POCUS Fellow

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

2d

About The Position

This position is a one-year fellowship designed for internists to achieve proficiency in POCUS and also to become leaders in this emerging niche of Internal Medicine. Fellows will work clinically part-time in the Division of Hospital Medicine as a night hospitalist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Responsibilities will include supervision of admitting residents, and direct care of hospital medicine patients on non-house staff services performing both cross coverage and admitting duties. Nocturnists work 12-hour shifts in a team of 3 in house attendings per night. Fellowship training involves weekly ultrasound shifts with graded supervision by faculty divided between inpatient, outpatient, ED, and ICU; Weekly Quality Assurance, Imaging review, and Journal club; Flexible clinical schedule; Research and project mentorship; Participation in regional and nationalultrasound conferences; Development of administrative skills, experience to credential colleagues in POCUS, and experience to conduct a quality assurance program.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of admitting residents
• Direct care of hospital medicine patients on non-house staff services performing both cross coverage and admitting duties
• Weekly ultrasound shifts with graded supervision by faculty divided between inpatient, outpatient, ED, and ICU
• Weekly Quality Assurance, Imaging review, and Journal club
• Research and project mentorship
• Participation in regional and nationalultrasound conferences
• Development of administrative skills, experience to credential colleagues in POCUS, and experience to conduct a quality assurance program.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees