource use, admit and discharge patients, and complete discharge documentation, medication reconciliation, and medical records. The role also includes responding to hospital codes and PRN calls, supporting quality and safety initiatives, participating in teaching, and complying with medical staff and hospital requirements.
Requirements
- Medical degree.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
- New Jersey license 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.
- Complete discharge instructions and medication reconciliation at discharge or transfer.
- Dictate discharge summaries at discharge and indicate that copies should be sent to the family doctor and specialists involved in the patient’s care.
- Participate in quality improvement, risk management, and utilization management as reasonably requested.
- Respond to hospital codes as Lead Physician when requested.
- Serve as a back-up member of the Rapid Response Team when Cooper Intensivists are not scheduled for the team.
- Complete medical records in a timely fashion.
- Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws, Hospital Rules and Regulations, and hospital policies.
- Perform life- or limb-saving procedures as necessary.
- Make a best effort to ensure compliance with applicable Core Measure quality indicators for patients under the physician’s care.
- Perform duties as mutually agreed.
- Participate in teaching housestaff and comply with the requirements of the voluntary teaching faculty.
- Respond to PRN calls for evaluation and orders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
